DSWD assists family hit by fire in Albay

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol regional office provides family food packs (FFPs) and non-food items to a family hit by fire in Balinad, Polangui, Albay on Tuesday (Aug. 29). The DSWD Field Office-5 (Bicol Region) will also give financial assistance to the affected family under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis continue reading : DSWD assists family hit by fire in Albay

DSWD chief orders full delivery of 55K FFPs to Region 6 amid flooding

Due to the widespread flooding caused by heavy rains in the Western Visayas Region, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian ordered the full delivery of 55,000 family food packs (FFPs) to the different warehouses in Region 6 by Thursday (August 31). The DSWD chief specifically directed the Disaster Response and Management continue reading : DSWD chief orders full delivery of 55K FFPs to Region 6 amid flooding

DSWD to launch project for increased resiliency of communities vs El Niño

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG), will launch the pilot implementation of the cash-for-training and –work through Project LAWA or the Local Adaptation to Water Access on Thursday (August 31) in Monkayo, Davao de Oro. Project LAWA focuses on local adaptation to water access interventions to continue reading : DSWD to launch project for increased resiliency of communities vs El Niño

DSWD chief joins First Lady’s LAB for All in Caloocan

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian once again expresses his support for the LAB for All project initiated by First Lady Marie Louise “Liza” Araneta Marcos. The DSWD chief joins the First Lady as she brings free medical consultations and other health services in Caloocan City on Tuesday (August 29). This continue reading : DSWD chief joins First Lady’s LAB for All in Caloocan

DSWD to dispatch 39,000 boxes of food packs to flood-hit areas in Visayas, Mindanao

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday (August 29) directed the Disaster Response and Management Group (DRMG) to immediately dispatch thousands of food packs to flood-affected areas in the Visayas as well as in Mindanao. DRMG Assistant Secretary Marlon Alagao told the DSWD chief that he is already coordinating with continue reading : DSWD to dispatch 39,000 boxes of food packs to flood-hit areas in Visayas, Mindanao

DSWD FO-2 visits ‘Goring’ evacuees in temporary shelters

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office (FO)- 2 (Cagayan Valley) Regional Director Lucia Alan conducts a field visit on Tuesday (August 29) to check on the condition of Typhoon Goring evacuees who are currently staying in evacuation centers in Cagayan province. During her visit, Director Alan distributed 86 family food packs (FFPs), continue reading : DSWD FO-2 visits ‘Goring’ evacuees in temporary shelters

DSWD Cagayan Valley replenishes relief supplies for ‘Goring’ evacuees

To ensure that the food needs of Typhoon Goring evacuees from the towns of Aparri, Alcala, and Gattaran are met, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 2 (Cagayan Valley Region) is replenishing its prepositioned goods in the three towns of Cagayan province. Personnel of FO-2 with the assistance of staff from continue reading : DSWD Cagayan Valley replenishes relief supplies for ‘Goring’ evacuees

DSWD Cagayan Valley works double time to assist Typhoon Goring evacuees

Personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-2 (Cagayan Valley) are working double time to reach out to families affected by Typhoon Goring in the region. In Divilacan, Isabela, disaster teams of the Field Office, together with the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO), visited and assisted the evacuees at continue reading : DSWD Cagayan Valley works double time to assist Typhoon Goring evacuees

DSWD food packs arrive in Infanta, Quezon

As part of its continuing resource augmentation  to local government units(LGUs) amid Typhoon Goring, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in CALABARZON sent on Monday(August 28) some 3,000 family food packs (FFPs), ferried by two wing van trucks, to Infanta, Quezon. DSWD Field Office personnel and volunteers are shown unloading the food packs continue reading : DSWD food packs arrive in Infanta, Quezon

DSWD has more than 70k relief goods ready for Goring-affected families in Cagayan Valley region

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office in Cagayan Valley has more than 70,000 family food packs (FFPs), 41,480 of which have been prepositioned to various local government units (LGUs) even before Super Typhoon Goring entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). “Currently we have 2,611 families affected by typhoon Goring, which continue reading : DSWD has more than 70k relief goods ready for Goring-affected families in Cagayan Valley region