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July 25, 2025

DSWD chief visits Manila’s ‘Yorme’ to offer agency’s aid to flood-hit Manileños

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian paid a courtesy visit to Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno to personally offer the agency’s support and reinforce coordination with local leaders, in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to strengthen partnerships between national and local governments especially in times of disasters. “Ang playbook namin ngayon ay always talk to the mayors. That is why I came here. Number one, alam nyo naman ang number ko, you can call me. Pag may kailangan ka, I’m just a phone call away,” Secretary Gatchalian said during a short meeting on […]
July 24, 2025

DSWD chief reports to PBBM: Over 330K food packs given to disaster-hit Pinoys

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday (July 24) said the agency is all-out in its replenishment efforts to ensure adequate and timely provision of family food packs (FFPs) to communities reeling from the combined effects of the habagat, and Tropical Cyclones ‘Crising’, ‘Dante’, and ‘Emong’. “We have already released since last Saturday 337,228 family food packs. At the moment, the requests are streaming in from various regions. We are looking at close to 600,000 requests, in which the 330,000 we have already fulfilled,” Secretary Gatchalian reported to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr during the […]
July 24, 2025

DSWD to invest more in disaster resiliency projects – Sec. Gatchalian

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 […]
July 24, 2025

PBBM, DSWD chief visit evacuees in Rizal

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday (July 24) joins President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in a visit to habagat-displaced families currently seeking temporary shelter at the Maly Elementary School and Sta. Ana Brgy Hall, Covered Court in San Mateo, Rizal. During their visit to the evacuation centers, President Marcos Jr and the DSWD chief distributed family food packs (FFPs) and other essential items to the displaced families to ensure that their daily needs will be met. Secretary Gatchalian also showed to President Marcos Jr. the agency’s deployed mobile kitchen that will help provide hot […]
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 […]
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