The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is fully supportive of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) Bayanihan sa Bukas na may Pag-asa para sa Turismo (BBMT) project aimed at providing the much-needed assistance to tourism workers in the Davao region affected by recent disasters. “This whole-of-government approach is in direct response to the instruction continue reading : DSWD supports DOT’s project to help disaster-hit tourism workers in Davao Region

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Ma. Esperanza Christina Garcia Frasco personally hand over on Monday (May 27) cash aid to tourism workers affected by various disasters in Davao region. The DSWD-DOT joint aid provision was in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. continue reading : DSWD, DOT chiefs hand out aid to disaster-hit tourism workers in Davao region

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will inaugurate its newest disaster response station hub dubbed as the Mobile Command Center (MCC). A total of 14 MCCs will be presented during the inauguration on Tuesday (May 28) at the DSWD Central Office grounds in Quezon City. These MCCs, equipped with state-of-the art information and continue reading : DSWD to inaugurate 14 Mobile Command Centers

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to provide sustainable livelihood support to reintegrated clients of the agency’s Pag-Abot Program that now includes the Aeta communities in the towns of Bamban and Capas in Tarlac province. During the ceremonial turnover of the livelihood aid on May 24 in Barangay Sto. Niño in Bamban continue reading : DSWD provides livelihood for reintegrated Pag-Abot clients in Tarlac Aeta community

A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) cited the agency’s collaboration with local government units (LGUs) as a vital component in ensuring the efficient delivery of assistance to families at the height of Typhoon Aghon. DSWD Asst. Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene Dumlao told Radyo Pilipinas on continue reading : DSWD exec cites agency collab with LGUs vital in ‘Aghon’ quick response ops

Volunteers unload the 5,000 family food packs (FFPs) that were delivered by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office -CALABARZON to Infanta, Quezon for families affected by Typhoon Aghon in the municipality. The boxes of FFPs loaded in trucks arrived at the Infanta Convention Center on Monday (May 27). The delivered FFPs continue reading : DSWD-CALABARZON sends 13k food packs for ‘Aghon’-hit families in Quezon province

More than Php 1.2 million worth of humanitarian assistance have so far been given by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to  families affected by Severe Tropical Storm ‘Aghon’ in the MIMAROPA and Bicol regions. “The DSWD continues to provide resource augmentation to assist the affected localities,” Asst. Secretary for Disaster Response Management continue reading : Php1.2M in DSWD aid given to families hit by Severe Tropical Storm ‘Aghon’

Close to Php 1 million worth of aid has so far been extended by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to the families affected by Tropical Storm ‘Aghon’ in the Bicol region, an official of the Disaster Response and Management Group (DRMG) said on Sunday (May 26). “The DSWD is working tirelessly in continue reading : DSWD sends timely aid to families affected by Tropical Storm ‘Aghon’

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the DSWD Academy, rolled out the first batch of training for house parents of residential care facilities for children from May 19 to 25 at the UP-University Hotel in Diliman, Quezon City. In her opening message, Undersecretary for Standards and Capacity Building Group (SCBG) Denise FB continue reading : DSWD Academy rolls out first batch of house parents’ training