Some P6,388,928.60 worth of relief goods were extended by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to the victims of typhoon Santi which occurred on October 11 affecting Central Luzon. In her report to Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman, DSWD Field Office III Director Adelina S. Apostol said that the assistance was continue reading : DSWD releases P6.3-M relief assistance to typhoon victims in Central Luzon

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to assist the victims of flooding due to heavy rains brought by the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) which occurred on October 5-8, 2013 in Visayas and Mindanao Regions. To date, some P6.33 million worth of relief assistance from the combined resources of DSWD (P3.39 million), local continue reading : Aid for flood victims in Visayas and Mindanao continues

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) today said that as of 6 am,  21 more evacuation centers have been opened in addition to last night’s report of 13, bringing in the current number of operational evacuation centers to 34 serving 5,620 families with 28,100 persons. All 34 evacuation centers are in Bohol and continue reading : DSWD opens 21 more evacuation centers for victims of earthquake in Central Visayas

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas re-activated its 24/7 Emergency Hotline (032) 232-9507 for public inquiries and updates after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook several towns and cities in Cebu, Bohol, and Siquijor this morning. The DSWD’s Quick Response Team (QRT) is now on 24-hour operation to monitor and assess continue reading : DSWD Re-activates emergency hotline; 13 evacuation centers open

Her cheeky grin and the loving way she nurtures her baby belie Rohelyn Pulalo’s struggles. In less than a year, she and her family, including her children ages 5, 3, and 1 found themselves fleeing from two warzones. A few months ago, it was Rohelyn’s first time to step in the Philippines. Having lived in continue reading : A pregnant lady's plea for peace

Like a lot of the other residents in Barangay Sta. Barbara in Zamboanga City, Arnajer Sali, 28 years old, fled the village with his family when the armed conflict first broke in the city on September 9. However, while his grandfather, his mother, and his aunt ran to the JFE Sports Complex, he found himself wandering continue reading : DSWD’s Cash-for-Work allows evacuees to earn

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) released today P10 million to DSWD-Field Office 7 to purchase relief goods for the families affected by the 7.2 earthquake that struck Central Visayas today, October 15 that killed at least 20 people in Cebu and damaging property including historic structures in Bohol. DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman continue reading : DSWD releases P10M for victims of Central Visayas earthquake

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assures assistance to the victims of a stampede that occurred in Toledo City and Pinamungahan town in the Visayas Region, during the 7.2 earthquake this morning. The DSWD said that the stampede happened during the pay-out of cash grants to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program continue reading : DSWD assures help to victims of stampede in Visayas Region after 7.2 earthquake