“Our hearts and minds are with the thousands of Filipinos and their families who are affected by Typhoon Vinta and we promise that we are working around the clock to help the rest of the national government as well as local government units to ensure that assistance is extended to them. It is painful for continue reading : No holiday break as DSWD rushes assistance to Filipinos affected by Typhoon Vinta 

The QRT of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Field Office 10 has reported the following to the DSWD Central Office and to DSWD Officer-in-Charge Emmanuel A. Leyco: A total of 7,154 families or 29,478 individuals have evacuated to 89 evacuation centers opened by local disaster risk reduction management offices in Northern Mindanao. 71 families continue reading : DSWD releases Status Report on Tropical Storm Vinta as of 12 :00 PM of December 24, 2017

As Tropical Storm ‘Vinta’ continues to affect several regions in the southern part of the Philippines, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with concerned local government units, temporarily transferred internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the Marawi siege in school buildings in Lanao del Norte. Based on the latest report from continue reading : DSWD assists relocation of Marawi siege IDPs due to ‘Vinta’

A month, one week, and six days after the military operations against the Maute terrorist group inside Marawi City began, a team from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led by DSWD-Disaster Response Assistance and Management Bureau (DReAMB) Director Felino O. Castro V was finally able to enter and deliver assistance to about continue reading : DSWD delivers assistance to IDPs inside Marawi City; popularizes guidelines regarding donations

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) set up temporary tents to shelter internally displaced persons (IDPs) currently staying in Madrasa Campong in Pantar, Lanao del Norte since the Madrasa will be converted back to classrooms for students learning Arabic lessons after the observance of the Eid’l Fitr. Similar tents are also being set continue reading : DSWD sets up tents for Marawi crisis evacuees in Madrasa in Lanao del Norte

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has completed the distribution of the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) to families who had been affected by the 6.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Surigao City, Surigao Del Sur and other neighboring towns in February. ESA is the assistance provided to disaster victims whose houses were totally or partially continue reading : DSWD completes distribution of shelter assistance to Surigao quake victims

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

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

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

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