The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas received donations from the Government of Taiwan through the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines. In a ceremonial turn-over at the Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base in Lapu-Lapu City on December 26, 2021, DSWD-7 Regional Director Rebecca Geamala received the donations and continue reading : DSWD-7 receives donation from Taiwan Government
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7 initially released 7,800 Family Food Packs (FFPs) to Negros Oriental as of 12 noon of December 25, 2021, to provide food to Typhoon Odette affected families. It amounted to a total of Php 3,627,000.00 worth of assistance. The breakdown of the initial distribution is the continue reading : DSWD-7 releases family food packs to Negros Oriental
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas delivered 1,700 family food packs for Typhoon Odette affected families in Olango Island. Olango Island is composed of eight (8) Lapu-Lapu City barangays, which include Baring, Caw-oy, Sabang, Santa Rosa, Talima, Tingo, Tunga-san, and San Vicente. The Philippine Air Force (PAF) Central Visayas helicopter continue reading : DSWD-7 delivers family food packs to Olango Island
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII has initially released 2,000 Family Food Packs (FFPs) to the Municipality of Sibonga, Cebu on December 20, 2021. Sibonga is among the areas in Cebu Province that was badly hit during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette on the evening of December 16, 2021. The continue reading : Sibonga, Cebu receives support from DSWD FO VII
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII calls for volunteers for the repacking of family food packs (FFPs) in the Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC) in Barangay Tingub, Mandaue City. The continuous repacking of the family food packs is for the augmentation support of the Department to the Local Government Units continue reading : DSWD-7 calls for volunteers
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas has released Family Food Packs (FFPs) to five local government units (LGUs) as of December 19 heavily affected by Typhoon Odette. The breakdown of distribution are the following: 2,000 for Loboc, Bohol; 2,000 for Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol; 1,300 for Manjuyod, Negros Oriental; 100 for continue reading : DSWD releases augmentation support to Typhoon Odette affected LGUs
The Department of Social Welfare and Development region 7 kicked off the Youth Development Session (YDS) implementation under Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The eight (8) pilot areas include Barili, Compostela, Liloan, Sogod, San Remigio, Tabogon towns in Cebu province, and Basay and Santa Catalina towns in Negros Oriental. At the launching in Compostela, Cebu, continue reading : Youth Development Session kicks off in Central Visayas
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the individual’s resilience. Big and small businesses have suffered. Some failed, deeply in debt, declared bankruptcy, while others have stretched to their limits to survive. It was felt by the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) beneficiaries, basket producers for many years now because exporters have stopped ordering their products. The residents continue reading : Beneficiaries gain skills, hopeful to recover
Members of the DSWD-7 regional management development conference (RMDC) recently attended a four-day basic training on Incident Command System (ICS) to equip them in responding to emergencies. In this training, the participants simulated several scenarios to internalize the basics of ICS. It supports the role of DSWD-7 workers as members of the government’s multi-agency Response continue reading : DSWD-7 personnel attend basic ICS training
On October 26, 2021, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) commenced a series of inter-agency council meetings in partner municipalities of Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS). The Disaster Response Operations Modality (DROM) of KALAHI-CIDSS will augment the resources and help respond to the effects of the continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS activates disaster and risk council meetings
