The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, joined by the DSWD Central Office, in collaboration with the local government unit (LGU), conducted a 3-day Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) post-monitoring to the ECT recipients in Bislig, Lingig, and Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, on February 14–16, 2024. Through the ECT post-monitoring, the Department continue reading : DSWD Conducts Post-Monitoring of Emergency Cash Transfer Recipients in Sursur
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga has delivered a total of 162,977 family food packs (FFPs) to the trough of the low-pressure area (LPA) affected municipalities in Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur, and Agusan del Norte. Here are the number of municipalities that successfully received the relief assistance: Agusan continue reading : DSWD Caraga Extends Aid, Support, to Flood-Hit Areas
As promised by DSWD Sec. Rex Gatchalian, to the affected families of the magnitude 7.4 earthquake affecting the municipalities of Surigao del Sur, DSWD Field Office Caraga distributed on January 23-31, 2024, the Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) in Surigao del Sur. A total of 10,188 qualified families from the municipalities of Hinatuan: 855, Barobo: continue reading : Rebuilding Lives: DSWD Caraga Provides Emergency Cash Transfer in SurSur
Member-Agencies of the Regional Disaster Response Committee (RDRC) convened on January 23, 2024, for the RDRC Year-End Summit at MSC, Imadejas, Butuan City, which was facilitated by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga. The summit kicked off with an assessment workshop, guiding the participants in determining what to continue, continue reading : DSWD Caraga Holds Successful 2023 RDRC Summit
In a transformative move toward sustainable living, the municipality of Loreto, Province of Dinagat Islands, set the stage for a groundbreaking decade-long journey as it implemented a Waste Analysis and Characterization Study (WACS). According to the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC), solid waste management remains a major challenge in the Philippines, especially in urban continue reading : From Waste to Wisdom: DSWD’s Cash for Work/Training Empowers Residents in Loreto, PDI
As a magnitude 7.4 earthquake last night (December 2, 2023) shook Mindanao especially the Caraga Region, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga immediately activated its Quick Response Team (QRT) to address unfolding situations. The QRT was active in heightening emergency measures across the affected areas. This is for the continue reading : QRT Activated for quake operations
In the continuous effort to serve the magnitude 7.4 earthquake-affected families in Surigao del Sur province, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Caraga distributed family food packs (FFPs) in the province’s affected municipalities on December 6, 2023. 28,334 FFPs distributed to 10 LGUs contain essential items to sustain their immediate nutritional continue reading : DSWD Caraga Distributes FFP to Quake-Affected Families in SurSur
For a proactive effort towards accountability and transparency, the DSWD Central Office, through its Internal Audit Service, conducted a simultaneous audit of the release and distribution of Food and Non-Food Items (F/NFI) during response operations among its Field Offices today, December 1, 2023. Field Offices included in the audit are FO 1, 3, 8, continue reading : ELEVATING STANDARDS IN DISASTER RELIEF: DSWD CARAGA UNDERTAKES AUDIT OF F/NFI