Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo said that the Department strongly supports the campaign of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to bring healthy eating habits and diets back to every Filipino home by encouraging the consumption of brown rice as an alternative to white rice during meals. DA’s #BROWN4goodChallenge campaign continue reading : DSWD supports DA’s campaign to promote brown rice for healthy eating
DSWD in close watch over heavy rains, flooding in Sultan Kudarat town
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo has instructed DSWD-Field Office XII to continue to monitor the flooding incident in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat and to immediately provide resource augmentation to the local government unit (LGU) to ensure that the needs of affected families are met. In its feedback report to Sec. Taguiwalo, continue reading : DSWD in close watch over heavy rains, flooding in Sultan Kudarat town
DSWD to embark on massive feeding program for kids in ARMM
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy Taguiwalo (above photo, right) joins President Rodrigo R. Duterte (above photo, 2nd from right) at the launching of the Comprehensive Reform and Development Agenda (CRDA) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The CRDA is an inter-agency effort to improve ARMM with DSWD as lead in continue reading : DSWD to embark on massive feeding program for kids in ARMM
DSWD encourages survivors of ‘Lawin’ to immediately report irregularities of relief distribution to its field offices
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo reiterated her appeal to families and communities, “Agarang ireport sa mga field offices ng departamento ang mga iregularidad sa pamamahagi ng relief goods sa kanilang mga lugar (Immediately report to its field offices irregularities in the distribution of relief goods in their respective areas).” continue reading : DSWD encourages survivors of ‘Lawin’ to immediately report irregularities of relief distribution to its field offices
Relief goods already with LGUs – DSWD
Amid queries from survivors of Typhoon Lawin on why the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has not visited their villages for relief distribution, DSWD Secretary Judy Taguiwalo asked for patience and understanding on this concern, but at the same time explained that relief assistance has already been delivered to local government units (LGUs) continue reading : Relief goods already with LGUs – DSWD
DSWD encourages recipients of food packs to carefully examine boxes’ contents
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo encouraged beneficiaries of the department’s family food packs who are victims of calamities to carefully examine the contents of the food packs to determine if these are complete. “Dapat naka-tape po ang kahon pag binigay ito sa inyo. Ang laman ay 6 na kilong continue reading : DSWD encourages recipients of food packs to carefully examine boxes’ contents
DSWD now accepts donations for ‘Lawin’ survivors
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now ready to accept donations for families affected by ‘Lawin’ following the ongoing initial ground assessment in regions struck by the typhoon. “We have already identified the initial needs of affected residents based on the ongoing needs assessment in areas affected by ‘Lawin.’ Our doors remain continue reading : DSWD now accepts donations for ‘Lawin’ survivors
Sec. Taguiwalo flies to Kalinga to oversee relief ops
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy Taguiwalo, together with Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mike Sueno, flew to Kalinga today to conduct post-‘Lawin’ assessment and needs analysis in the area. Sec. Taguiwalo explained that inclement weather and lack of communication hampered the immediate conduct of needs assessment in continue reading : Sec. Taguiwalo flies to Kalinga to oversee relief ops
DSWD: Advance preparations, swift response, close coordination with other disaster relief agencies key to aiding ‘Lawin’-affected Filipinos
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo today said that the DSWD and other agencies of the Duterte administration have been prepared in their response to the emergency situation created by Typhoon Lawin. She said that among the factors that ensured this preparedness are the preemptive evacuations; the prepositioning of goods; continue reading : DSWD: Advance preparations, swift response, close coordination with other disaster relief agencies key to aiding ‘Lawin’-affected Filipinos
DSWD, LGUs to discuss ways to fast track rehab, speed up relief ops, reach isolated areas
In continuation of the relief operations in ‘Lawin’-affected communities, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo said today that DSWD disaster response teams are set to hold meetings and debriefings in ‘Lawin’-hit areas with local government units (LGUs) to fast-track the rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged shelters, speed up relief operations, continue reading : DSWD, LGUs to discuss ways to fast track rehab, speed up relief ops, reach isolated areas
