DSWD Assistant Secretary Vilma Cabrera pronounced the availability of enough family food packs for the relief operations, early recovery, and rehabilitation of families affected by Typhoon Ineng during the ocular visit conducted recently with Cabinet Secretaries Mar Roxas and Edwin Lacierda in Santa, Ilocos Sur. Even if relief distribution should last for 3-5 days, DSWD’s continue reading : DSWD assures enough food support to victims of Typhoon Ineng

Two (2) Philippine Navy Ships (BRP Ivatan AT928 and BRP Batak AT299) carrying 13,602 Family Food Packs (FFPs) or 2,267 sacks of relief goods from the National Resource Operations Center of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) arrived yesterday at Poro Point, City of San Fernando, La Union. The FFPs are for augmentation continue reading : Additional DSWD family food packs arrive

As of 24 August 2015, DSWD Field Office I has released 10,899 family food packs worth Php 3.2 million to Local Government Units (LGUs) as augmentation assistance to victims of Typhoon Ineng in the Provinces of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. Currently, there are 31,773 families or 149,364 individuals affected by Typhoon Ineng with 828 continue reading : DSWD, LGUs still on relief operations for TS Ineng victims

“It’s never been easy to live life. This is reality. This blind old woman was living alone and has nothing but herself. It is a heart breaking scenario.” This is a caption of Lorie Lei Panday’s Facebook post last 7 July 2015. Lorie Lei is an Area Supervisor of the National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) continue reading : Re-interview of Listahanan Area Supervisor leads to charity

As of 23 August 2015, DSWD Field Office I has released 7,968 family food packs to Local Government Units (LGUs) as augmentation assistance to victims of Typhoon Ineng in the provinces of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. Currently, there are 16,219 families or 82,865 individuals affected by Typhoon Ineng with 2,251 individuals at 26 Evacuation continue reading : DSWD releases Php 2.5 million worth of relief to Typhoon Ineng victims

In preparation for disaster response to victims of Typhoon Ineng, DSWD Field Office 1 (FO 1) monitors disaster operations in the Local Government Units (LGUs) and intensifies repacking of family food packs. Currently, DSWD FO 1 is ready with its 29,000 family food packs and standby funds to assist the LGUs in relief operations and continue reading : DSWD Field Office 1 on disaster operation for Typhoon Ineng victims

“We did not just visit these amazing families, we were also inspired by their life changing stories brought by the  Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program,” shared Chaplain Reginaldo dela Peña, Regional Director of the National Auxiliary Chaplaincy Philippines (NACPhil). Pastor Reginaldo was one of the four validators during the regional search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2015. continue reading : NACPhil appreciates involvement to DSWD’s 2015 Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya Search

A Program that introduces community-driven development, Kalahi-CIDSS of the DSWD also promotes social safeguards to ensure that its operation will not be detrimental to the people whom it serves, particularly the indigenous peoples of the 11 municipalities where Kalahi-CIDSS is currently implemented. DSWD Field Office 1 Assistant Regional Director for Operations Marlene Febes D. Peralta, continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS strengthens partnership with NCIP