A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Monday (September 16) the agency has so far provided more than Php48.14 million humanitarian aid to families affected by Tropical Storm (TS) Ferdie and the increasing unrest of Mt. Kanlaon. “The Php48,149,794.64 aid provided to the affected individuals includes food and non-food items (FNIs) and cash assistance,” DSWD Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene Dumlao, who is also the agency spokesperson, said. Based on the September 16 report of the DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations Management, Information and Communication (DROMIC), the agency has distributed […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prepositioned thousands of family food packs (FFPs) in the northern Luzon area following the entry of Tropical Depression (TD) Gener in the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), an agency official said on Monday (September 16). “Based on the directive of Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the DSWD Field Office 2- Cagayan Valley has prepositioned 6,198 boxes of FFPs in the province of Batanes to prepare for the possible impacts of TD Gener,” DSWD Asst. Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DMRG) Irene Dumlao, who is also the agency’s spokesperson, said. Through the logistical […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday (September 16) told senators that the agency will be able to extend more responsive programs and services to the poor, marginalized and disadvantaged sectors with the proposed budget of over Php229 billion for 2025. “Around 50 percent of our budget actually is in the 4Ps, as it is the biggest conditional development investment the government is making to uplift the lives of the poor to break into generational poverty,” the DSWD chief said before the Senate Committee on Finance chaired by Senator Imee Marcos. The DSWD is proposing […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will work with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in ensuring sufficient funding for its social protection programs in Sulu in the wake of the Supreme Court’s (SC) ruling that excludes the province from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian made this assurance on Monday (September 16) before the Senate Committee on Finance which was deliberating the agency’s proposed 2025 budget. The committee is chaired by Senator Imee Marcos. “We took cognizance of the Supreme Court ruling carving out Sulu from the BARMM area…what we […]

Personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 5-Bicol Region assist 241 families from six barangays in Jovellar, Albay who were preemptively evacuated due to heavy rainfall caused by Severe Tropical Ferdie and the southwest monsoon or habagat. More than Php300,000 in relief aid and modular tents were provided to the evacuees from Barangays Aurosa, Mercado, Mabini, Bagacacy, Magsaysay, and White Deer. The DSWD Bicol Field Office will continue coordinating with the local government unit (LGU) of Jovellar to determine other interventions that the evacuees may need while at the temporary shelter and when they return […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 12 – Soccsksargen conducted a validation and assessment operations on Sunday (September 15) across flooded areas in the province of Maguindanao del Norte due to the heavy rainfall caused by the southwest monsoon and Tropical Storm “Ferdie.” The operation, facilitated by the FO’s Disaster Risk and Management Division (DRMD) was closely followed by the distribution of family food packs to identified families and communities affected by the weather disturbance. The FO 12 is actively coordinating with concerned local government units (LGUs) to provide more relief assistance to communities impacted […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office (FO) – National Capital Region (NCR), through its Disaster Response and Management Division (DRMD), on Sunday (September 15) conducted a Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) to the ground zero of the fire that recently engulfed a residential area in Barangay 105 in Tondo, Manila. Based on the assessment, some 1,737 families were affected by the September 14 fire and are now staying in evacuation centers set up in Barangay 105, Barangay 106 and the San Vicente Lim Elementary School. As a part of its disaster response efforts, the […]

Personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 6 – Western Visayas on Sunday (September 15) visited evacuation sites in Bago City and La Carlota City in Negros Occidental to monitor the status of displaced families affected by the southwest monsoon and Tropical Storm ”Ferdie.” To ensure the needs of the evacuees, the DSWD Western Visayas is closely coordinating with the local government unit (LGU) of Negros Occidental to assess and provide necessary support.

As one of the participating agencies in the government services caravan, “Handog ng Pangulo: Serbisyong Sapat Para sa Lahat,” the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), led by Secretary Rex Gatchalian, held simultaneous payout of financial assistance in almost 300 districts across the country on Friday (September 13). The DSWD chief, who personally presided over the Bataan leg of the caravan in Balanga City, said the agency has allotted over Php1.4 billion in aid to low income, minimum wage workers across the country. “Kami sa DSWD, naatasan naman tayo ng magbigay ng ating departamento ng ayuda o tulong pinansiyal […]