(DSWD) Most persons displaced by the Taal eruption in January 2020 have returned to their homes but 1,057 families are still waiting for their permanent relocation, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Friday, Feb. 4. Based on the latest report of the DSWD Field Office in...
"Juan," a former rebel, showing off his fishing net and the newly refurbished paddle boats he acquired from the Livelihood Settlement Grant. (DSWD) As part of its contribution to the peace agenda, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) aims to reach out to more former rebels (FRs)...
(DSWD FACEBOOK PAGE) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, Jan. 20, provided assistance to 99 Badjaus who have been stranded at the Manila North Port Terminal since Jan. 17. Each family has been given P5,000, including food packs and hygiene kits. The stranded Badjaus...
DSWD-KALAHI-CIDSS Z To further improve citizen and community involvement and participation in the development process, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) is set...
(DSWD DROMIC) More than a month after typhoon Odette struck the Philippines, 111,864 persons or almost 30,000 families continue to seek temporary shelter in 900 evacuation centers in six regions, said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). As of Jan. 18, Tuesday, 900 evacuations...
Following the recent enactment of the anti-child marriage law in the Philippines, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) expressed gratitude to President Rodrigo Duterte, saying that the act of prohibiting child marriage in the country is another leap in ensuring that all children...
The proposed Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act is now a law after President Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No.11642 last Jan. 6, 2022. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) The full title of the new law reads, "An Act strengthening alternative child care by providing for an...
DSWD The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has assured the continuous provision of assistance to families and individuals affected by the stricter quarantine measures in Metro Manila and nearby provinces. As part of its mandate to augment resources, the DSWD continues to provide...
Kitchen kits (DSWD) As part of its continuing disaster relief operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started distributing kitchen kits to internally displaced persons in areas affected by typhoon Odette (Rai). Each kitchen kit containing five sets of spoon and fork,...
As the government intensified its disaster relief operations in areas affected by typhoon Odette, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reported that it has available stockpiles and standby funds amounting to more than P891 million. (DSWD Caraga Facebook page) Based on the...
More than 196,000 individuals or over 50,700 families affected by typhoon Odette remained in evacuation centers, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has disclosed. (DSWD-DROMIC) The DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) said as of Jan....
The delivery of rolls of laminated sacks to the provinces in Visayas and Mindanao affected by typhoon Odette continues, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public Thursday, Jan. 6, even as it renewed its commitment to provide shelter materials to the displaced...
