The day when Yolanda made world headlines as the year’s super typhoon, Jade Paredes of Botongan, Estancia, a Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary, together with her husband and her six children was stuck inside their house near the seaside. They were just eating breakfast when the small carinderia beside their house that she just established this year continue reading : A Pantawid Mother’s Instinct
An early Christmas surprise
While everyone was busy preparing their lunch in the “tent city” of Estancia, Iloilo where hundreds of families evacuated from their oil-spilled communities, a solo parent mother of two, got the biggest surprise of her life. Felimel Yamson and her two boys were eating lunch with DSWD Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman and DILG Secretary Mar continue reading : An early Christmas surprise
DSWD to implement P5.2M cash for work program
A P5 MILLION-WORTH cash for work program will be first implemented by DSWD6 for victims of typhoon Yolanda in Western Visayas. “While we are awaiting for the approval of the P2.6 billion proposal for relief operations and rehabilitation, we are already preparing to implement the cash for work program which now has funding,” said regional continue reading : DSWD to implement P5.2M cash for work program
DSWD releases more than P100M aid
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development has already released more than P110 million worth of family packs to typhoon-stricken municipalities in its relief effort all over the region. As of November 22, the total number of food packs distributed to typhoon-affected families numbered to 380,505, with a total cost of P100,303,991 The figure covers continue reading : DSWD releases more than P100M aid
Former PBA player joins thousands of volunteers
Everyone was staring and asking who he was. He was a crowd drawer at the Iloilo Sports Complex repacking station last Monday. He was no less than the former PBA player Roy Deles. His star on the basketball arena may have stopped shining but his will-power to help fellow Ilonggos never ceased. A star on continue reading : Former PBA player joins thousands of volunteers
More than 332,000 family packs distributed to typhoon survivors
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development regional office here has already released more than P87 milllion for relief assistance to typhoon survivors in Western Visayas. As of this writing, records of DSWD6 show that a total of 332,855 were already served with family packs, or 58 percent of the total 575,200 registered affected families continue reading : More than 332,000 family packs distributed to typhoon survivors
Aid continues to pour in typhoon ravaged towns
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development continues to provide relief assistance into municipalities ravaged by Typhoon Yolanda as the number of distributed food packs increase to 273,194. The 273,194 family packs amounted to P71,501,845. The figure covers from day one of the disaster relief operation until 6 a.m. of Wednesday. So far, the agency continue reading : Aid continues to pour in typhoon ravaged towns
Kids volunteer to help Yolanda victims
At six, Yaneshka Michaela Aparicio speaks more than her age. She is among the volunteers at the covered gym of the Iloilo Sports Complex in the on-going relief operations for typhoon affected families in Western Visayas. Yaneshka, a K-2 pupil of the Central Philippine University said she wants to help the typhoon affected families who continue reading : Kids volunteer to help Yolanda victims
8th DAY OF RELIEF OPERATION: P22.5M worth of relief goods released
MORE than P22 million worth of relief goods have been distributed to disaster survivors of typhoon Yolanda in Western Visayas. Evelyn B. Macapobre, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-6) regional director said that 86,100 family packs have been distributed as of 12 noon of November 16. The family packs amounted to PP22,578,500. Of the continue reading : 8th DAY OF RELIEF OPERATION: P22.5M worth of relief goods released
DSWD assures donated goods will reach typhoon survivors
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office assured the donated clothes, blankets and other goods will really go to those who were affected by Typhoon Yolanda. The segregating of the donated items at the DSWD relief center in Molo, Iloilo City is being done to guarantee that each member of the family continue reading : DSWD assures donated goods will reach typhoon survivors