Gearing for the possible onslaught of Typhoon Uwan, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has positioned over 1.9 million family food packs (FFPs) throughout the country to guarantee quick and efficient support delivery to affected local government units (LGUs). During a news...
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...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started distributing the second tranche of relief assistance for 12 northern towns in Cebu affected by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the province on Sept. 30. Following a meeting with local chief executives in northern Cebu,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reminded local officials and beneficiaries that its family food packs are strictly intended for one household and must not be divided among several families. In a video message posted on the agency’s social media pages on Tuesday, Sept. 30,...
As Tropical Storm "Nando" (international name: Ragasa) t hreatens to intensify into a super typhoon by weekend, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) prepared more than 2.6 million prepositioned family food packs (FFPs) for immediate distribution to affected communities. On...
When disaster strikes in the Philippines, whether it 's a typhoon, flood, or earthquake, one of the first forms of government aid that reaches affected communities is the family food pack from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Family food packs are prepared and stored...
DSWD Photo Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday, Aug. 19 warned that tampering with or repacking the agency’s family food packs (FFPs) is illegal and constitutes a criminal act. Gatchalian reiterated the warning following reports of repacking...
In anticipation of the impact of tropical depression Aghon, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday, May 24, directed all DSWD field offices along the projected path of the storm to assess their stockpiles of family food packs (FFPs). (Photo from DSWD)...
BUTUAN CITY – The government has released 88,124 family food packs (FFPs) to earthquake-affected families in Surigao del Sur. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga based here said they are still attending to the needs of families who are still in evacuation centers as...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has come to the aid of residents badly affected by the onslaught of Tropical Storm “Agaton”, providing food packs and other non-food items. (A family trapped by flood inside their residence in Dumarao town, Capiz province due to continuous...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) thanked Cebu Pacific (CEB) for its support to the government’s relief operations amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DSWD-National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau personnel load the family food packs at the Cebu...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reassured the public on Monday, Oct. 18 that the provision of assistance to areas under granular lockdown continues, as almost 48,000 family food packs (FFPs) have already been released to the local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila as...
