On orders from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian flew to Camarines Sur on Friday morning (October 25) to monitor the ground situation and the on-going disaster operations across the province which was battered by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine. Upon arrival in Camarines Sur, Secretary Gatchalian immediately informed President Marcos on the latest developments on the on-going response efforts of the local government units (LGUs) in the province. “In Camarines Sur – nine towns out of 36 towns are still fully submerged. Then, around six towns are still partially submerged. […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday (October 25) used the Field Office (FO) 5 – Bicol Region’s Mobile Command Center (MCC) for his online situation briefing with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. from Naga City in Camarines Sur. Secretary Gatchalian was joined in the MCC by Naga City Mayor Nelson Legacion and Camarines Sur 3rd District Congressman Gabriel Bordado for the online conference with the President. The DSWD’s FO-5, headed by Regional Director Norman Laurio, deployed the Mobile Command Center to Naga City as soon as flood waters slightly subsided in Camarines Sur on […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday (October 25) assured  the immediate delivery of potable water to families hit by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine in the province of Camarines Sur. “From my discussion with Governor Luigi Villafuerte this morning, they are okay with the food. Mr. President, their main concern was water. I know we did send the water purification systems pero nagkataon, Mr. President, naipit ho yung trucks sa Milaor kasi naputol ho yung road na iyon, medyo baha pa ho. As an action step, Mr. President, we spoke to Manila Water and […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has assured that while the agency is focusing on the Bicol Region which bore the brunt of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine, there is still adequate relief resources in the corridors of CALABARZON and Metro Manila to support local government units (LGUs) affected by the weather disturbance in these areas. “Mr. President, we assure you, in the CALABARZON and in the Metro Manila corridors, we have close to 250,000 family food packs (FFPs) ready for dispatch anytime,” Secretary Gatchalian said in response to the query of President Ferdinand R. Marcos […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian visited evacuation centers in Camarines Sur on Friday (October 25) to assess the condition of internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine. Joining the DSWD chief in his rounds at the Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum Evacuation Center, the Triangulo Evacuation Center, and the Sta. Cruz Evacuation Center were Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG ) Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao and Field Office5-Bicol Regional Director Norman Laurio. The DSWD officials were also accompanied by Camarines Sur Governor Luigi Villafuerte, 2nd District Representative Lray Villafuerte, 3rd District Representative Gabriel […]

In its continuing relief operations for Tropical Storm Kristine, personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 2-Cagayan Valley distribute on Thursday (October 24) more than 200 family food packs (FFPs) and 186 non-food items to evacuees in the different parts of the region. The relief supplies, worth over Php500,000, were given to evacuees in the provinces of Isabela, Cagayan, and Quirino. This latest relief distribution is part of the FO’s efforts to ensure that affected families are able to meet their food needs and other basic needs while seeking temporary shelter in evacuation centers.

Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO) – Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) on Wednesday night (October 23) assisted 50 families from Consuelo, Santa Marcela in Apayao province who were pre-emptively evacuated as the effects of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine started to be felt in the region. DSWD CAR personnel, together with local Philippine National Police (PNP) and barangay officers personally oversaw the distribution of family food packs (FFPs), as well as the handing out of Disaster Assistance Family Access Card (DAFAC) to each recipients. The DAFAC is a paper-form data sheet, where beneficiaries fill-out basic information […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Asst. Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene Dumlao, who is also the agency’s spokesperson, and Special Assistant to the Secretary (SAS) for DRMG Leo Quintilla, who is also concurrent Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau (NRLMB), provide updates on the ongoing relief operations of the Department for Severe Tropical Storm Kristine during the DSWD Thursday Media Forum on October 24. In the forum held at the DSWD Central Office’s New Press Center in Quezon City, the DSWD officials reiterated the Department’s call for volunteers to help produce […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured Filipinos on Thursday (October 24) that the agency will sustain the provision of relief assistance to ensure that no one will go hungry amid the devastating impact of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine. “Sa ngalan ng DSWD, nais naming i-assure ang ating mga kakabayan na naapektuhan ng Bagyong Kristine na nakahanda ang aming Departamento na mag-supply ng mga family food packs(FFPs) nationwide sa ating mga local government units (LGUs) na siya namang magdi-distribute sa ating mga residente. Makakaasa po kayo tuluy-tuloy din po yan dahil yan ang instruction ng […]