The number of people affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Southern Mindanao has climbed to 1.4 million a week after the disaster, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Tuesday, June 16. In its latest disaster report, DSWD said 1,416,721 individuals or 339,135...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has mobilized 153 quick response team members from its central and field offices to reinforce relief operations in Soccsksargen. DSWD Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Irene Dumlao said on Tuesday, June 16 that personnel are being deployed...
The relief distribution to communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Southern Mindanao has been slower than expected but is now gaining pace as local governments recover and access routes are cleared, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Friday, June 12. ...
The number of people affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck offshore Sarangani on June 8 has climbed to 388,557, or 84,943 families, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In its 6 a.m. report on Thursday, June 11, the agency said the affected population...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has extended condolences to the family of student-athlete Rene Clert Baterbonia, a former beneficiary of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The 4Ps is a conditional cash transfer program for low-income households,...
As school year 2026–2027 begins, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said parents are being engaged in anti-bullying discussions under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to identify and prevent bullying among children. DSWD Assistant Secretary Elaine Fallarcuna of...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A couple was arrested for presenting falsified documents in claiming financial aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development regional office in Barangay 9 here on Tuesday, June 9. Police identified the suspects as Ino, 35, a conductor, and Rona, 35, a cashier,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided at least ₱21.3 million worth of assistance to families and individuals affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao on June 8. Based on the Disaster Response Operations Monitoring, Information, and...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region-12 has sent relief aid to the coastal town of Glan in Sarangani cut off by roads and bridges destroyed by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake Monday. DSWD Region-12 chief Loreto Cabaya Jr. said that they have utilized Philippine...
The government has mobilized helicopters, ships, food supplies, and emergency funds to assist more than 145,000 people affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Southern Mindanao on Monday, June 8. According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the earthquake...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga region (DSWD-13) dispatched two Mobile Storage Units (MSUs) to Davao region to support relief operations for communities affected by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake on Monday. "The MSUs will serve as a temporary warehouse...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday, June 8, ordered all DSWD field offices in Mindanao to immediately coordinate with local government units (LGUs) following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck offshore of Sarangani and triggered a tsunami...
