More than 6,000 ‘Ompong’ survivors receive emergency shelter assistance in Cagayan Valley

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office (FO) II Assistant Regional Director for Operations (ARDO) Lucia Alan orients Typhoon Ompong survivors about the Department’s Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) program. A few months after conducting the household assessment on families affected by Typhoon Ompong which made landfall in Cagayan Valley in September 2018, the continue reading : More than 6,000 ‘Ompong’ survivors receive emergency shelter assistance in Cagayan Valley

UCT beneficiaries to continue to receive cash grants this year – DSWD

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) today said that the beneficiaries of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) program of the government will continue to receive their cash grant this 2019. UCT is the tax subsidy provided for under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law to help 10 million indigent Filipino continue reading : UCT beneficiaries to continue to receive cash grants this year – DSWD

DSWD conducts hospital visits to patients affected by ‘Usman’ in Bicol

 Social workers from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office (FO) V hold psychosocial counseling to Nesturio Consulta, one of the recovering patients injured during the onslaught of Tropical Depression ‘Usman.’ The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office (FO) in Region V, is currently conducting hospital visits continue reading : DSWD conducts hospital visits to patients affected by ‘Usman’ in Bicol

DSWD to provide emergency shelter assistance to ‘Usman’ survivors

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to provide Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) to families whose homes were partially and totally damaged during the onslaught of Tropical Depression Usman. This was confirmed by DSWD spokesperson, Assistant Secretary Glenda Relova as part of the relief efforts of the government to help survivors to continue reading : DSWD to provide emergency shelter assistance to ‘Usman’ survivors

DSWD Sec. Bautista back in Bicol to monitor ongoing relief ops in areas hit by ‘Usman’

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista (center) meets with DSWD Field Office (FO) V Regional Director Arnel B. Garcia (second from left) and with the members of the FO’s disaster response unit to discuss the status of the Department’s ongoing relief operations for families affected by ‘Usman’ in various areas in the continue reading : DSWD Sec. Bautista back in Bicol to monitor ongoing relief ops in areas hit by ‘Usman’

DSWD to provide burial, medical aid to families in ‘Usman’-hit areas in Bicol

Volunteers help man a soup kitchen for evacuees staying in Naval Gym in Eastern Visayas. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Field Office V is set to distribute cash assistance to families with casualties and injured members due to the massive flooding and landslide brought by Tropical Depression Usman in the continue reading : DSWD to provide burial, medical aid to families in ‘Usman’-hit areas in Bicol

DSWD Sec. Bautista visits landslide-hit town in Cam Sur

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Bautista  (in red vest) checks on the damages brought by Tropical Depression Usman in Barangay Patitinan in Sagnay town, Camarines Sur, which was hit by a landslide on Saturday. DSWD relief ops are ongoing in the town to assist the survivors of the incident.  Sec. Bautista was continue reading : DSWD Sec. Bautista visits landslide-hit town in Cam Sur

DSWD Sec. Bautista in Cam Sur to check condition of families affected by massive flooding, landslides

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista (in blue shirt and red DSWD vest) speaks with residents affected by massive flooding and landslides in the Municipality of Buhi, Camarines Sur. The Secretary has been in the province since yesterday to oversee the Department’s relief operations for the affected families. Department of continue reading : DSWD Sec. Bautista in Cam Sur to check condition of families affected by massive flooding, landslides

DSWD urges public to stay alert amid Northeast Monsoon rains; continues emergency response coordination with LGUs

A day before the start of 2019, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) urged the public to remain alert due to the sporadic rain showers brought by the Northeast Monsoon or ‘Amihan’ in various areas in the country.  “As we celebrate the coming new year, we also remind the public to stay alert continue reading : DSWD urges public to stay alert amid Northeast Monsoon rains; continues emergency response coordination with LGUs

DSWD assists individuals affected by ‘Usman’; on alert following 7.2 quake in Davao Oriental

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has assisted local government units (LGUs) in responding to the needs of families and individuals affected by Tropical Depression Usman. DSWD Field Office (FO) in Region V has sent 216 Family Food Packs (FFPs) amounting to P93,744 to the Municipality of Pilar, Sorsogon which were distributed to stranded continue reading : DSWD assists individuals affected by ‘Usman’; on alert following 7.2 quake in Davao Oriental