ILOILO CITY – Tourism workers in Aklan province affected by recent weather disturbances received cash aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The DSWD Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD) facilitated the release of cash assistance to 89 tourism workers from Malay...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officially launched Project ASCEND on Friday, February 6, a new academic pathway designed to help thousands of experienced social workers earn college degrees and qualify for professional...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, February 5, intensified disaster preparedness and response operations as Tropical Storm Basyang (Penha) threatens Mindanao and Visayas. According to the DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations Management, Information and...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-13 (Caraga) has activated Quick Response Teams (QRT) for tropical cyclone “Basyang.” It is coordinating with local disaster risk reduction and management offices in different local government units to ensure that enough relief...
To reach the most vulnerable, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it will expand its Social Pension (SocPen) Program this year to cover around 171,000 additional elderly on the waitlist. DSWD Undersecretary for Policy and Planning Adonis Sulit said the program will focus on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided at least ₱11.9 million worth of humanitarian assistance to families displaced by a series of earthquakes or swarm that struck the municipalities of Lebak and Kalamansig in Sultan Kudarat. An earthquake swarm is defined as a...
An official from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) disclosed on Wednesday, Jan. 28, that the agency is currently crafting the so-called "anti-epal" guidelines for the distribution of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS). During the hearing Committee on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided financial assistance to the rescued passengers and families of those who died in the capsizing of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in Basilan on Monday, Jan. 26. Through its Zamboanga Peninsula Field Office, DSWD reported that 134 survivors...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is leading the first Regional Consultation with Sectoral Bodies on Baselining and Target-Setting for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Results Framework on Jan. 27 to 28 in Manila. DSWD Undersecretary for Policy and Planning Adonis...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far distributed P16.2 million worth of humanitarian assistance, including family food packs, to over 4,000 individuals affected by the ongoing unrest of Mayon Volcano in Albay. As of Jan. 23, DSWD has a quick response fund totaling...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, Jan. 22 said it will provide cash-for-work assistance to 1,323 families affected by the continuing unrest of Mayon Volcano. DSWD-Disaster Response Management Group Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said the beneficiaries include...
Restive Mayon Volcano continues to shed pyroclastic density currents (PDC), locally known as “uson,” and rockfalls down its Mi-isi, Bonga, and Basud gullies, forcing 1,508 families in 14 barangays to seek safety, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on...
