Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday (July 24) said the agency is looking at investing in resilient communities that are empowered and capable to rise above the effects of climate change which is now the new normal. “Tayo sa DSWD, we are known for disaster response, but our promise in the next couple of days, or in the next couple of months, or in the next couple of years is to invest in resilient communities,” Secretary Gatchalian said during his speech at the agency’s celebration of the 37th National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM) at […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]