Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman said that  the DSWD regional offices in areas hit by the 7.2 earrthquake have activated and dispatched the members of their Quick Response Teams to coordinate with local government units in assessing the impact of the 7.2 earthquake in the Visayas region. Secretary Soliman said that DSWD in continue reading : DSWD activates Quick Response Teams in earthquake hit areas

Following her visit to Nueva Ecija yesterday where she monitored the condition of the families affected by TS “Santi,” Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman said that the DSWD is set to release P10 million as additional standby funds to purchase relief supplies and other resources needed by the victims. To date, total assistance continue reading : DSWD to release P10M additional standby fund for Central Luzon

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Dinky Soliman today personally visited the towns of Cabiao and Jaen in Nueva Ecija, the areas hardest hit by TS ‘Santi, to assure the families who lost their houses of temporary shelter where they can stay while repairing or reconstructing their houses. During her visit to the province, Secretary continue reading : Secretary Soliman visits Nueva Ecija, assures TS “Santi” victims of temporary shelter

With Central Luzon region as the area hardest-hit by typhoon ‘Santi,’ the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 3 and concerned local government units started to conduct assessment on the extent of damage of the typhoon in order to determine other assistance needed by affected families. DSWD Region III Director Adelina Apostol continue reading : DSWD, LGUs assess impact of TS 'Santi' in Central Luzon

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sent various relief supplies to augment resources of TS ‘Santi’ affected local government units (LGUs) in Central Luzon, the hardest hit region by the recent typhoon. Some 8,000 family food packs  worth P2.04 million were transported by three trucks of the World Food Programme from the DSWD-National continue reading : DSWD augments relief resources of TS 'Santi' affected LGUs in Central Luzon

Recognizing the importance of water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion in early childhood care and development, and in support to the celebration of the Global Annual Hand washing Day, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will launch the National Hand washing Day in day care centers on October 16, 2013. The event will be continue reading : DSWD joins global hand washing campaign

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said today that it will take temporary custody of the child who was shown in a video being beaten by her own mother. The Department found out that the video was uploaded on Facebook by a student in Cadiz City. The DSWD in Region VI immediately sent continue reading : DSWD to take temporary custody of an abused child in the video posted on Facebook

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 P5.54 million worth of relief assistance from the combined resources of DSWD (P2.64 million), Local continue reading : More relief aid reach VisMin flood victims