The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, together with the Disaster Response Management Bureau (Central Office) and the Regional Disaster Response Committee (RDRC), successfully concluded the Emergency Shelter Assistance Monitoring in Burgos and General Luna, Surigao del Norte (Siargao Island). In the pursuit of expediting the monitoring, the team utilized continue reading : DSWD Caraga conclude ESA Monitoring
Building on Social Protection for Anticipatory Action and Response in Emergencies and Disasters (B-SPARED) has conducted orientation for the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Bacuag, Surigao del Norte. The said orientation is in preparation for the B-SPARED project implementation which will target poor and vulnerable households during disasters with LGU Bacuag as the pilot continue reading : DSWD – FAO gears up for B-SPARED pilot project
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Carga held the Regional Disaster Response Committee (RDRC) Post-disaster response and early recovery operations monitoring and review for Typhoon Odette on August 7–11, 2023, in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte. Maria Theresa Bas, Project Development Officer IV of the Disaster Response Management Bureau, reiterated DSWD’s continue reading : DSWD Caraga hold post-disaster response, early recovery operations monitoring
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga conducted an evaluated Fire Drill, on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, with the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Butuan as the evaluator. The Field Office obtained a SATISFACTORY rating with commendable execution of the emergency simulation, especially the facility exit procedure. The drill aims continue reading : Safety First: DSWD Caraga conducts Fire Drill Activity
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga leads the relief items distribution to twelve (12) families of fire-incident victims in Barangay Datu Silongan, Butuan City, on July 26, 2023. The relief items received by the said families are as follows: 3 Family Food Packs (FFPs) each Hygiene Kit Sleeping Kit continue reading : Food, Non-Food Items reach fire victims in Butuan
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, together with other partner agencies, participated in the Usapang Resilience through the ‘Kapihan with PIA’, on July 14, 2023, at the SM City of Butuan. Represented by DRMD OIC-Division Chief Melanie Juan, the Agency underscored the roles of DSWD, which are to continue reading : DSWD Caraga reiterates roles, responsibilities during disasters
Plastic bottles, plastic cellophane? These are often dumped, resulting in filthy and clogged drains. However, in Barangay Doyos, Carrascal, Surigao del Norte, they are collected and made into a really nice sofa set. This is done with the use of plastic rubbish, which is turned into eco-bricks. To do this, the goal is to continue reading : Transforming Waste into something with Value – BASURA MO, SOFA SET KO!
In observance of the National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM) celebration every July of each year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, together with other line agencies, joins the nation in the NDRM kick-off celebration today, July 1, 2023. As part of the kick-off celebration spearheaded by the Office of Civil continue reading : DSWD Caraga joins NDRM kick-off celebration