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
As of Jan 28, 2022, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office (FO) Caraga has augmented a total of Php 177,703,270.54 worth of food (FFP) and non-food items (NFI) to Typhoon Odette severely affected LGUs in the region. 225,975 Family Food Packs (FFPs) amounting to Php 120,890,537.19 were delivered with the following breakdown continue reading : DSWD augments 177M worth of aid to Odette-affected towns
The DSWD Field Office Caraga, together with other members of the Caraga Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC), held a consultative dialogue with the Provincial Local Government Unit of Dinagat Islands and various local government units (LGUs) in the island to strengthen coordination and discuss points of collaboration that will help them deliver continue reading : DSWD strengthens coordination with Dinagat Islands LGUs for Odette response
In its relentless strive to address the needs of those communities affected by #OdettePH, DSWD Field Office Caraga continues to strengthen its relief efforts and augmentation assistance in various areas in Surigao del Norte and Province of Dinagat Islands by providing food and non-food supplies to families affected by the super typhoon. On January 12, continue reading : DSWD continues relief efforts, send more assistance to LGUs
As of December 25, 2021 at 3:00 PM, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga has augmented a total of 49,010 Family Food Packs (FFPs) amounting to Php24,946,727.35 and 23,460 non-food items (NFIs) to LGUs in the region affected by Typhoon Odette. The distribution of the FFPs has the following breakdown: continue reading : DSWD initially augments 24.9M worth FFPs to LGUs affected by TY Odette
After several days of trying to defy transportation challenges to and fro the islands, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga was finally able to initially augment a total of 10,000 Family Food Packs (FFPs) for the LGUs in Siargao and the Province of Dinagat Islands (PDI). In close coordination with continue reading : DSWD augments 10K FFPs for Siargao and Dinagat