Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian emphasized on Monday (July 21) that the key to the swift and efficient distribution of relief items to disaster-stricken areas is the strategic prepositioning of relief goods in some 1,000 warehouses across the country. “Bago tumama si Crising, nasa 3.1 million na family food packs (FFPs) ang nakaimbak sa [higit-kumulang] isang libo nating warehouse nationwide. So, iyan ngayon yung ginagamit natin. So, we’re more than ready,” Secretary Gatchalian said in an interview over radio station DZBB. According to Secretary Gatchalian, instead of getting the relief items from the National Resource […]

Tropical Cyclone Crising has left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) but the southwest monsoon or habagat continues to bring heavy downpour in several regions across the country prompting the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to stay on red alert to monitor the ground situation of affected areas. “Bagamat lumabas na ang Bagyong Crising, patuloy pa rin na nakaantabay 24/7 ang DSWD at mga Field Offices (FOs) natin para mag-monitor sa sitwasyon ng mga kababayan nating patuloy na naaapektuhan ng masamang panahon na dulot ng habagat. Ito ay alinsunod sa direktiba ng ating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr na […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday (July 21) lauded Filipino social workers for their resilience, compassion, and unwavering commitment to uphold the dignity of the poor, vulnerable and marginalized sectors. “The Filipino social worker is distinguished not only by their technical expertise, but also by their resilience, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to uphold human dignity This unique blend of competence and empathy defines their work in every context — from the most remote barangays where services are scarce, to disaster-hit communities where immediate response and long-term support are equally needed, and in zones […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday (July 18) said the agency’s Field Offices (FO) across the country will continue to be on guard for a synchronized disaster response amid the two weather systems— Tropical Cyclone Crising and the southwest monsoon or habagat— prevailing in the country. “Kasi yung Bagyong Crising, yung hilaga ang tatamaan pero yung habagat nasa west side ng Pilipinas. So, importante na sabay sabay ’yung pag-responde ng ating field offices,” Secretary Gatchalian told reporters shortly before the site visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr at the National Resource Operations Center […]

“Ang maganda rito sa bagong makinarya [ng DSWD] na ginagamit natin, mas mapapabilis, mas mapapaganda ang ating pag-pack ng mga relief goods para ibibigay natin sa ating mga evacuees, para sa mga biktima [ng kalamidad].” This was the main message of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during his visit on Friday (July 18) to the National Resource Operations Center (NROC) in Pasay City where he inspected the new mechanized production system of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). President Marcos Jr. was accompanied by DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian and presidential son William Vincent “Vinny” Marcos during the inspection […]

The feats of former children-beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) continue to spotlight the importance of 4Ps as the government’s flagship poverty-alleviation program that puts premium on keeping children at school and helping them realize their full potential, eventually breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty in their families. Among these is the inspiring achievement of Clarence Nayve, a visually-impaired 4Ps beneficiary who graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bicol University (BU) with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature degree. Born with congenital glaucoma and eventually losing his sight completely at Grade 9, […]