As part of its augmentation assistance to local government units (LGUs) that were flooded yesterday due to heavy rains in Region III, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be sending 40,000 food packs to the region. Of this, 10,000 will be delivered directly to the Provincial Government of Nueva Ecija, 10,000 to continue reading : DSWD sends aid to flooded towns in C. Luzon
More ‘Nona’ evacuees return home
As the lead agency of the Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster under the humanitarian cluster system of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to assist local government units (LGUs) in disaster operations for the remaining evacuees of Typhoon Nona. As of 8 a.m. continue reading : More ‘Nona’ evacuees return home
‘Pablo’ survivors continue to rebuild their lives
Banganga, Davao Oriental – Three years after Typhoon Pablo ravaged this town, the continuing rehabilitation initiatives of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here are now bearing fruits. Some 43 survivors are now enrolled in the DSWD-funded community-based vocational and technical training on Automotive Servicing National Certificate II under the Technical Education and Skills continue reading : ‘Pablo’ survivors continue to rebuild their lives
DSWD extends P42-M worth of aid to ‘Nona’ survivors
A total of P42,237,310 worth of relief assistance has been provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD,) as of 2am, December 16, to local government units (LGUs) in Regions IV-A, V, and VIII for distribution to families affected by Typhoon Nona. Of the amount, P38,995,900 went to the LGUs of Albay with continue reading : DSWD extends P42-M worth of aid to ‘Nona’ survivors
DSWD augments relief resources of ‘Nona’-affected LGUs
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to send relief augmentation to local government units (LGUs) affected by Typhoon Nona. In the Bicol Region, a total of P31.5 million worth of relief assistance has been provided to the LGUs of Albay, P2.8 million; Camarines Norte, P4.9 million; Camarines Sur, P10.7 million; Catanduanes, P7.0 million, continue reading : DSWD augments relief resources of ‘Nona’-affected LGUs
DSWD sent relief to LGUs ahead of ‘Nona’s landfall
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that relief goods have already been sent to local government units (LGUs) ahead of Typhoon Nona’s landfall as part of its disaster preparedness measures. The prepositioning of the goods was part of the pre-disaster risk assessment done by the member-agencies of the National Disaster continue reading : DSWD sent relief to LGUs ahead of ‘Nona’s landfall
DSWD helps poor youth become call center agents, office staff
Life took a positive turn for 25 unemployed Negrense youth who came from household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program when they joined the call center industry and had the chance to earn for themselves and their loved ones. Through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), continue reading : DSWD helps poor youth become call center agents, office staff
On the road to concrete developments: Farm-to-Market-Roads
During campaign season, it becomes harder and harder to keep familiar words and phrases attached to real things. As every candidate for office—from LGU to national—makes “motherhood” promises, it becomes all-too-easy for concepts like “inclusive development” to lose much of their meaning. As a partial remedy for this situation, I have been writing a number continue reading : On the road to concrete developments: Farm-to-Market-Roads
DSWD intensifies preps for ‘Nona’
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as Vice-Chair for Response of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), advises residents along Typhoon Nona’s path to heed calls for immediate evacuation, if necessary, to ensure their safety and achieve zero casualty as the typhoon continues to gain strength. Aside from being vice-chair for continue reading : DSWD intensifies preps for ‘Nona’
Rebuilding from the ruins of ‘Yolanda’
After the devastation wrought by Typhoon Yolanda, the residents of Leyte Province – one of the hardest hit areas – found themselves without their regular sources of livelihood. However, the launching of the Accelerated and Sustainable Anti-Poverty Program (ASAPP) of the Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster (HDPRC) gave them the reason to hope once continue reading : Rebuilding from the ruins of ‘Yolanda’
