Personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office-7 (Central Visayas) joined a police operation on Saturday (August 31) aimed at rescuing local and foreign trafficking victims from an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub located at the Tourist Garden Hotel in Barangay Agus, Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu province. Operatives of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), along with agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), the Armed Forces’ Military Intelligence Group 7, Bureau of Immigration (BI), and the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), which is co-chaired by the DSWD, conducted the joint operation based […]

In response to Tropical Storm Enteng, the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office 5 – Bicol Region successfully distributed hot meals to 504 evacuees at the TESDA Building in Barangay Caratagan, Pio Duran town, Albay province, on Monday (September 2). The provision of hot meals, cooked from the food items of the family food packs, is part of the agency’s continued efforts in assisting individuals affected by Enteng. FO-5 Regional Director Norman Laurio emphasized the crucial need for timely and adequate aid to ensure the safety and well-being of typhoon-affected passengers. The DSWD’s Bicol regional office remains […]

DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian holds a follow-up virtual meeting with Field Office (FOs) regional directors (RDs) to discuss disaster response updates, needs, and gaps on the effects of Tropical Storm EntengPH through its Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) on Monday (September 2). During the meeting, Secretary Gatchalian provided further guidance to all RDs and their representatives in relation to EntengPH. Joining the DSWD Secretary were DRMG Undersecretary Diana Rose Cajipe and DRMG Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, along with other key DRMG officials and personnel.#

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 5’s Mobile Command Center (MCC) was deployed in Naga City, Camarines Sur on Monday (September 2) to assist in the monitoring and provide communication lines as part of disaster response in the province amid the onslaught of Tropical Storm “Enteng.” With the MCC on-site, the Field Office 5 anticipates more reliable communication, and faster report submissions between disaster operation groups and offices, which will help in coordinating a swift and effective response to the needs of typhoon-affected communities. The DSWD’s Bicol regional office remains in close coordination with local government […]

Disaster response and management personnel of the local government unit (LGU) of Pasig City have started their pick-up of the 5,000 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) on Monday (September 2) from the National Resource Operations Center (NROC) in Pasay City. The FFPs were requested by the LGU from the DSWD’s Disaster Response and Management Group (DRMG) amid the onslaught of Typhoon Enteng.#

Personnel from the DSWD Field Office-5 are facilitating the distribution of Family Food Packs (FFPs) to families affected by Tropical Storm Enteng in Camalig, Albay Province, today, September 2, 2024. A total of 66 FFPs are being distributed to internally displaced families across 8 barangays in the municipality, which have been severely impacted by heavy rains and flooding from the storm. DSWD FO-5 continues to coordinate with local governments to provide immediate assistance to those in need and to the affected families.#

A total of 10,984 partner-beneficiaries of Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished) in Western Visayas Region have received cash-for-training and -work from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). “In Western Visayas, the Project LAWA and BINHI has made a profound impact, benefiting a total of 10,984 individuals across 19 local government units (LGUs) and 302 barangays,” DSWD Asst. Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene Dumlao, who is also the agency spokesperson, said on Friday (August 30). According to the DSWD spokesperson, farmers, members of indigenous […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, together with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Friday (August 30) led the turnover ceremony of 200 modified shelter units to Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) ex-militants and their families in Sibuco, Zamboanga Del Norte. On the same day, the OPAPRU and DSWD also oversaw the groundbreaking ceremony of additional 75 housing units that brings to completion the Sibuco housing project and provide more housing for Zamboanga del Norte residents who are constantly affected by armed conflicts. These modified […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) held the Gawad Sulong Awards on Friday (August 30) at the Sequioa Hotel in Quezon City. The event highlighted the outstanding achievements, dedication, and unwavering commitment of SLP participants, employees, and partners who are actively involved in the program. In her message, Undersecretary Monina Josefina Romualdez of the DSWD’s Operations Group, said the Gawad Sulong Awards gives recognition to the efforts, passion and dedication of participants, partners and beneficiaries that make the SLP a successful anti-poverty reduction program of the Department.