The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 6 – Western Visayas is currently on high alert after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) warned of an “eruptive unrest and an increase in the alert level” following the seismic activity of Mt. Kanlaon. “As instructed by Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the DSWD continue reading : DSWD Western Visayas braces for looming eruption of Kanlaon; prepositions 37K food packs
An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday (September 11) reiterated that beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are selected based on a standard screening process to ensure that only qualified families can benefit from the program. “Unang-una, kailangan na naitalagang mahirap sa ating National Household Targeting System continue reading : Screening process of 4Ps beneficiaries ensures program integrity – DSWD’s 4Ps director
Clients in need of assistance in buying medicines can now use the guarantee letters (GL) issued by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to purchase their ‘maintenance medicine’ from selected pharmacies around the country. “Under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program, the DSWD has been engaging with selected pharmacies to continue reading : DSWD-issued guarantee letters accepted in select pharmacies nationwide
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has directed the agency’s Field Office (FO)-CALABARZON to send immediate assistance to the local government unit (LGU) of Bacoor City in Cavite province following the fire that engulfed residential houses in Longos, Barangay Zapote 3 on Tuesday (September 10). Upon learning of the fire incident, continue reading : DSWD sends aid to fire-hit families in Bacoor, Cavite
In an effort to help children in conflict with the law (CICL) cope with their traumatic experiences, the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 6-Western Visayas conducted psychological first aid and other psycho-social processing activities for children-residents of the agency’s Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) in Guimaras province. A group continue reading : Child protection experts in DSWD FO-6 help CICL cope with traumatic stress disorder
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 7 – Central Visayas has been closely monitoring the ongoing preemptive evacuation in Canlaon City amid the volcanic unrest of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Oriental. In a report to DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, Central Visayas Regional Director Shalaine Marie Lucero said that as of continue reading : Preemptive evacuation in Canlaon City ongoing – DSWD FO Central Visayas
Amid the rising number of recorded seismic activities of Mt. Kanlaon, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has assured that in any eventuality, the agency is ready to assist the Canlaon local government unit (LGU) in disaster response and relief operation. In a report to DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday (September 10), continue reading : DSWD Field Offices in Central, Western Visayas ready to respond as Mt. Kanlaon acts up
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian meets with executives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on Monday (September 9) to discuss a developing project seeking to enhance the agency’s Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program (WGP). The meeting explored the ADB’s project called Reducing continue reading : DSWD, ADB execs discuss collab project for enhanced anti-hunger program
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) assistance to families hit by Severe Tropical Storm ‘Enteng’ and the southwest monsoon has already reached almost Php250 million, an agency official said on Tuesday (September 10). “In total, the Department has already augmented a total of Php248,385,622.05 worth of food and non-food items to the regions continue reading : DSWD aid for ‘Enteng’-affected areas reaches almost Php250 million
In the towns of President Roxas and Carmen in Cotabato province, community gardens built under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished) are now helping boost the towns’ local economy through agricultural livelihood opportunities for farmers. Most continue reading : Project LAWA and BINHI helps boost local economy of 2 Cotabato towns
