A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) emphasized the need for a robust investment in anticipatory action as well as science and technology for disaster risk reduction. Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao made this statement during one of the panel discussions at the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City last October 16. “Investments in anticipatory action in the Philippines have been considered using the social protection system. Recognizing anticipatory action as crucial for providing protection and mitigation, the […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Offices (FOs) are in close coordination with all local government units (LGUs) that are along the track of Tropical Depression Kristine, an agency official said on Tuesday (October 22). “Yesterday , the DSWD’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) convened an online meeting with regional directors to update us on their preparations for TD Kristine. They assured us that they are consistently in touch with our LGU counterparts and that all disaster preparedness measures and activities are in place,” DRMG Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the DSWD spokesperson, said. Special […]

In its continuing efforts to streamline the process of beneficiary verification and authentication, the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Information and Communications Technology Management Service (ICTMS), launched the dxCLOUD or the Digital Exchange – Client’s Link of Unified Data. “The dx-CLOUD is designed to make managing beneficiary information simpler and more accurate. It is not a traditional database, instead, it is a tool that brings together or integrates data from various databases of DSWD programs into one reliable source,” ICTMS Director Christian Joseph Regunay said on Tuesday (October 22). Through this data integration mechanism, the DSWD program implementers […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has instructed the agency’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) to be on alert status and ready to provide assistance and resource augmentation to all local government units (LGUs) along the track of Tropical Depression (TD) Kristine. “We have to make sure Field Offices  1 and 2 and CAR’s stockpiles are in full strength,” Secretary Gatchalian told the DRMG group on Sunday (October 20), emphasizing that TD Kristine has the same track as Super Typhoon Carina that severely battered Northern Luzon in July. Secretary Gatchalian also ordered the National Resource Operations […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has successfully conducted re-engagement activities dubbed ‘Kamustahan’ validation and assessment for 1,400 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) decommissioned combatants (DCs) in Davao Region, a senior agency official reported on Monday (October 21). Organized by the office of Inclusive-Sustainable Peace and Special Concerns (ISPSC) Undersecretary Alan Tanjusay, the re-engagement activities were carried out from October 7 to 11 through house-to-house visits to monitor the status of the DCs in their reintegration into their respective communities and families. “These re-engagement activities are conducted to ensure those who were given the Php100,000 transitory cash assistance […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) underscored the importance of leveraging on a cross-agency collaboration toward a more comprehensive national disaster response at the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) held from October 14 to 17 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). “Integrated efforts are essential in addressing complex challenges and mitigating the impacts of crises. The role of social welfare and national disaster authorities is crucial in fostering resilience, ensuring that communities are better prepared and more capable of recovery,” DSWD Undersecretary Vilma Cabrera said during the session titled “Leveraging a Whole of Government Approach,” held […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) vowed to provide necessary assistance to indigenous peoples (IPs) who traditionally roam around Metro Manila and nearby urban areas during the holiday seasons. DSWD-MIMAROPA Regional Director Leonardo Reynoso said providing interventions may prevent them from going to Metro Manila and will ensure their safety from the dangers on the streets. “Alam po natin na hindi naman pinagbabawal ang pagbabyahe pero para hindi po sila mapakahamak ay, tama po kayo, kinakailangan na mayroon po tayong ibibigay na programa para sa kanila para nang sa ganoon ay hindi na sila pumarito sa Maynila,” Regional […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported on Friday (October 18) that 9,116 families from the Bicol Region have already benefited from the Walang Gutom Program (WGP). According to DSWD Field Office 5 – Bicol Region WGP Coordinator Sherryl Lofamia, these beneficiaries are from the provinces of Sorsogon and Camarines Sur who have already claimed their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards from August to September this year. “Each household-beneficiary was able to utilize Php3,000 worth of food credits. With these, they were able to put healthy meals on the table,” WGP Coordinator Lofamia said in an interview with […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO)-MIMAROPA emphasized that in times of disasters, the FO has protocols in place for a multidimensional disaster response to ensure that those affected are able to recover and resume their normal lives. DSWD-MIMAROPA Regional Director Leonardo Reynoso affirmed this during the DSWD’s Thursday Media Forum held last October 17, citing his FO employed this approach during the oil spill incident in Oriental Mindoro in February 2023. “Matatandaan po natin na nagkaroon ng oil spill sa karagatan po na malapit sa bayan ng Naujan noong February 28, 2023. Pero March 3, […]