In line with the Duterte administration’s response to the crisis affecting stranded Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) humanitarian team, led by Undersecretary Vilma B. Cabrera, is now extending assistance and services to the distressed OFWs and their families. It can be continue reading : DSWD humanitarian mission team reaching out to stranded OFWs in Saudi Arabia
9 minor-victims of human trafficking in Pasay City get DSWD protection
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) now holds the protective custody of nine female minors who were rescued by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in an anti-human trafficking entrapment operation in Pasay City last August 10, 2016. According to the report of the City Social Welfare Development Office (CSWDO) of Pasay, the continue reading : 9 minor-victims of human trafficking in Pasay City get DSWD protection
DSWD to provide aid as long as there are ‘Habagat’ evacuees
The Department of Social Welfare and Development has sent more augmentation assistance to local government units (LGUs) affected by heavy rains and floods spawned by the Southwest Monsoon that hit most of Luzon and Visayas over the past two weeks. As of 6 am today, the Department has provided ₱9,197,733.30 augmentation assistance in the form continue reading : DSWD to provide aid as long as there are ‘Habagat’ evacuees
DSWD now on blue alert status; continues to monitor impact of ‘Habagat’ via virtual opcen
With Blue Alert Status already declared by the National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council (NDRRMC), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is also now on the same mode but continues to monitor the impact of ‘Habagat’ through its virtual operations center (VOC) based at the Central Office in Batasan, Quezon City. According continue reading : DSWD now on blue alert status; continues to monitor impact of ‘Habagat’ via virtual opcen
LGUs are the first responders to disaster response, DSWD to augment resources
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy Taguiwalo explained its partnership with local government units (LGUs) in providing response in times of calamities. She said that while the DSWD provides the needed basic services of disaster-affected families through the prepositioning of family food packs and standby funds, LGUs are the first responders in continue reading : LGUs are the first responders to disaster response, DSWD to augment resources
P5.8 M worth of aid given to ‘Habagat’-affected families
The August 17, 4am bulletin of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported that P5.8 million worth of aid from the combined resources of the DSWD with P3,439,020.65, local government units (LGUs) in Regions III and CALABARZON with P1,977,633.20, and non-government organizations (NGOs) with 389,786.20 have been provided to families affected by the continue reading : P5.8 M worth of aid given to ‘Habagat’-affected families
DSWD, LGUs intensify relief ops for ‘Habagat’; Sec. Taguiwalo assures enough food supply for victims
Under the directions of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo, DSWD disaster teams together with local government units (LGUs) have intensified their relief operations in areas battered by the Southwest Monsoon rains and floods. Sec. Taguiwalo also assured that the Department has enough stockpile of family food packs and standby continue reading : DSWD, LGUs intensify relief ops for ‘Habagat’; Sec. Taguiwalo assures enough food supply for victims
DSWD Sec. Taguiwalo visits ‘Habagat’ evacuees in Brgy. Silangan, Quezon City
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy Taguiwalo proceeded this afternoon to Barangay Silangan in Quezon City to visit and personally check on the condition of Habagat evacuees at the Geronimo Covered Court evacuation center. Sec. Taguiwalo was pleased to see that the evacuation center was properly managed by the Quezon City Social continue reading : DSWD Sec. Taguiwalo visits ‘Habagat’ evacuees in Brgy. Silangan, Quezon City
Public may donate for Habagat victims through DSWD, LGUs; Filipinos urged to Help one another to get relief and assistance
In response to many queries received by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) from the public, it announced that donations are welcome for the families affected by the continuous heavy downpour spawned by the Southwest Monsoon. At the National Capital Region (NCR), interested donors who want to course through their donations to the continue reading : Public may donate for Habagat victims through DSWD, LGUs; Filipinos urged to Help one another to get relief and assistance
DSWD continues to aid families affected by ‘Habagat’
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to respond to families affected by the onslaught of the heavy monsoon rains intensified by the low pressure area (LPA). In the latest bulletin of the DSWD Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC), 11,963 families or 55,737 persons are displaced, of which 7,545 families or 36,422 persons are continue reading : DSWD continues to aid families affected by ‘Habagat’
