The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will provide burial assistance to families of those who perished in the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck off Cebu on Sept. 30. DSWD-Disaster Response Management Group Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said the agency’s Field Office 7 in...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian directed its field offices, especially in Central Visayas (Region 7), to intensify coordination with the earthquake-affected local government units (LGUs) for the provision of resource augmentation. “Our disaster quick...
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,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, Sept. 30 assured the public that more than 2.4 million family food packs are prepositioned nationwide and readily available for distribution should the low-pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) awarded new homes to graduating Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in San Mateo, Rizal. DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling said the collaboration...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Calabarzon reported that 24,814 families in 849 barangays in the region have been affected by past weather disturbances. As of Sept. 27, 4 p.m., more than 20,900 families are still staying in evacuation centers or relatives...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development has distributed more than P22.3 million in assistance for tropical cyclone ‘Opong’ victims in Western Visayas as of 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Opong affected around 355,548 persons in 1,284 barangays in 91 towns and cities in the...
President Marcos announced that P36 billion previously earmarked for flood control projects will be redirected to social welfare initiatives under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) amid the ongoing corruption controversy. Marcos said this as he led the awarding of the Huwarang...
LAOAG CITY/LEGAZPI CITY – Some 800 family food packs have been delivered to Calayan Island, the farthest and only island town in Cagayan province hit hard by super typhoon ‘’Nando,’’ the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 1 reported Thursday. A statement posted...
The Marcos Jr. administration will borrow $650 million, or over ₱37 billion, from the World Bank next year to sustain the conditional cash transfers for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and ensure that its youth beneficiaries land jobs. According to a Sept. 20 project information...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has placed its disaster response offices nationwide on high alert as Super Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa) moves closer to Luzon. DSWD Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Irene Dumlao said the agency has directed all Disaster...
President Marcos has ordered the transfer of the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) from the Office of the President to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in a bid to strengthen policies and services for the elderly. The move was formalized under Executive Order (EO)...
