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July 23, 2025

DSWD chief makes quick visit in Caloocan evacuation center

After visiting evacuation centers in Pasig City and Las Pinas city earlier in the day, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday (July23) makes a quick stop at the Talipapa High School in Caloocan City—one of the designated evacuation centers for evacuees of habagatand Tropical Cyclone Crising. The DSWD chief walked through the temporary shelter to personally check on the condition of the evacuees and the provision of essential amenities for them by the local government. Joining Secretary Gatchalian in the site visit were Caloocan City First District Rep. Oscar “Oca” Malapitan and Caloocan City […]
July 23, 2025

Evacuees in Pasig City enjoy light banter with DSWD, DOH chiefs

Continuing the government’s on-the-ground support for communities hit by the habagat, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Wednesday (July 23) visit displaced families at the evacuation center in Rosario Elementary School in Pasig City. The evacuation center, which currently shelters close to 300 individuals, includes a designated child-friendly space where the two cabinet officials spent time engaging with young evacuees. Secretaries Gatchalian and Herbosa, along with Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, engaged the children in light banter while distributing snacks and checking on their well-being. The visit […]
July 23, 2025

DSWD’s FO-Bicol delivers 3K food packs to Albay’s catch basin town of Polangui

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office 5- Bicol Region delivered on Wednesday (July 23) 3,000 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) to the municipality of Polangui to help communities cope with the impending effects of Tropical Cyclones ‘Dante’ and ‘Emong’ as well as the habagat. The boxes of FFPs were transported from the Pawa Warehouse in Legazpi City to Polangui, which is Albay’s catch basin, through the help of the 49th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army, The Good Samaritan, and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Polangui. The DSWD remains on high alert as […]
July 23, 2025

DSWD dispatches over 200K food packs to ‘Crising,’ habagat-hit communities in ongoing disaster ops

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday (July 23) said the agency has distributed over 200,000 family food packs (FFPs) to families who are still reeling from the combined effects of Tropical Cyclone ‘Crising’ and the habagat. In an interview over DZMM on Wednesday morning, Secretary Gatchalian said these food packs have not only reached families inside evacuation centers, but also those assisted by local government units (LGUs) in house-to-house relief operations. “Base sa datos namin ngayong umaga, yung nasa loob ng mga evacuation centers natin ay 34,000 na pamilya pero ang na-distribute na natin […]
July 23, 2025

Cash aid awaits eligible ‘Crising’, habagat-hit families

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian announced on Wednesday (July 23) the agency is ready to provide cash assistance to eligible families affected by the combined effects of the southwest monsoon or habagat and Severe Tropical Storm Crising, as part of the government’s continuing disaster response efforts. In an interview over DZMM on Wednesday morning, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian emphasized the importance of providing additional support to meet the evolving needs of disaster-stricken families. “Lagi rin sinasabi ng Pangulo, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., hindi lahat ng pangangailangan ng isang pamilya ay matatagpuan mo doon sa […]
July 23, 2025

DSWD, DOH chiefs interact with evacuees in Las Pinas

In the continuing government efforts to ensure the comfort and well-being of evacuees, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Wednesday (July 23) mingle with families and individuals staying at an evacuation center in Barangay Zapote in Las Pinas City. The two Department chiefs also joined local officials led by Las Pinas Mayor April Aguilar in the distribution of relief goods to 133 displaced families at the evacuation center. The DSWD chief, together with other cabinet secretaries, has been making the rounds of evacuation centers in line with […]
July 22, 2025

DSWD chief brings cheer to Valenzuela City evacuees

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday (July 22) brings cheer and lifts the spirits of evacuees taking temporary shelter at the evacuation centers in Barangays Marulas, Gen. T. De Leon, and Ugong in Valenzuela City as the former mayor interacted and engaged them in joyful banter. After Valenzuela City, the DSWD chief proceeded to visit the evacuees in nearby Barangay Potrero in Malabon City. The DSWD chief also led the distribution of relief goods to the evacuees in the two cities. Secretary Gatchalian has been making the rounds of various evacuation centers since Monday […]
July 22, 2025

DSWD chief urges disaster-hit Pinoys to go to LGUs for relief aid

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian urged disaster-hit families and individuals to immediately coordinate with their respective local government units (LGUs) to access family food packs (FFPs) and other relief items that they need to cope with their present situation. “Kung ang tanong ay paano makakakuha ng ayuda, ang unang hakbang ay makipag-ugnayan sa inyong mga LGUs. May sarili silang mga goods, at dinadagdagan naman ‘yun ng DSWD,” Secretary Gatchalian said during the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) virtual press briefing on Tuesday (July 22). Secretary Gatchalian explained that LGUs are the first responders in times of […]
July 22, 2025

Volunteers needed at DSWD’s NROC in Pasay City

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau (NRLMB) is calling for volunteers to assist in the production of family food packs (FFPs) at the National Resource Operations Center (NROC) in Pasay City. “In light of the recent flooding which affected various regions across the country, the DSWD is inviting volunteers to assist us in the production of relief goods at the NROC, the agency’s main disaster response hub in Pasay City. The FFPs that will be produced will replenish those already dispatched,” Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao, the DSWD spokesperson, said on Tuesday (July […]
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