Disaster teams in all Field Offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) along Typhoon Chedeng’s path are ready to assist local government units (LGUs) in relief operations and management of evacuation centers once the typhoon makes landfall on Sunday. “I have instructed all Field Offices along Typhoon Chedeng’s path to intensify their preparations continue reading : DSWD intensifies preps for ‘Chedeng’s’ landfall

Even with the slight weakening of Typhoon Chedeng,  the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) along with other member-agencies of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) remain on full alert over the possible effects of the typhoon. In  a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo this morning, Assistant Secretary Vilma Cabrera, DSWD’s continue reading : DSWD continues to be on full alert over ‘Chedeng’

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to preposition relief supplies and rice packs at the provincial, municipal and city levels to ensure the faster delivery of aid to families that will be affected by Typhoon Chedeng. “We have enough stockpile of relief goods to augment the resources of local government units (LGU) continue reading : DSWD assures enough relief supplies for ‘Chedeng’

As Typhoon Maysak (local name: Typhoon Chedeng) approaches the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that it is ready to augment the resources of local government units (LGU) and assist in disaster relief operations in areas that will be affected by the weather disturbance. To date, the Department continue reading : DSWD preps goods at LGUs for ‘Chedeng'

In line with the recent poverty statistics, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) emphasized the importance of studying the different factors affecting poverty. This is in support of the article entitled “Are poverty and inequality changing?” written by professional statisticians, Jose Albert and Arturo Martinez, Jr., which was published last month in the continue reading : Factors affecting poverty need further study – DSWD

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has propositioned a total of P122.4 million worth of food packs and non-food items in its 16 Field Offices and in the National Resource Operations Center (NROC) in anticipation of any eventuality that may happen this Holy Week. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that the preparation is continue reading : DSWD preps for Lent

To securely address the needs of displaced families brought about by the ongoing armed conflict in Mindanao, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to send additional food and non-food relief supplies in the affected areas. As of today, the DSWD provided P24.76 million worth of assistance in the 13 towns of Maguindanao; continue reading : DSWD sends more aid for armed conflict evacuees

Some 1,255 Typhoon ‘Pablo’ survivors from the towns of Boston, Cateel, and Banganga received their permanent shelters from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Provincial Government of Davao Oriental during a turnover ceremony on March 17. To date, a total of 15,874 shelter units were completed in the province. The homes continue reading : DSWD turns over additional new homes to 'Pablo' survivors

With its experience in dealing with Typhoon ‘Yolanda,’ the Philippines significantly contributed to the crafting of the Sendai Declaration, the outcome document of the 3rd United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held from March 13 to 18 in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The Philippines sent a 70-member delegation headed by Department of continue reading : PH experience on ‘Yolanda’ vital in crafting the int’l disaster framework

Around 150 parent leaders from Payatas participated in a dialogue with Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to talk about how their lives were changed by the volunteerism taught by the program. These parent leaders are partner-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program who were elected to lead a continue reading : Volunteerism alive among Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Payatas