Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian demonstrates to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr how the water filtration kit works in producing potable water during the chief executive’s visit to Typhoon-Julian hit Basco, Batanes on Friday (October 4). The DSWD Field Office 2-Cagayan Valley distributed water filtration kits from the firm Waves for Water to families affected by Typhoon Julian that severely battered the province of Batanes. The portable water filtration kit, whose 0.1 micron filters can remove cholera, salmonella, E. Coli, coliform bacteria, includes a bucket adapter filter assembly, drill bit, filter hanger, cleaning plunger and […]

In the heart of Boston town in Davao Oriental, two remarkable projects under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Kapitbisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) are transforming lives, bridging hope and opportunity for this third class municipality. One of the two projects is the newly-built bridge in a portion of the river in Barangay Simulao, gaining the glee of nearby residents, including Bobby Latiban. The 42-year-old Bobby, who has a bittersweet story tied to the area where the bridge was built, sees the project as a fulfillment of his life-long dream for the […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr in the distribution of relief and cash assistance to families affected by Super Typhoon (ST) Julian in the island province of Batanes and in Ilocos Norte on Friday (October 4). “Kaya kami narito ay para matignan kung ano ba talaga ang inyong pangangailangan. Mabuti na lamang na bago dumating yung bagyo ay nakapagdala na kami ng libo-libo na family food packs (FFPs) kaya pagdaan ng bagyo ay nakapag-distribute kaagad,” President Marcos said during the relief aid distribution at the Oval Plaza in the municipality […]

An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported on Wednesday  (October 2) that the agency has established 981 storage facilities nationwide, citing this as a way to ensure the agency’s faster disaster response operations. “We now have 981 warehouses in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, which have greatly helped in our prepositioning of relief supplies as well as in fast-tracking our disaster response and relief operations across the country,” Assistant Secretary Juan Carlo Marquez, who is also the DSWD co-spokesperson, said. According to Asst. Secretary Marquez, the expanded warehousing capacity of the Department has resulted in more efficient […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office 2-Cagayan Valley provided psychosocial first aid to the evacuees of Typhoon Julian in the region. “Apart from providing family food packs (FFPs), the DSWD also ensures the overall well-being of families affected by Super Typhoon Julian. This is part of the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) role of the agency,” Asst. Secretary Juan Carlo Marquez, who is also the DSWD co-spokesperson, said on Thursday (October 3). According to Asst. Secretary Marquez , the DSWD FO-2 conducted psychosocial interventions to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) taking temporary shelter inside the evacuation […]

Officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assisted President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos in handing out government aid during the Libreng Laboratoryo, Konsulta, at Gamot Para sa Lahat (LAB for ALL) caravan on Thursday (October 3) at the Rizal High School Gymnasium in Pasig City. The LAB FOR ALL is an aid-giving initiative of First Lady Araneta-Marcos to bring the programs of the government closer to the people.  Free health and medical services were given out to the beneficiaries who were at the venue. “Sinisiguro namin na marami pang mga komunidad sa […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already released more than Php9 million worth of humanitarian assistance for the families affected by Super Typhoon Julian, an agency official said on Wednesday (October 2). “The DSWD has already provided Php9.078 million in relief aid to the Ilocos and Cagayan Valley Regions as well as to the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR),” DSWD Asst. Secretary for External Assistance and Development Juan Carlo Marquez, who is also the agency’s co-spokesperson, said. “The agency’s Disaster Response Management Group and concerned Field Offices remain in close coordination with counterparts in affected local government units […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday (October 1) listened to the recommendations and suggestions of the local chief executives (LCEs) and local social welfare and development officers (LSWDOs) for the further improvement of the agency’s programs and services for poor and marginalized sectors. “Nagpatawag po ngayon ng consultation dialogue ang DSWD, kasama ang ating mga LCEs dahil gusto naming makinig muli sa inyo. Di naman lingid sa inyong kaalaman na naging mayor din ako for nine years sa Valenzuela. During those times, I realized that the solutions will come from the bottom—galing sa atin, […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) that they will continue receiving proper monitoring and program updates from 4Ps personnel who brave the risks in order to reach out to them. “Ito yung madalas hindi nakikita ng ating mga kababayan, yung pinagdadaanan ng mga city at municipal links na tinatawag natin. Kadalasan mga social workers yan eh. Sila yung tumatawid ng ilog, sumasakay sa kabayo, naglalakad ng ilang oras upang mapuntahan laman yung ating mga beneficiaries…kahit sila po ay nandoon sa tinatawag nating […]