The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarifies that it has not received any food aid from the government of the United Kingdom, nor has it received food donations from any group or organization from the country. Per DSWD’s records, the UK donations that have entered the country only include non-food items such as continue reading : DSWD maintains there is no 'UK food aid,’ no diversion of relief

Tacloban City, Leyte – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to conduct Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) to victims of Typhoon Yolanda in Eastern Visayas. A team of social workers were deployed to visit various evacuation centers to conduct CISD to affected individuals, especially to women and children. As of December 9, continue reading : UN agencies offer to fix venue for DSWD debriefing sessions

Tacloban City, Leyte – The challenge of achieving normalcy and finding a source of income after a disaster mostly falls on the shoulders of the fathers whose main responsibility is to ensure the safety and survival of their families. With the recent disaster’s magnitude, it has been especially difficult for the men in Typhoon Yolanda-devastated continue reading : Fathers support families through DSWD’s cash-for-work

Tacloban City, Leyte – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that it is now sorting the damaged relief goods that were recently transported here from Cebu City on board MV Carmen. The food packs, which contain rice, canned goods, noodles and coffee, were damaged in transit. However, there are several relief goods continue reading : DSWD asks LGUs to report damaged goods

Tacloban City, Leyte – Twenty ten-wheeler trucks recently arrived at the   relief hub here to support the disaster relief operations of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for Typhoon Yolanda victims in Eastern Visayas. The trucks were provided by the United Nations-World Food Programme (UN-WFP) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory continue reading : Addt’l trucks arrive for DSWD relief ops

Sugpon, Ilocos Sur – Hyacinth Joy R. Singasing, 12, a Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiary, walks for more than an hour along the rough road from her home in  Brgy. Banga going to Sugpon National High School where she is in Grade 8. “I come from a far-flung barangay and there would be times that I struggle in going continue reading : DSWD project helps reduce dropout rate among CCT kids

Tacloban City, Leyte – Forty-nine-year-old Rosario Cajefe wakes up every morning doing the same old household chores. This time, however, is different. She no longer does these chores in a place she calls home The Cajefe family is one of the 55,908 displaced families in the city due to the onslaught of Typhoon Yolanda. They are now taking refuge at San continue reading : 'Yolanda’ survivor regains hope after debriefing sessions with DSWD