Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Officer-in-Charge Emmanuel Leyco assured the public that the current issue of low supply of rice from the National Food Authority (NFA) will not affect disaster relief operations in Mayon and other areas. “DSWD uses NFA rice for the family food packs which the agency distributes to families affected continue reading : Current low supply of NFA rice will not hamper Mayon, other disaster relief ops – DSWD

To reinforce the implementation of Cash-for-Work (CFW) for families and individuals affected by the eruption of Mayon Volcano, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) issued Supplemental Guidelines which state that the rate of assistance for CFW beneficiaries will be increased from 75 to 100 percent of the prevailing regional minimum wage rate which continue reading : DSWD hikes Cash-for-Work wage rate for Mayon evacuees

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signed yesterday a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with GT Foundation, Inc. (GTFI) and  Metrobank Foundation, Inc., for the 2018 Bags of Blessings (BOB) Project. Every year,  GT Foundation and Metrobank Foundation, partner with the DSWD for their yearly gift-giving activity, a tradition set by the said institutions in celebration continue reading : DSWD, GT Foundation, Metrobank Foundation to give Bags of Blessings to 10,000 poor families

As Presidential Political Adviser Francis Tolentino has instituted the “Adopt a Municipality” strategy for Mayon disaster operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has adopted the town of Guinobatan, Albay. The Adopt-A-Municipality strategy aims to expedite the provision of the needed augmentation assistance to the municipalities affected by the Mayon volcano eruption.  With government continue reading : Adopt-a-Municipality: DSWD adopts Guinobatan

To drumbeat attention for legal adoption advocacy in the Philippines, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in collaboration with partner -government agencies and child caring and placement institutions, will lead the observance of the 2018 Adoption Consciousness Celebration (ACC) this coming February 10-18. The week-long activity highlights the theme, “Pagmamahal Palaganapin, Legal na Pag-aampon continue reading : 2018 Adoption Consciousness Celebration: DSWD calls for “Unconditional love” through legal adoption campaign

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Officer-in-Charge Emmanuel Leyco said that relief operations will continue until such time that there are families staying in evacuation centers and may even extend up to their eventual return to their places of origin as part of the recovery phase. DSWD continues to release food and non-food assistance continue reading : DSWD working 24/7 to ensure unhampered disaster ops for Mayon evacuees

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Officer-In-Charge Emmanuel A. Leyco today assured that the Department does not distribute expired relief goods in the wake of an investigation being conducted by the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office on alleged expired relief goods being distributed to evacuees. OIC Leyco said that he has talked continue reading : DSWD assures quality of relief goods being distributed to Mayon evacuees

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office in the Bicol Region, yesterday inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the local government units (LGUs) of the province of Albay for the implementation of the Cash-for-Work (CFW) program as part of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management projects for families and continue reading : DSWD inks agreement with Albay LGUs to implement Cash-for-Work program for Mayon evacuees

Today, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will give recognition to its employees who have rendered long years of loyal public service to the agency. On the occasion of its  67th Anniversary Celebration with the theme, “Walang Puwang sa Katiwalian ang Paglilingkod Nang Tapat sa Bayan.” the employees will be given Loyalty and Gawad Kalihim continue reading : DSWD confers Loyalty, Gawad Kalihim Awards to loyal employees

Relief assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reached more families who have been staying in temporary shelters and evacuation centers because of the series of eruptions of Mayon Volcano. DSWD Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Emmanuel A. Leyco said that the agency through its Field Office 5 is focused on its efforts to continue reading : DSWD striving harder to ensure relief aid reaches more Mayon-affected families