A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) shared the agency’s current disaster response efforts and early recovery plans to assist families affected by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine during the Saturday News Forum at Dapo Restaurant in Quezon City on October 26. “Ang DSWD po ay handa before and after sa pag-respond to augment our LGUs sa affected areas sa Bicol,” Special Assistant to the Secretary (SAS) for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) and Concurrent Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau (NRLMB) Leo Quintilla told reporters at the weekly forum. “Before […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), along with the members of  the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) National Convergence Team from the national government and international organizations, will lead the signing of the EPAHP Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) at the Heroes Hall in Malacañ Palace on Monday (October 28). “The ceremonial signing will mark a significant milestone in enhancing the collaborative efforts of EPAHP partners and development organizations in ensuring sustainable and inclusive programs that will promote food and nutrition security,” DSWD Secretary Rex  Gatchalian said. The signed memorandum circular will be presented to President Ferdinand […]

More than 1,000 residents of Bacoor City in Cavite, who were affected by Super Typhoon Carina in July and a fire incident in Barangay Zapote 3 in September, line up on Friday (October 25) to receive their emergency cash transfer (ECT) assistance from personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office (FO)-CALABARZON. Each beneficiary received Php24,960 with the DSWD releasing more than Php36 million for the cash payout. Overseeing the distribution of the cash aid at the Bacoor Coliseum were DSWD FO-CALABARZON Regional Director Barry Chua who was accompanied by Asst. Regional Director Mylah Gatchalian. Senator […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Social Technology Bureau (STB) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with three local government units (LGUs) last October 24 for the pilot implementation of a disability-inclusive social protection project for children with disabilities and their families. The selected LGUs are the San Jose de Buenavista in Antique province, Sta. Cruz in Davao del Sur, and Puerto Princesa City in the province of Palawan. Dubbed as Project CHERISH, the new community-based project aims to address the substantial and unmet needs of children with disabilities through the provision of comprehensive social services and other […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) reiterated its call for household-beneficiaries with pregnant members and those with children aged 0 to 2 years old to update their profiles in time for the rollout of the First 1000 Days (F1KD) conditional cash grant in 2025. “Isa sa direktiba ng ating Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., sa nakaraang SONA (State of the Nation Address) nya, yung pagkakaroon ng First 1000 Days cash grant sa ilalim ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program kaya naman puspusan yung ating pagpapalaganap ng impormasyon lalo na doon sa mga miyembro natin […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to augment the resources of local government units (LGUs) that are still reeling from the effects of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, an agency official said on Monday (October 28). “Under the directives of Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the DSWD still has sufficient stockpiles prepositioned in the agency’s hubs, spokes, and last mile warehouses in all FOs (Field Offices) to meet the requirements of LGUs for their respective disaster operations,”  Special Assistant to the Secretary (SAS) for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) and Concurrent Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the National Resource and Logistics Management […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has sufficient stockpile of family food packs (FFPs) in the island province of Batanes which is directly in the path of Tropical Storm Leon. As early as Wednesday (October 23), the DSWD’s National Resource Operations Center (NROC) was able to load 5,500 boxes of FFPs to a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship at Pier 13 in the Port of Manila bound for Batanes. The PCG vessel is expected to arrive in Batanes either on October 30 or October 31. Based on the NROC records, 1,658 boxes of FFPs has been prepositioned in […]

Nearly 200,000 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) have already been released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to the local government units (LGUs) of Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Albay which were the three provinces that bore the brunt of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine in the Bicol Region. “We have seen the devastations brought about by Kristine in these provinces. As what Secretary Rex Gatchalian said during a briefing with President Marcos, responding to the devastating impact of Kristine in the Bicol Region is the top concern, this is why the DSWD made sure to […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian presents to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) of the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) signed by partner agencies from different national government agencies (NGAs) and international organizations committed to mitigating hunger and poverty in the Philippines. The EPAHP JMC or the Guidelines on the Implementation of the EPAHP Program was signed and received by the President on Monday (October 28) in simple ceremonies at the Heroes Hall in Malacañan Palace. The JMC aims to bolster the convergence efforts of the government to combat […]