A total of P42,237,310 worth of relief assistance has been provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD,) as of  2am,  December 16,  to local government units (LGUs)  in Regions IV-A, V, and VIII for distribution to families affected by Typhoon Nona. Of the amount, P38,995,900 went to the LGUs of  Albay with  continue reading : DSWD extends P42-M worth of aid to ‘Nona’ survivors

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to send relief augmentation to local government units (LGUs) affected by Typhoon Nona. In the Bicol Region,  a total of P31.5 million worth of relief assistance has been provided to the LGUs of Albay,  P2.8 million; Camarines Norte, P4.9 million; Camarines Sur, P10.7 million; Catanduanes, P7.0 million, continue reading : DSWD augments relief resources of ‘Nona’-affected LGUs

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that relief goods have already been sent to local government units (LGUs)  ahead of  Typhoon Nona’s  landfall as part of its disaster preparedness measures. The prepositioning of the goods was part of the pre-disaster risk assessment done by the member-agencies of the National Disaster continue reading : DSWD sent relief to LGUs ahead of ‘Nona’s landfall

During campaign season, it becomes harder and harder to keep familiar words and phrases attached to real things. As every candidate for office—from LGU to national—makes “motherhood” promises, it becomes all-too-easy for concepts like “inclusive development” to lose much of their meaning. As a partial remedy for this situation, I have been writing a number continue reading : On the road to concrete developments: Farm-to-Market-Roads

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as Vice-Chair for Response of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), advises residents along Typhoon Nona’s path to heed calls for immediate evacuation, if necessary, to ensure their safety and achieve zero casualty as the typhoon continues to gain strength. Aside from being vice-chair for continue reading : DSWD intensifies preps for ‘Nona’

After the devastation wrought by Typhoon Yolanda, the residents of Leyte Province – one of the hardest hit areas – found themselves without their regular sources of livelihood. However, the launching of the Accelerated and Sustainable Anti-Poverty Program (ASAPP) of the Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster (HDPRC) gave them the reason to hope once continue reading : Rebuilding from the ruins of ‘Yolanda’

Just this morning, our Department was made aware of a Senate-initiated cut of P8 billion in the cash grants for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries in our 2016 proposed budget. This was made despite the fact that the Senate has approved our budget proposal in the budget plenary session in November, without deductions. In fact, continue reading : Statement of DSWD Sec. Corazon Juliano-Soliman on the P8-B slash in the 2016 DSWD budget

The Department of Social Welfare and Development  (DSWD) welcomes the probe on the buried relief goods in Dagami, Leyte which is being pressed by Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that she is open to any investigation that would give the Department the opportunity to clarify the issue. “As I have said, there are personnel in continue reading : DSWD open to probe on buried relief goods in Leyte