DSWD Field Office Caraga and the Local Government Unit of Butuan City inked today the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the soon to rise Mindanao Disaster Resource Center (MDRC) during the Department’s 71st Anniversary Celebration on March 22, 2022 in Watergate Hotel, Butuan. The signing was graced by the Department Secretary himself, Rolando Joselito Bautista, continue reading : DSWD, LGU-Butuan Ink MDRC MOA
Five years past since its approval, the enhancement of the Regional Disaster Response Plan (RDRP) was conducted last Friday, March 18, 2022 during the Regional Disaster Response Committee (RDRC) Enhancement Workshop facilitated by DSWD Field Office Caraga. Spearheaded by the Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD), the workshop was participated by all of the member agencies continue reading : DSWD spearheads the RDRP Enhancement Workshop
In preparation for the 4th year implementation of the Risk Resiliency Program- Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation- Disaster Risk Reduction (RRP-CCAM-DRR), the DSWD Field Office Caraga has conducted a 2-day Program Review and Strategic Planning on March 16-17, 2022. Participated by all the program’s Project Development Officers (PDOs), the workshop aimed to come up with continue reading : DSWD conducts Strategic Planning Workshop for CCAM FY 2022 implementation
“Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) are now deactivated” announced by the DSWD Regional Director Ramel F. Jamen during the conducted hybrid Regional Disaster Response Committee (RDRC) Coordination Meeting for the Typhoon Odette Response Operation on March 9, 2022 at Balanghai Hotel, Butuan City. Based on the Memorandum no. 28 series of 2022 released by the National continue reading : DSWD augments 165.9M worth of NFIs to Odette-victim survivors
In its relentless efforts to deliver services and relief to individuals and families affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga led the establishment of transitional shelters and women and children-friendly spaces in areas severely affected by the typhoon. On February 3, the Field Office, continue reading : DSWD leads establishment of transitional shelters, women and children-friendly spaces for Odette victim-survivors
According to the National Geographic, “plastic bottles and plastic caps are the third and fourth most collected plastic trash in the Ocean Conservancy’s annual beach cleanups.” In a market study published last year, the Philippines consumes a staggering 163 million pieces plastic sachets every day (The World Bank, 2021). It is also added that, in continue reading : An Ingenious Battle against Bottles
In its continuing effort to provide temporary shelters and other basic needs to severely affected of the onslaught of typhoon Odette, DSWD Field Office Caraga has delivered an additional 3,368 Non-Food Items (NFIs) to Siargao Islands on February 10-12, 2022. NFIs delivered were the following: 628 Laminated Sacks, 700 Family Tents 1,406 Sleeping Tents, 1,406 continue reading : DSWD provides NFI worth 108M to Odette-affected towns
As of February 7, 2022, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga has disbursed a total of Php199,180,000.00 to 39,836 families severely affected by typhoon Odette through its Assistance to Individual in Crisis Situations (AICS) Program. The assistance has the following breakdown in each province: Php103,320,000 for 20,664 families of Surigao continue reading : DSWD provides 199M aid to Odette victim-survivors thru AICS