A total of 1,834 families in Siargao Islands who were affected by the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Auring last February were given cash assistance amounting to P5,502,000 and family food packs (FFPs) amounting to P773,948 for them to fully recover from the said calamity. Siargao Islands, which is located at the northeastern most part continue reading : DSWD gives P6.2-M aid to 1,834 ‘Auring’ victims in Siargao Island
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Caraga has assessed and profiled 6,678 families in the Municipality of Mainit, Surigao del Norte, since the year 2019. The families are recipients of the Disaster Vulnerability Assessment and Profiling Project (DVAPP), a project that envisions to establish a database of families in vulnerable areas with continue reading : DVAPP assessment and profiling in Mainit Town serve more than 6,000 families
As Severe Tropical Storm ‘AURING’ (International name: Dujuan) weakens into a Tropical Depression on Monday, February 23, the Quick Response Team (QRT) of DSWD Field Office Caraga remains active in monitoring the disaster response operation of the LGUs in the region. Since last February 19, the QRT of DSWD Caraga as well as continue reading : DSWD FO Caraga QRT monitors TS Auring
Protect the environment for our future generations because “Ang Proteksyon sa Kinaiyahan, Proteksyon sab sa Katawhan.” This has been the primary goal of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Caraga (DSWD), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources- Community Environment and Natural Resources Office-Nasipit (DENR-CENRO Nasipit), and the Barangay Local Government continue reading : DSWD Caraga rehab community mangrove area in Agusan del Norte
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Caraga trained internal staff on Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) at Balanghai Hotel, Butuan City, last October 12-15. The training was spearheaded by the Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD), in collaboration with the Capacity Building Unit (CBU) and the Learning and Development Section (LDS) continue reading : DSWD staff undergo camp coordination & camp management and IDP protection training
As the world faces the COVID-19 pandemic, most communities are affected by it. As if the world stopped, community quarantines were imposed by different Local Government Units; people started to lose their jobs. Livelihood across the Philippines is greatly affected by the pandemic. This problem is not foreign to the small town of Bayabas. continue reading : Bayabas Town: Champion on environmental preservation
Climate Change has been felt all over the world, but the Philippines is one of the countries most affected by it. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA, the warming of the climate system since the mid-20th century is due to human activities. It includes the increase of greenhouse gas continue reading : Barangay Sua: A decade of mangrove preservation
With the problems brought about by the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, what is worse is for other natural disasters to happen just like earthquakes and typhoons. Thus, it is important to know what to do during these times. With this, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga joins the National continue reading : DSWD Caraga prepares for disasters, calamities