Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary for Specialized Programs Florentino Loyola Jr. leads the distribution of livelihood settlement grants to 482 Typhoon...
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Int'l Women's Day: Salesian programs focus on inclusion for girls and women
Programs provide opportunities for education and training. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (FOR RELEASE March 8, 2024) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian...
DSWD allots Php1.4B cash aid for 145k disaster-hit families in Davao Region
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office-11 (Davao Region), has started the distribution of emergency cash transfer (ECT) to families affected by the shear...
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Embassy of Japan Showcases Ongoing Collaborative Initiatives in Mindanao
On 04 – 06 March 2024, the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines hosted a Mindanao ODA Press Tour, offering an in-depth look into Japan’s peace and capacity building initiatives in Mindanao. For three...
Philippines country strategic plan (2024–2028)
Operation ID: PH03 CSP approved at EB February 2024 For two decades, the Philippines has made progress in reducing poverty and improving food security and nutrition. That progress has been uneven,...
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Handover of Community Assets under the Project for Enhancing Food Security and Livelihood in Bangsamoro
On 21 February 2024, the handover ceremony of community assets under the Project for Enhancing Food Security and Livelihood in Bangsamoro funded under the Japanese Supplementary Budget (JSB) was held...
Pre-Crisis Gender Brief | Philippines (Version 1 - January 2024)
INTRODUCTION This brief, a collaborative effort by the Philippines Gender in Humanitarian Action Community of Practice (GIHA COP), the Asia-Pacific Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group (AP...
Finding Beauty in the Hardest Challenges
What does life look like when a mother of three loses her husband and is confronted with the torrential typhoon Odette within a span of four months? Analyn Escobia, a single mother who has been a...
Enabling a conflict-sensitive approach to disaster recovery and resilience in the southern Philippines
Across the development community, there is growing awareness about the reality that, in countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV), the path to a resilient future is even more...
DSWD team checks impact of emergency cash aid on quake-hit residents in Sarangani
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) deployed a disaster team in Glan, Sarangani to check the impact of emergency cash transfer (ECT) on the residents who were affected by the 6.8...
Philippines: Agusan del Norte farmers seek to boost harvest processing capacity with new equipment
Around 107 families from the suburbs of Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, some of whom have been displaced by conflict, are set to improve their harvest processing capacity after receiving...
DSWD starts payout of emergency cash aid to quake-hit families in Sarangani
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office-12 (SOCCSKSARGEN), has started distributing the Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) on Thursday (January 18) to aid the...
DSWD hands over 309 shelter units to disaster-hit households in Diffun, Quirino
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office-2 (Cagayan Valley), officially turned over core shelter units to 309 household-beneficiaries from 25 barangays in the...
Some 500 typhoon-hit individuals in Mt. Province given DSWD’s livelihood grants
Some 500 individuals from Mt. Province who were affected by Typhoon Egay last July were provided with Livelihood Settlement Grants (LSG) by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD),...
A Decade of Humanitarian and Development Work in the Philippines
We are marking a decade of humanitarian and development efforts in the Philippines, reflecting on our journey since November 2013 when we responded to Super Typhoon Yolanda. Over the past ten years,...
DSWD to provide cash aid to Mindanao earthquake-affected individuals
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez said on Saturday (November 18) that the agency will provide cash aid to families and...
DSWD chief orders Field Offices to intensify coordination with quake-hit LGUs
Following the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit some parts of Mindanao, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured that all the agency’s Field Offices (FOs)...
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Commemorating the 10-Year Anniversary of Super Typhoon Haiyan
For Immediate Release. Office of Press Relations. press@usaid.gov. Wednesday, November 8, 2023 Statement by Spokesperson Jessica Jennings Today, as we mark ten years since Super Typhoon Haiyan –...
WFP strengthens emergency preparedness in Philippines' most climate-vulnerable region
PALO, LEYTE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today handed over logistics equipment, including a reach truck and a rice milling machine, to the Department of Social Welfare and...
Ahead of the Curve: Philippine Red Cross helps Filipinos rise from the rubbles of Yolanda
Today, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) joins the country in commemorating the 10th year anniversary of Super Typhoon Yolanda, internationally known as Haiyan, which buried numerous parts of Luzon and...