Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Asst. Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene Dumlao, who is also the agency’s spokesperson, and Special Assistant to the Secretary (SAS) for DRMG Leo Quintilla, who is also concurrent Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau (NRLMB), provide updates on the ongoing relief continue reading : Updates on ongoing relief efforts for TS Kristine tackled in DSWD Thursday Media Forum
Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO) – Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) on Wednesday night (October 23) assisted 50 families from Consuelo, Santa Marcela in Apayao province who were pre-emptively evacuated as the effects of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine started to be felt in the region. DSWD CAR personnel, together with continue reading : DSWD CAR assists pre-emptive evac in Apayao province
In its continuing relief operations for Tropical Storm Kristine, personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 2-Cagayan Valley distribute on Thursday (October 24) more than 200 family food packs (FFPs) and 186 non-food items to evacuees in the different parts of the region. The relief supplies, worth over Php500,000, continue reading : DSWD Field Office Cagayan extends relief aid to TS Kristine evacuees
As the impact of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine widens, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured on Thursday (October 24) that the agency has enough supplies to provide continuous relief support to local government units (LGUs) battered by the storm. “Ang DSWD, ang role namin is suportahan ang ating mga continue reading : DSWD ready to supply relief requests of TS Kristine-hit LGUs – DSWD chief
Ten trucks loaded with 16,800 family food packs (FFPs) were dispatched on Wednesday (October 23) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC) in Cebu to deliver the relief supplies to the agency’s Field Office in Legazpi City in Albay province. The latest delivery is part of the DSWD’s continue reading : More relief supplies reach DSWD’s Bicol Field Office
In response to communities hardly-hit by the Tropical Storm (TS) Kristine, Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office (FO) 5 – Bicol Region continues to extend relief assistance on Wednesday (October 23) to severely-affected families in the province of Albay. Over Php150,000-worth of family food packs (FFPs) have been provided to 221 displaced families continue reading : DSWD Bicol continues relief aid to Kristine-hit families in Albay
Following the announcement of authorities on the impending opening of spillway gates of the San Roque and Magat Dams due to the incessant rains brought about by Tropical Storm (TS) Kristine, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reminded citizens to prepare and follow instructions of their local chief executives. “We urge residents in continue reading : DSWD ready to assist evacuees affected by opening of Magat, San Roque dams
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday (October 23) affirmed that the agency is working double time to address the immediate needs of stranded passengers during disasters including those stranded due to Tropical Storm (TS) Kristine. Secretary Gatchalian said the ready-to-eat food (RTEF) will also be prepositioned in the DSWD’s continue reading : DSWD eyes prepositioning of ready-to-eat meals across ports, field offices nationwide
As a proactive measure against the potential effects of Tropical Storm #KristinePH in the region, the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is currently unloading around 1,700 family food packs in Apayao province on Wednesday (October 23). The FO CAR is collaborating with 55 dedicated volunteers from the continue reading : Swift Action: DSWD Unloads 1,700 Food Packs in Apayao
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday (October 23) assured President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that the agency has enough stockpiles of family food packs (FFPs) in its hubs, spokes and last mile warehouses across all regions for augmentation to local government units (LGUs) affected by the onslaught of Tropical continue reading : DSWD chief assures PBBM of enough stockpiles for TS Kristine response ops
