Over the last five days of continuous relief operations in areas devastated by Typhoon Glenda, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already provided 41, 642 food packs, 18, 725 additional food items, and 6,345 non-food items in Regions I, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VIII, and the National Capital Region (NCR). Social Welfare continue reading : DSWD continues rapid assessment in ‘Glenda’-hit areas

We are saddened by the abduction yesterday of our three staff who were validating families of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries and coordinating for the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) Program in Barangay Upper Sinumaan, Talipao, Sulu in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). They were abducted at around 2 p.m. while on their continue reading : We pray for the safety of our staff — DSWD

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)  announced today that it has provided a total of  2,400 food packs  to local government units in the Bicol Region devastated by Typhoon Glenda, to augment the resources of the hardest hit cities and municipalities. As of 4 pm today, 809 evacuation centers in the region remain continue reading : DSWD assists affected LGUs in Region V

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assures that it will continue to provide assistance to the 96,740 families composed of 512,007 individuals still staying at the 1,158 evacuation centers that remain open in Regions I, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VIII, and NCR, which were all affected by Typhoon Glenda. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that a number of the families have continue reading : DSWD continues to assist typhoon ‘Glenda’-affected families in evacuation centers

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) today said that local government units (LGUs) are now more prepared in dealing with disasters. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman commended how the affected LGUs, such as those in the Bicol Region, implemented pre-emptive evacuation, hence, they achieved zero casualty in the provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur, and continue reading : DSWD lauds LGUs for their disaster preparedness measures

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that as of 10 a.m. today,  it has provided 29,880 food packs to augment relief resources of local government units (LGUs) affected by Typhoon Glenda for evacuees and families staying in their relatives’ or friends’ houses. Of this number, 6, 850 food packs were given in continue reading : DSWD provides 30,000 food packs to ‘Glenda’-hit LGUs

“A relief for the community. An evidence that our government listens to the needs of its people, ang boss .” This is how Annie Marcos, a daycare teacher, describes the newly constructed daycare center in Sitio Kimondo, Lagandang, Sultan Kudarat that was constructed under the Grassroots Participatory Budgeting (GPB). “We have been given voice to continue reading : Gov’t budgeting scheme gives decision-making power to ordinary folks

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)  through its attached agency, the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), will lead the celebration of the 36th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week from July 17-23. With  the theme, “NDPR 2014: Talino at Paninindigan: Pasaporte sa Kaunlaran”,  the NDPR Week highlights government’s efforts to address continue reading : DSWD leads event for persons with disabilities

As Typhoon ‘Glenda’ intensifies and about to make a landfall later today, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured that prepositioned relief goods are enough in areas along the typhoon’s path. A total of 78,722 family food packs, 755,404 assorted food items, and 506,260 assorted non-food items are also prepositioned at the National continue reading : DSWD readies nearly 80,000 family packs for ‘Glenda’ victims