The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joins other government agencies and non-government organizations in the celebration of the 18-day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) from November 25 to December 12, spearheaded by Philippine Commission on Women (PCW). With the theme “End VAW Now! It’s our Duty!,” the campaign aims to increase support and continue reading : DSWD supports anti-‘violence against women’ campaign

For bulk donations Drop-off center: Sucat Warehouse JY & Sons Compound, Km 23, West Service Road, Cupang, Multinlupa City For smaller items Drop-off center: South Conservatory, De La Salle University 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila Contact number: 09164286432 PLEASE AVOID SENDING HIGHLY PERISHABLE GOODS. Donations such as food for the volunteers are also welcome and may continue reading : Public advisory on local in-kind donations for the Typhoon Yolanda relief operations

Tacloban City, Leyte – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano–Soliman announced that relief distribution for Typhoon Yolanda victims in the city has been turned over to the local government unit (LGU). “Sila po ay handa nang akuin ang katungkulang sila na ang magbigay ng mga relief goods para dito sa Tacloban, continue reading : DSWD turns over relief distribution in Tacloban to LGU

Nearly 700,000 food and rice packs have been distributed as of November 19, 12 noon, by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to all the 40 towns in Leyte and 15 in Eastern Samar that were affected by Typhoon Yolanda. The Department has also already given relief goods to all the barangays in continue reading : 700,000 relief packs already distributed by DSWD in E. Visayas

“We do not repack, much more relabel, the individually packed international donations that are sent to us.” This is the statement made by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman after reports circulated in social media that staff of the DSWD Satellite Repacking Center at the Mactan Airbase in Cebu repackage the continue reading : Int’l relief not repacked as DSWD’s – Sec. Soliman

Tacloban City, Leyte – President Benigno S. Aquino III assured the families displaced by Typhoon Yolanda during his visit to this city and nearby towns yesterday that “there is enough supply of relief goods.” Although there are other disaster-stricken areas such as Bohol, Central Luzon, and Zamboanga City where there are still on-going relief operations continue reading : PNoy assures enough relief for all ‘Yolanda’ victims

Pasay City – Staff from the Department of Social Welfare and Development-National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) continue to provide assistance to the people fleeing the typhoon-hit Eastern Visayas and arriving at the Villamor Airbase via C130 since November 15, when the first batch of evacuees arrived. As of 1:00 pm today, a total of 1,018 families continue reading : DSWD assists over 3,000 evacuees arriving in Manila

Tacloban City, Leyte – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has helped two Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program children-beneficiaries be reunited with their parents after having been stranded in the city following Typhoon Yolanda. The children, Erica Gayon and Veronica Yenogasio from Basey, Samar, were stranded in Ormoc City on their way to Cebu continue reading : Stranded Pantawid Pamilya kids reunite with parents

Pasay City – Fourteen Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries did not mind losing four days of opportunity to earn for their families when they joined thousands of volunteers who trooped to the National Resource Operations Center (NROC), the national warehouse of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), to help repack relief goods for continue reading : CCT beneficiaries among relief ops volunteers

Some family food packs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have a “new look.” Uplifting messages such as “Don’t lose hope, we love you.” are inscribed by volunteers on the plastic bags containing relief items for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. “By writing these messages, we hope the victims of Typhoon Yolanda continue reading : Volunteers send messages of love, hope to Yolanda victims