The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) forged a partnership with the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) for an on-the-job training program for Industrial Engineering (IE) students who will conduct a time and motion study (TMS) on the agency’s processes. DSWD Undersecretary for Policy and Plans Atty. Adonis Sulit described the partnership as a “symbiotic relationship” wherein the Department will try to further improve its services whileteaching PUP industrial engineering students on the practical side of their theoretical knowledge. “In a sense, we are helping the students understand how the government works and how the government could work […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was lauded by the local chief executive of Naga City in Camarines Sur province on Wednesday (September 4) for the agency’s swift delivery of augmentation support to  the local government unit’s (LGU) relief efforts for families severely affected by Tropical Storm Enteng. In an interview over DZBB, Naga City Mayor Nelson Legacion said he has been actively coordinating with DSWD Field Office (FO) 5 – Bicol Regional Director Norman Laurio whose FO provided unhampered response to the needs of the severely-impacted constituents since the onslaught of Enteng. “Meron pa pong dumarating na […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officials led the ribbon cutting for the opening of the exhibit for the Humanitarian and Development Summit 2024 at the Marco Polo Hotel in Ortigas Center, Pasig City on Wednesday (Sept. 4). Leading the opening ceremony are Undersecretary for General Administration and Support Services Group (GASSG) Atty. Edward Justine Orden, GASSG Asst. Secretary and Concurrent Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Legal Service Atty. Gina Wenceslao, Undersecretary for Innovations Edu Punay, Undersecretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Diana Rose Cajipe, and World Food Programme-Philippines Country Representative Mr. Regis Chapman. The summit aims to promote […]

In response to Typhoon Enteng’s impact on the Visayas region, 15,000 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) are being loaded onto delivery trucks at the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC) in Mandaue City, Cebu for immediate dispatch to DSWD Field Office-5 (Bicol Region) to support families affected by the disaster. On Tuesday (September 3), an additional 5,000 FFPs will be sent to FO-5 to further support local government units (LGUs) in their relief efforts in Bicol Region.#

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Monday (September 2) that the agency is more than ready and has enough family food packs (FFPs) to assist families and individuals affected by Tropical Storm Enteng compounded by the southwest monsoon or the habagat. “Naka-replenish na tayo pero sa dating sa akin nitong Enteng, dahil magli-linger siya ng ilang araw, malamang mauubos na natin ‘yung na-replenish natin. Pero ganoon talaga, we’ll have to keep on replenishing kasi alam natin Typhoon season ngayon. But itong sa Enteng, we’re more than ready. In fact, may mga nakukuha na tayo […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office-5 (Bicol Region) has swiftly distributed a total of 423 boxes family food packs (FFPs) to families affected by Tropical Storm Enteng in various barangays in Polangui, Albay on Monday (September 2). The distribution includes 9 boxes of FFPs for Brgy. Balinad; 163 FFPs for Brgy. Sugcad; 31 FFPs for Brgy. Kinale; 20 FFPs for Brgy. Ponso; 20 FFPs for Brgy. Gabon, and 186 FFPs for Brgy. Ubaliw. The DSWD FO-5 is working closely with local government units (LGUs) and other agencies to ensure a swift response to the needs of […]

Over Php5 million worth of family food packs (FFPs) were swiftly distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO)-5 (Bicol Region) to 7,402 families from various municipalities in the province of Camarines Sur who were affected by Tropical Storm “Enteng” on Monday (September 2). In collaboration with the Provincial Government of Camarines Sur, the DSWD’s FFPs were able to reach the typhoon-affected families in the towns of Milaor, Minalabac, Pili, San Fernando, and Camaligan. In line with the DSWD’s mandate to promptly and effectively assist during disasters, its FO-5 continues to work closely with local […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to intensify its disaster response operations as Tropical Storm Enteng accelerates over Northern Luzon, an official of the agency’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said on Tuesday (September 3). “Sa kasalukuyan, ongoing pa rin po ang isinasagawa natin na koordinasyon sa LGUs  especially that Enteng is battering naman the Northern part of the country, Region 2 (Cagayan Valley),” DRMG Asst. Secretary Dumlao, who is also the agency spokesperson, said in an interview over Radio Pilipinas, the flagship AM radio station of the Presidential Broadcast Service (PBS). Based on the September 3 DSWD-Disaster […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office (DSWD) – National Capital Region (NCR) on Tuesday (Sep. 3) checks on the condition of evacuees at the Baseco National Highschool who were affected by the heavy rain and flooding brought about by Tropical Storm “Enteng.” Over 50 families or 200 individuals from Barangay 649 in Manila are taking temporary shelter at the Baseco evacuation center. As part of the Agency’s relief operation, the DSWD FO – NCR is actively coordinating with concerned local government units (LGUs) to determine the status of the evacuees and other affected communities to provide additional assistance.