The United Arab Emirates (UAE), through its embassy in the Philippines, is preparing to donate 33,000 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) to augment the local relief efforts following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, along with Disaster Response and Management Group (DRMG) Undersecretary Diana Rose Cajipe and Special continue reading : UAE pledges 33K FFPs to help local relief efforts for Kristine-hit families
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) acknowledged on Tuesday (October 29) the logistical support extended by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has been pivotal in delivering swift relief operations to localities hit by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine, particularly in the Bicol Region. Special Assistant to the continue reading : DSWD expedites relief aid for Kristine-hit Bicol with Air Force, Coast Guard support
Clients in need of assistance in purchasing medications may now use agency-issued guarantee letters (GL) to buy their “maintenance medicines” in 171 branches of Mercury Drug Stores nationwide starting November 4, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has announced. “We are happy to announce to all our kababayans that starting Monday next week, continue reading : 171 branches of Mercury Drugs Store to start accepting DSWD-issued guarantee letters starting November 4
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is again celebrating the latest success story under its flagship poverty-alleviation program, this time a former Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program’s (4Ps) child- beneficiary from Albay province bagging the fourth spot among the top passers of the October 2024 Geodetic Engineers Licensure Examination (GELE). Aaron Paul Millena Lolor, continue reading : Former 4Ps child-grantee from Albay hailed among topnotchers of Geodetic Engineers Licensure Exam
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to put a premium on adopting innovative and transformative approaches to better serve vulnerable Filipinos. In a workshop on institutionalizing the Information and Communication Technology Project Management Office (ICT-PMO) held last October 15 at the Madison 101 Hotel in Quezon City, DSWD Assistant Secretary for e-Governance continue reading : DSWD continues to strengthen digital transformation efforts
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has assisted another batch of Filipino repatriates from Lebanon who arrived in the Philippines on Saturday (October 26) amid the escalating conflict between the Lebanese militant group and Israel. A total of 244 overseas Filipinos (OFs) and their 36 dependents were welcomed by personnel of DSWD’s Field continue reading : DSWD extends aid to more Pinoy repatriates from Lebanon
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian called on partners from the national government and international organizations to work together in mitigating hunger and alleviating poverty in the country, as the DSWD chief led the signing and presentation of the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) of the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty continue reading : DSWD chief bats for stronger convergence with gov’t, int’l partners to mitigate hunger, poverty in PH
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian presents to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) of the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) signed by partner agencies from different national government agencies (NGAs) and international organizations committed to mitigating hunger and poverty in the Philippines. The EPAHP continue reading : DSWD chief presents signed EPAHP Joint Memo Circular to PBBM
Nearly 200,000 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) have already been released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to the local government units (LGUs) of Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Albay which were the three provinces that bore the brunt of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine in the Bicol Region. “We have continue reading : Close to 200K food packs released by DSWD to Cam Sur, Cam Norte, Albay
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has sufficient stockpile of family food packs (FFPs) in the island province of Batanes which is directly in the path of Tropical Storm Leon. As early as Wednesday (October 23), the DSWD’s National Resource Operations Center (NROC) was able to load 5,500 boxes of FFPs to a continue reading : DSWD has sufficient stockpile of FFPs in Batanes amid Tropical Storm Leon
