The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to assist local government units (LGU)  in responding to the food and other needs of survivors of Typhoon Seniang in the Visayas and Mindanao regions. In Central Visayas, DSWD-Field Office VII released to Bohol province some 600 boxes or 6,000 tins of assorted canned goods, 4,000 continue reading : DSWD disaster teams to stay on alert for ‘Seniang’ evacuees

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to augment the relief resources of local government units (LGU) in CARAGA Region affected by Typhoon Seniang, which made landfall in the region yesterday. As of December 29, 11 p.m., DSWD has provided 300 family food packs amounting to P125,496 to the LGU of Buenavista, Agusan continue reading : DSWD extends relief to 'Seniang' survivors in CARAGA

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman in a press briefing last Friday shed light on the issues cited in the 2013  Audit Report of the Commission on Audit (COA) stating that 30,438 shelters intended for victims of Typhoon Sendong  were not built despite the P2.57 billion  funding. Sec. Soliman explained that continue reading : More than 12,700 shelter units built for survivors of ‘Sendong’ despite challenges

In a press briefing on Friday, beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) came to attest that they are listed as poor in the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) database, giving clarification to the Commission on Audit (COA) report that says a number continue reading : DSWD accounts for missing Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries cited in COA report

DSWD Clarifications on the COA findings on Pantawid Pamilya (Powerpoint Presentation of Sec. Soliman during the Press Briefing on December 26)    

Responding to news articles citing the findings of the 2013 Annual Audit Report of the Commission on Audit (COA) on Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that answers and clarifications to the audit observations have already been submitted to the state auditing firm. Sec. Soliman emphasized continue reading : DSWD resolves COA findings on Pantawid Pamilya, maintains auditors only seeking documentation

MANILA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is partnering with the Government of the Philippines through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to further build capacity for disaster preparedness and response in the country. The collaboration will involve boosting DSWD’s National Resource Operation Centre (NROC) in Pasay City and its regional continue reading : DSWD & WFP partner to strengthen disaster preparedness and response in PH