PREPS FOR RAINY DAYS. A worker piles boxes of family food packs in one of the warehouses in Samar province in this undated photo. The Department of Social Welfare and Development prepositioned 20,089 family food packs in strategic areas of Eastern Visayas for an immediate response as several areas in the region have started to experience rainfall. (Photo courtesy of DSWD Region 8) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prepositioned 20,089 family food packs (FFPs) in strategic areas of Eastern Visayas for an immediate response as several areas in the region have started to experience rains. The stocking of food supplies will ensure faster delivery of relief goods in case there would be severe flooding, DSWD regional information officer Joshua Kempis said in a phone interview Friday. Of the total, 850 FFPs are in Catbalogan City, Samar; 100 in Naval, Biliran; 4,121 in Allen, Northern Samar, 600 in Borongan City, Eastern Samar; and 14,418 at the DSWD
RESILIENCE. A communal garden established by villagers in Salcedo, Eastern Samar. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office here has tapped 162 residents in Salcedo, Eastern Samar to establish a communal garden and improve the existing water infrastructure in their communities. (Photo courtesy of DSWD) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office here has tapped 162 residents in Salcedo, Eastern Samar to establish a communal garden and improve the existing water infrastructure in their communities. The two activities classified as risk resilient projects were piloted in 18 villages of Salcedo town that concluded on Monday, said DSWD regional information officer Joshua Kempis. "DSWD implements the Risk Resilience Program (RRP) using the Cash-for-Work (CFW) modality to strengthen the adaptive capacities of poor families in disaster-prone communities," Kempis said in a phone interview Monday. CFW is a short
GRANT. Releasing of social pension for senior citizens in Allen, Northern Samar in this undated photo. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already released PHP65 million to poor elderlies in Eastern Visayas under the government's social pension program.(Photo courtesy of DSWD Region 8) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already released PHP65 million to poor elderlies in Eastern Visayas under the government's social pension program. Joshua Kempis, DSWD regional information officer said in a phone interview on Thursday the amount represents only the allotment for the first quarter of 2022 in the entire region. Of the 43,737 indigent senior citizens who received the social pension in the region as of May 10, at least 20,415 are from Leyte, 3,799 from Biliran, 6,027 from Samar, 10,436 from Eastern Samar, and 3,060 from Northern Samar. "Each senior citizen receives PHP500 monthly. The program seeks to augment the
AID FOR 'AGATON' VICTIMS. A victim of recent flooding triggered by Tropical Depression Agaton receives a food pack from the government in this April 25, 2022 photo. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Eastern Visayas released 46,334 family food packs as an initial assistance to victims of the tropical depression.(Photo courtesy of DSWD Eastern Visayas) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Eastern Visayas released 46,334 family food packs (FFPs) as an initial assistance to victims of Tropical Depression Agaton. DSWD regional information officer Joshua Kempis said on Tuesday as of Monday night, food packs were delivered to 10 towns in the provinces of Leyte, Eastern Samar, and Biliran affected by heavy rains two weeks ago. Of the 46,334 FFPS, 19,100 were delivered in Abuyog, 5,000 in Mahaplag, 4,000 in Baybay City, 3,300 in Inopacan, 3,000 in Palompon, 1,325 in Javier, and 400 in Leyte town, all in Leyte province. In Leyte, re
MORE AID. Volunteers unload family food packs shipped by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for landslide victims in Eastern Visayas. The DSWD regional office received on Thursday (April 21, 2022) 5,000 family food packs, 1,000 sleeping kits, 2,900 kitchen kits, and 3,500 hygiene kits. (Photo courtesy of DSWD Eastern Visayas) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Social and Welfare and Development (DSWD) National Resource Operations Center (NROC) delivered on Thursday thousands of items for landslide victims in Leyte. The DSWD regional office received 5,000 family food packs (FFPs), 1,000 sleeping kits, 2,900 kitchen kits, and 3,500 hygiene kits. These goods are intended for survivors in Baybay City and Abuyog town. "These are intended to augment the resources of DSWD Eastern Visayas as it responds to the requests of local government units affected by the recent disaster," DSWD regional information officer Joshua Kempis said in a phone interview Thursday. As