Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte – Officials from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joined President Rodrigo R. Duterte in yesterday’s distribution of the Department’s P1,000 financial assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Marawi who are currently staying in the city. DSWD Undersecretary for Operations and Promotive Programs Hope V. Hervilla, together continue reading : DSWD execs join Pres. Duterte during distribution of cash aid to Marawi evacuees in Iligan City
DSWD prepares women and children – friendly spaces for Marawi crisis evacuees; says community, women should be consulted in disaster preps
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in evacuation centers in Northern Mindanao are provided with child and women-friendly spaces to cater to their special needs. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), local and international humanitarian organizations are now managing these special places for children and women. Evacuation centers in Iligan City with separate child continue reading : DSWD prepares women and children – friendly spaces for Marawi crisis evacuees; says community, women should be consulted in disaster preps
Government , private sector working together to help Marawi crisis IDPs
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo today said during a media interview that all agencies of the government as well as the private sector are closely working together to bring immediate assistance to families affected by the on-going armed conflict in Marawi City. Sec. Taguiwalo said, “Hindi lang DSWD ang tumutulong – continue reading : Government , private sector working together to help Marawi crisis IDPs
DSWD monitors victims of Resorts World attack
Under the directives of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo, staff members from its field office (FO) in the National Capital Region (NCR) were deployed to check the condition and assess appropriate interventions for the victims of the Resorts World Manila attack which happened around midnight of June 2. The continue reading : DSWD monitors victims of Resorts World attack
DSWD Central Office to send more resources to field offices assisting families affected by the armed conflict in Marawi City
To ensure the smooth flow of relief operations for the families affected by the current armed conflict in Marawi City, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Office through the Disaster Response Assistance and Management Bureau (DReAMB) prepared requests for sub-allotment and transfer of funds for Field Offices VIII and XII. DSWD CO continue reading : DSWD Central Office to send more resources to field offices assisting families affected by the armed conflict in Marawi City
DSWD gears up for ‘Crising’
As Tropical Depression ‘Crising’ continues to travel across the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and its field offices (FOs) continue to prepare for its landfall in Samar area this afternoon. Based on the recent bulletin of state weather bureau PAGASA, public storm warning signal number 1 is continue reading : DSWD gears up for ‘Crising’
DSWD sends additional relief aid to quake-affected families in Batangas
Disaster teams from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are not taking a Holy Week break as they remain on duty to monitor the situation and extend additional relief assistance to families affected by the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Batangas and other provinces of CALABARZON on April 8. “Kahit na Holy Week, tuloy-tuloy continue reading : DSWD sends additional relief aid to quake-affected families in Batangas
DSWD sends P1.3 million worth of initial aid to quake-hit Batangas
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided a total of P1,397,880-worth of initial relief assistance to families affected by the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that hit provinces in the CALABARZON Region on April 8, particularly the Batangas province, where the epicenter of the tremor was located. The earthquake was felt at varying intensities in continue reading : DSWD sends P1.3 million worth of initial aid to quake-hit Batangas
DSWD extends relief assistance to quake-affected families in Batangas
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) quickly responded to the needs of families affected by a 6.0-magnitude earthquake that rattled several provinces in the CALABARZON Region, the hardest hit of which is Batangas. The Department has initially provided 600 blankets, 400 bottles of water, and 30 tents to the affected families in the continue reading : DSWD extends relief assistance to quake-affected families in Batangas
PH gov’t agencies sign first, only law in the world prioritizing protection of children during disasters
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana led yesterday the signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 10821 or the ‘Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection Act’ – a law considered as the first and only in continue reading : PH gov’t agencies sign first, only law in the world prioritizing protection of children during disasters
