Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian personally visited displaced families staying in evacuation centers in Antipolo City and Cainta in Rizal province, and in San Pedro, Laguna on Tuesday (September 3). “Ipinadala po ako ng ating Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. para kamustahin kayo. Alam ko naman na mahirap itong mga nakalipas na araw at gusto lang naming malaman ninyo na ang pamahalaang nasyunal, sa pamumuno ng ating Pangulo, ay nakatutok sa inyong sitwasyon,” Secretary Gatchalian told the evacuees who are presently staying in modular tents at the evacuation center in Jesus S. Cabarus Elementary School, […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be holding a Humanitarian and Development Summit that aims to foster inclusiveness and coordination between the government and private sector on disaster response, risk reduction, and responsive social protection. The Summit, which will be on Wednesday (September 4) in Ortigas Center, Pasig City, will serve as a platform to explore new ways of collaboration through the convergence of existing programs, and create discussions that may lead to policy formulation for program development in disaster risk reduction and management. DSWD Asst. Secretary for Partnerships Building and Resource Mobilization Ana Maria Paz Rafael […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-5 (Bicol Region) distributed hot meals to 618 stranded passengers in the ports of Masbate, Sorsogon, and Albay due to the cancellation of sea travel caused by Tropical Storm Enteng on Monday (September 2). As Typhoon Enteng intensifies and continues to affect the Bicol Region, the DSWD Field Office-5 remains on alert status as Bicol regional office personnel continue to coordinate with concerned local government units (LGUs) for the needed assistance to all affected families and individuals. As part of resource deployment preparation, the Field Office-5 has prepositioned 129,243 boxes of […]

As part of its disaster response and operations for Tropical Storm ‘Enteng’, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is continuously producing family food packs (FFPs) to ensure immediate replenishment and availability of food and non-food items (FNIs) for resource augmentation to its field offices and local government units (LGUs). “As instructed by Secretary Rex Gatchalian, we are ensuring that there are adequate FFPs and non-food items in the National Resource Operations Center (NROC) and the Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC) which can readily be dispatched to areas hit by Enteng,” DSWD Asst. Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group […]

A total of 300 housing units were officially turned over by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday (August 30) to the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) former combatants and their families in the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay in Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula). During the turn over ceremony led by DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, together with Undersecretary for Inclusive-Sustainable Peace and Special Concerns (ISPSC) Alan Tanjusay and Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr., 200 indigenous peoples of the Sama, Kalibugan and Subanen indigenous cultural […]

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 […]