The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is actively addressing the needs of individuals affected by disasters, particularly the youth and children, due to the recent consecutive storms that hit the country. Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao said on Thursday (November 14) the DSWD distributed diapers to families with children and toddlers affected by Tropical Cyclone Nika in Dolores town in Abra province. “Aside from the family food packs, our personnel from DSWD Field Office (FO) Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) also distributed diapers to some Nika-affected families from Dolores, Abra province. These were given to […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assists President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr during the distribution of the Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk and their Families (PAFFF) on Thursday (November 14) in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro. Approximately 5,000 farmers and fisherfolk who were affected by the series of typhoons that hit the country are expected to receive cash assistance from the government. Aside from Secretary Gatchalian, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francis Tiu Laurel Jr., Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cesar Chavez, and top local officials […]