DSWD’s aid for Carina, Habagat-affected families reaches Php200-M

The humanitarian aid provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to families and individuals affected by Typhoon Carina and the Habagat has reached the Php200 million mark, an official of the Disaster Response and Management Group (DRMG) said on Monday (July 29). DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian has earlier directed the DRMG as continue reading : DSWD’s aid for Carina, Habagat-affected families reaches Php200-M

DSWD’s KALAHI-CIDSS charts successor program

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) held a change management and strategic planning on July 15 to 18 in San Fernando, La Union. The KALAHI-CIDSS’ National Program Management Office (NPMO) spearheaded the 3-day activity to enhance its program implementation and develop a continue reading : DSWD’s KALAHI-CIDSS charts successor program

Project LAWA at BINHI, a small idea is now a SONA program – DSWD chief

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian expressed elation after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. made special mention of the agency’s Project LAWA at BINHI in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday (July 22). “Our small idea is now a SONA program. This means Project LAWA at BINHI will continue reading : Project LAWA at BINHI, a small idea is now a SONA program – DSWD chief

DSWD receives rice donation from Huawei PH

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) received 38.917 tons of rice from Huawei Philippines on Sunday (July 28) for families affected by various forms of disasters. A simple turn over ceremony was held at the DSWD-National Resource Operations Center (NROC) in Pasay City with Asst. Secretary Paul Ledesma, receiving the donations from the continue reading : DSWD receives rice donation from Huawei PH

Residents of isolated villages in Tanay get DSWD aid

Villagers of Barangays Tinucan and Santa Inez in Tanay, Rizal wait for their turn to receive their family food packs (FFPs) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday (July 27). The two barangays were isolated at the height of Typhoon Carina and the ‘Habagat’ when the roads going to these areas continue reading : Residents of isolated villages in Tanay get DSWD aid

DSWD provides cash-for-work for typhoon-hit locals

As part of the efforts to assist families and individuals affected by Super Typhoon Carina and the ‘Habagat,’ the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) facilitated the provision of temporary employment under the cash-for-work (CFW) program to 100 beneficiaries on Saturday (July 27). “As part of the holistic and proactive approach of the Department continue reading : DSWD provides cash-for-work for typhoon-hit locals

DSWD chief assures provision of cash assistance for ‘Carina’-affected families

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will coordinate with all affected local government units (LGUs) in the provision of cash assistance to families hit by the effects of Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon or “Habagat,” DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Saturday (July 27). “Once we get all of those continue reading : DSWD chief assures provision of cash assistance for ‘Carina’-affected families

Displaced public market vendors help in repacking relief items at DSWD’s NROC

Some 100 displaced public market vendors assist in the repacking of relief goods at the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) National Resource Operations Center (NROC) in Pasay City on Saturday (July 27). The displaced market vendors were given cash-for-work as part of the Department of Labor and Employement’s (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating continue reading : Displaced public market vendors help in repacking relief items at DSWD’s NROC

San Juan City residents get DSWD food packs

Disaster response teams of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) accompanied National Authority for Child Care (NACC) Executive Director Undersecretary Janella Estrada and Senator Jinggoy Estrada to provide family food packs (FFPs) to families affected by the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon or “Habagat” in the flood-stricken Barangay continue reading : San Juan City residents get DSWD food packs

DSWD’s food packs reach isolated barangay in Tanay, Rizal

Some 500  boxes of family food packs (FFPs) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have already been airlifted by the Philippine Army’s 80th Infantry Batallion (IB) to Barangay Santa Inez in Tanay, Rizal province on Friday (July 26). This, after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr instructed members of the Cabinet to find continue reading : DSWD’s food packs reach isolated barangay in Tanay, Rizal