After receiving words of gratitude from earthquake victims in Bohol for the two weeks-worth of relief supplies they just recently distributed, it is the turn of  the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Australian Aid (AusAID), and the World Food Programme (WFP) to thank some 100 volunteers who helped repack goods at the DSWD warehouse continue reading : DSWD, AusAID, WFP laud Bohol volunteers

Sagbayan, Bohol – Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon-Juliano Soliman headed the distribution of family food packs to the evacuees in the earthquake-hit municipality today. She was joined by Australian Ambassador Bill Twedell, Australian Aid  (AusAID) Minster Counsellor Layton Pike, World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director Praveen Agraval and Bohol Governor Edgardo Chatto. The relief continue reading : Sec. Soliman leads relief distribution in Bohol

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported that as of 12 noon today, total number of families affected by  Typhoon Vinta is 26,221 or 116,482 persons from Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).  All evacuation centers in the affected areas have closed since yesterday as the weather has improved. However, in continue reading : Typhoon Vinta evacuees already home

After the devastation brought by the 7.2- magnitude earthquake which hit Bohol   on October 15,  Loon, one of the hardest-hit towns is now rebuilding itself through the Cash-for-Work (CFW) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). According to DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman, the CFW is a temporary intervention for families during continue reading : Loon folks get back on their feet

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported that as of 12 noon today, a total of  2,301  individuals were affected by typhoon Vinta with 1,446 from Ilocos Region,  405 from Cagayan Valley,  and  450 from the Cordillera Region. In Laoag City, the five families who evacuated at Barangay 27 Hall have returned home while the 405 continue reading : DSWD monitors extent of ‘Vinta’

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has partnered with Australian Aid (AusAID) and World Food Programme (WFP)  in providing relief goods to the affected towns of the recent 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Bohol. “This partnership  with AusAID and WFP will help us provide more relief goods to the affected families until such time that they continue reading : DSWD, int’l agencies to distribute relief in Bohol on weekend