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 […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, Regional Director Venus Rebuldela of DSWD Field Office 3- Central Luzon, and President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Alcazar of the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) on Friday (July 11) firm up an agreement to establish a Regional Disaster Response Command Center (RDRCC) and warehouse facility at the Clark Civil Aviation Complex (CCAC) and the Industrial Estate 5 (IE5). The new RDRCC and warehouse are expected to strengthen the capacity of the DSWD to preposition and deliver relief goods to nearby regions during disasters and calamities. Present to witness the […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling explore possible ways to provide decent and affordable housing to families set to exit from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). In a meeting at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City on Thursday (June 19), the two secretaries agreed to finalize a Data Sharing Agreement to align DHSUD’s housing projects with the DSWD’s beneficiary data. Joining the meeting were Undersecretary Vilma Cabrera and Asst. Secretary Marites Maristela of the DSWD’s Conditional Cash Transfer Group (CCTG); Asst. […]

Discussions in the Thursday (June 19) Media Forum of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) revolved on updates on the agency’s social protection and livelihood program for persons with disabilities. Director Miramel Laxa of the agency’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) shared updates on the upcoming turnover of disability-friendly e-buses to persons with disabilities in SLP associations through the Persons with Disabilities – Electric Transportation Service (PWD-ETS) Project. Director Edwin Morata of the Protective Services Bureau-Crisis Intervention Unit (PSB-CIU) updated reporters on the implementation of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) Program and the Ayuda sa Kapos […]