Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday (September 1) met with the family whose *three* members died from the fire that gutted a garments shop in Tandang Sora, Quezon City. Secretary Gatchalian extended personal financial assistance to the family and assured them that they can also expect additional aid from continue reading : DSWD chief assures fire-hit family of aid
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Friday (September 1) that Project LAWA or the Local Adaptation to Water Access will improve resiliency of communities affected by the El Niño phenomenon. Project LAWA, which was simultaneously launched in Davao de Oro, Ifugao, and Antique on Thursday (Aug. 31), is an early action continue reading : DSWD Spox: Project LAWA to improve community resilience amid El Niño
“One rainy day, I was walking along the busy street of downtown Metro Zamboanga. The rain was pouring so hard and so was my emotion. I could not contain my emotion as I was looking at the children lying on the ground, sleeping on the corner of the street. Their small, frail bodies, enveloped by continue reading : Real Life Stories – Former 4Ps monitored child turned social worker has a heart for the poor
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) immediately responded to the requests of the local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) for augmentation support due to floodings in Metro Manila brought about by continuous rains caused by the habagat, which was enhanced by Typhoons Goring and Hanna. Some 390 family food continue reading : DSWD sends aid to families affected by flooding, fire incidents in NCR
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Central Office in Quezon City as well as its National Capital Region (NCR) Field Office will remain open on Friday (September 1) to provide uninterrupted service to its clients, particularly those in urgent need of assistance from the Department. On Thursday (Aug. 31), Malacanang suspended work in continue reading : DSWD offices remain open to render public service amid work suspension in NCR
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday (August 31) welcomed the delegation from the People’s Republic of Bangladesh who are currently on a study visit in the country. Asst. Secretary Ana Maria Paz Rafael of the DSWD’s Partnerships Building and Resource Mobilization Office met the Bangladesh representatives from the Ministry of Social continue reading : DSWD shares PH social protection programs with Bangladesh delegation
Some 4,590 community-based beneficiaries are expected to benefit from the cash-for-training and -work program which the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be implementing under its Project LAWA or the Local Adaptation to Water Access. The DSWD’s Project LAWA will provide additional income in support of poor, vulnerable, and marginalized families of Indigenous continue reading : Close to 5K poor folk to benefit from Project LAWA’s training, cash-for-work program
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) in Central Visayas is actively helping the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in transporting the much-needed food packs to the flood-hit areas in Negros Occidental. A total of 20,000 family food packs (FFPs) from the Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC) in Cebu City are scheduled to be transported continue reading : PAF air assets to transport DSWD food packs to Bacolod City
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), represented by Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Undersecretary Diana Rose S. Cajipe, leads the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to officially 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 continue reading : DSWD, partner-agencies sign MOU to help communities cope with El Nino
As part of the disaster preparedness efforts of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Assistant Secretary Marlon Alagao inspected the DSWD Regional Resource Operations Center (RROC) in Palo, Leyte on Wednesday (August 30). Asst. Sec. Alagao checked on the logistics capacity and the status of the new additional continue reading : DSWD exec inspects Eastern Visayas Regional Resource Operations Center
