Tacloban City – It is slowly becoming “business as usual” in the city, according to Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman. Secretary Soliman, who has not left the Visayas since day one of the disaster operations on November 9, observed that some big grocery stores, bakeries, water refilling and gasoline stations, continue reading : Tacloban, on its way to recovery – Sec. Dinky

The massive destruction brought by Typhoon Yolanda to the Visayas has prompted the international community to generously donate financial and in-kind assistance for the victims. As of November 25, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has received a total of P44,362,440.84 and US$1,005,515.98 cash donations. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman thanked all the donors saying, continue reading : More aid arrives, DSWD thanks donors

Pasay City – As more Typhoon Yolanda evacuees from Eastern Visayas continue to arrive at the Villamor Airbase via C-130 planes, social workers from both the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the city not only continue to provide for the basic needs of the victims but also their emotional needs, especially the children’s. continue reading : Social workers hold play therapy for kids at tent city

Tolosa, Leyte – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman announced that the one millionth food pack distributed by the Department went to a 76-year old grandmother here, on the 14th day of the relief operations following Typhoon Yolanda. Tolosa Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer (MSWDO) Erlinda J. Sabino identified the continue reading : Lola in Tolosa, recipient of millionth DSWD relief pack

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) met recently with volunteers to synchronize efforts for their continuing support to government efforts for Typhoon Yolanda victims arriving in Metro Manila. In the meeting, DSWD-National Capital Region (NCR) Regional Director Ma. Alicia S. Bonoan, who is on top of the DSWD operations for evacuees in Villamor Airbase, continue reading : Volunteers continue to help ‘Yolanda’ evacuees in M. Manila

Amid various issues raised on the ongoing government disaster operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is calling for greater patience and understanding from various sectors in these trying times. “We recognize that efficiency is hampered due to stressful situations, but we are exerting our best efforts to respond to the whole process continue reading : DSWD welcomes volunteers’ feedbacks, calls for greater understanding

To sustain the further speeding up of the relief operations in Cebu, Iloilo City and Tacloban City for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is seeking the assistance of groups and companies who could donate or lend hauling equipment  (particularly forklifts and pallets) to said DSWD Relief Hubs. continue reading : Public advisory:

Cebu City – While various agencies and volunteers are busy assisting  in the relief operations and ensuring that victims of Typhoon Yolanda meet their daily food needs, couple Joey and Lorna Eguia of Books in Bags chose to help children meet their continuing need for learning. For two weeks now, the couple has been holding continue reading : Couple conducts storytelling for kids in evacuation centers

“We appeal to our local government units in Metro Manila and nearby provinces in Luzon to join us in continuously helping the affected families of Typhoon Yolanda as they temporarily leave Eastern Visayas,” Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said. With the great impact of Typhoon Yolanda in Eastern Visayas, many continue reading : Secretary Soliman appeals to Luzon LGUs to support ‘Yolanda’ victims

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said today that the processing center for Eastern Visayas internally displaced persons (IDPs) arriving in Metro Manila will continue to operate at the Villamor Airbase. DSWD personnel and partner volunteers continue to process and serve them. Following further assessment of the set up, it was established that continue reading : Processing center for ‘Yolanda’ evacuees will remain in Villamor Airbase