The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has extended its condolences to families who lost their loved ones during the onslaught of Typhoon Tino and assured them of immediate assistance, including burial aid and other social protection services. DSWD Assistant Secretary and head of...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has called on social media users and influencers to stop using disabilities as a form of entertainment or trend online, saying such acts mock and disrespect persons with disabilities (PWDs). “The DSWD appeals to all social media users and...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development is conducting relief operations for victims of typhoon ‘’Tino’’ in the Caraga region. Thousands of family food packs are being distributed by DSWD Caraga Field Office Quick Response Teams headed by DSWD 13 Regional Director...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has appealed for more volunteers to help sustain the production of family food packs at its Luzon Disaster Resource Center (LDRC) in Pasay City for families affected by Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi). DSWD-Disaster Response Management Group Assistant...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga region (DSWD-13) has prepositioned 81,989 family food packs in strategic locations ahead of typhoon Tino 's landfall on Monday night or Tuesday morning. In a report during a virtual disaster meeting Monday, DSWD-13...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) is ready for the onslaught of typhoon ‘’Tino’’ (international name ‘’Kalmaegi’’) in the region, preparing a total of 212,320 family food packs (FFPs) and 20,353 non-food items (NFIs) worth P184.09...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Eastern Visayas has activated a Quick Response Team (QRT) for typhoon “Tino.” They are now rendering 24/7 duty to ensure that they will be able to respond to affected local government units. The DSWD-8 has prepositioned...
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan – The Department of Social Welfare and Development has distributed relief goods to families displaced by clan violence in Tipo-Tipo town, Basilan province, authorities said Wednesday. Dr. Nur-Khan Istarul, provincial board member, said 2,500 family food packs were...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, Oct. 28 said it is ready to assist residents affected by the ongoing clashes between members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and government troops in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian directed the...
When Mitzi Isican Waclin first joined the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in 2012, her family only hoped she could finish school. Thirteen years later, that same student from Brgy. Poblacion, Buguias, Benguet, has achieved what once felt impossible. She is now a licensed physician. The...
To sustain the government’s ongoing relief and recovery efforts following recent disasters, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released a total of ₱740.8 million to replenish the Quick Response Funds (QRF) of concerned agencies. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed more than P23 million in food aid for people affected by massive flooding in Capiz province due to tropical cyclone ‘’Ramil’’ last weekend. As of Oct. 24, the DSWD distributed more than P21.27 million...
