After visiting evacuation centers in Pasig City and Las Pinas city earlier in the day, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday (July23) makes a quick stop at the Talipapa High School in Caloocan City—one of the designated evacuation centers for evacuees of habagatand Tropical Cyclone Crising. The DSWD chief walked through the temporary shelter to personally check on the condition of the evacuees and the provision of essential amenities for them by the local government. Joining Secretary Gatchalian in the site visit were Caloocan City First District Rep. Oscar “Oca” Malapitan and Caloocan City […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office 5- Bicol Region delivered on Wednesday (July 23) 3,000 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) to the municipality of Polangui to help communities cope with the impending effects of Tropical Cyclones ‘Dante’ and ‘Emong’ as well as the habagat. The boxes of FFPs were transported from the Pawa Warehouse in Legazpi City to Polangui, which is Albay’s catch basin, through the help of the 49th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army, The Good Samaritan, and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Polangui. The DSWD remains on high alert as […]

In the continuing government efforts to ensure the comfort and well-being of evacuees, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Wednesday (July 23) mingle with families and individuals staying at an evacuation center in Barangay Zapote in Las Pinas City. The two Department chiefs also joined local officials led by Las Pinas Mayor April Aguilar in the distribution of relief goods to 133 displaced families at the evacuation center. The DSWD chief, together with other cabinet secretaries, has been making the rounds of evacuation centers in line with […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday (July 22) brings cheer and lifts the spirits of evacuees taking temporary shelter at the evacuation centers in Barangays Marulas, Gen. T. De Leon, and Ugong in Valenzuela City as the former mayor interacted and engaged them in joyful banter. After Valenzuela City, the DSWD chief proceeded to visit the evacuees in nearby Barangay Potrero in Malabon City. The DSWD chief also led the distribution of relief goods to the evacuees in the two cities. Secretary Gatchalian has been making the rounds of various evacuation centers since Monday […]

Despite the red rainfall warning in Metro Manila, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian continues his rounds to check on the condition of ‘habagat’ evacuees on Tuesday (July 22). His first stop was the evacuation center at the Atis Covered Court, Barangay Payatas in Quezon City followed by the temporary shelter at the H. Bautista Elementary School in Marikina City. Aside from overseeing the distribution of relief goods, the DSWD chief personally asked the affected individuals if they need additional assistance or interventions to help them cope with their current condition. Secretary Gatchalian will head later […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday (July 18) tours President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr around the National Resource Operations Center (NROC), the agency’s main disaster response hub located in Pasay City. Secretary Gatchalian showed to the President how the DSWD’s new mechanized packing system works in a faster, more efficient production of family food packs (FFPs). (MBM)

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday (July 11) engaged with members of the Aeta community in Brgy. Nabuclod, Floridablanca, Pampanga where he also showed his support to the agro-forestry initiative for the indigenous group. The DSWD chief joined local officials of Pampanga led by Governor Lilia ‘Nanay’ Pineda in the distribution of farming supplies to the villagers for their sustainable farming and establishment of Project LAWA and BINHI sites in the area. Also present in the activity were Floridablanca Mayor Michael Lugtu Galang, Arayat Mayor Jeffrey Luriz; Undersecretary Diana Rose Cajipe and Asst. Secretary […]