Typhoon Lando has affected a total of 4,051 families or 16,351 persons from Regions I, II,III, IV-A, V, and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR),  as of 11 am today, based on reports received by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) from its disaster teams who continue to monitor the situation. Of this number, continue reading : Over 3,000 families now in evacuation centers

As Typhoon Lando continues to hit Luzon Island, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to assist local government units (LGUs) in responding to the needs of affected families especially along relief operations and in evacuating families from low lying and coastal areas. As of 6 am today, a total of 3,552 families or continue reading : Relief ops on-going for over 3,000 families affected by ‘Lando’

As a member-agency of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the field offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in areas being affected by Typhoon Lando are on red alert with disaster teams on 24-hour duty to monitor the situation and to provide assistance to local government units (LGUs). continue reading : DSWD assures enough relief for LGUs in ‘Lando’ areas

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has a total of ₱10,406,475.28 standby funds, 120,383 family food packs and ₱117,884,769.03 worth of food and non-food items readily available at Field Offices CAR, I, II and III since October 9, 2015, for resource augmentation to local government units (LGUs) that will be affected by Tropical Storm Lando. continue reading : DSWD preps for ‘Lando’

Hundreds of children from different schools in Metro Manila danced the “Zumba” as their way of reinforcing their call to action to end all forms of abuse, during the ​”​Zumbata on Child Protection​”,​ ​kick-off activity ushering in the National Children’s Month (NCM) celebration held at the Skydome, SM North Edsa​, Quezon City ​over the weekend. continue reading : Children present call to action to end all forms of abuses

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman clarified that the construction of temporary transitional shelters for Lumads affected by the on-going armed conflict in Surigao del Sur was still a proposal that needed the concurrence of the affected families themselves and the local government. “When I met with them, I told the continue reading : We respect decision of Lumads on our proposal – Sec. Soliman

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that there is not truth to the apprehensions of some leftist groups that it will hide the homeless families during the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) next month. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that, in partnership with local government units, the DSWD continues to reach out continue reading : No truth to claims on hiding the homeless during APEC- DSWD

Proving that they do not just rely on their monthly cash grants for their survival and daily subsistence, 60 mother-beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Vallehermoso in Negros Oriental have organized themselves and set-up their own meat processing business. They were assisted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Sustainable Livelihood continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya mothers turn newbie entreps

THIS REFERS to Gil Cabacungan’s news report titled, “COA: DSWD relief, unused cash donations, epic failure” (Front Page, 9/13/15). We appreciate that the article made mention of the audit report of the Commission on Audit (COA) as well as of the response of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. However, the title of the continue reading : ‘Yolanda’ operations no ‘epic failure’