Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo assured the public that the Department has enough resources to provide for families affected by flooding incidents due to heavy rain in in the provinces of Lanao del Norte and Misamis Oriental in Northern Mindanao. “We have been monitoring the flooding incidents in Northern continue reading : DSWD Sec. Taguiwalo assures enough relief supplies for flooding-affected families in Northern Mindanao

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo today said that the agency is closely monitoring the situation in Cagayan de Oro and that it continues to receive reports from its Field Office X as to the status of citizens affected by flashfloods and landslides due to the tail-end of a cold continue reading : DSWD Field Office X, Central Office on alert monitoring Cagayan de Oro, Iligan flashfloods

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo flew to Tacloban City on Thursday to check on the status of construction of the DSWD-assisted  shelter project for survivors of Typhoon Yolanda. The Department shelled out a total of  P38, 500,000 as its counterpart fund  for the construction of 550 permanent and disaster-resilient continue reading : Sec. Taguiwalo visits DSWD-assisted shelter project for ‘Yolanda’ survivors in Tacloban City

Legazpi City, Albay – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Field Office (FO) V has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Bicol Region  and Educo, a non-government organization (NGO) based here, for the provision of food assistance to the volunteers of DepEd’s Emergency continue reading : DSWD provides food-for-work to DepEd volunteers for repair of schools damaged by ‘Nina’

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to release  P513,722,930  anytime soon as an initial funding for its Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) for households whose houses were partially and totally damaged by Typhoon Nina. The typhoon displaced thousands of families and damaged houses in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol, and Eastern Visayas regions when continue reading : DSWD to release over P513M in emergency shelter aid for families rendered homeless by ‘Nina’

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo lauded the prompt disaster operations made by the local government units (LGUs) during the onslaught of Tropical Depression Auring, which has weakened into a low pressure area (LPA) yesterday after bringing heavy rains over the Northeastern Mindanao and Western Visayas provinces over the weekend. “We would continue reading : DSWD lauds quick response of LGUs during onslaught of ‘Auring’; assures augmentation support when needed

The Field offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) along the path of Tropical Depression Auring are now on alert status to monitor the occurrence of this first weather disturbance in the country this year. Based on the predictive analytics for humanitarian response of the DSWD-Disaster Response  Operations Monitoring and Information Center continue reading : DSWD on alert for first weather disturbance this year

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to strengthen its coordination with local government units (LGUs) in assessing the needs of families affected by Typhoon Nina to ensure that they will regain their normal functioning the soonest time possible. “Bagamat tuloy-tuloy ang pagpapadala ng tulong ng DSWD, nakikita naming mahalaga na mas pahigpitin continue reading : DSWD vows to strengthen coordination with LGUS to ensure recovery of over 2M locals displaced by ‘Nina’

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has begun to process its Emergency Shelter Cash Assistance Project (ESCAP) for Typhoon Nina-affected families in Regions CALABARZON, MIMAROPA,​ ​ ​and Bicol. Under the directive of DSWD Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo, teams have already begun to assess and validate the total number of partially and totally damaged continue reading : DSWD begins processing of emergency shelter cash assistance for ‘Nina’-affected families

A total of ₱153,371,593 worth of relief assistance has already been provided  to families affected by Typhoon Nina in Regions CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, V & VIII, coming from the combined resources of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) which extended P149,285,261, local government units (LGUs) with P4,005,832 and non-government organizations (NGOs) with P80,500. As continue reading : ‘Nina’-evacuees start returning home; DSWD to continue relief ops