These past days, we have been overwhelmed with the turnout of our call for volunteers. As many of our DSWD Field Office VI partners know, we are continuously maintaining our standby stockpile for any eventuality—be it man-made or natural calamities.   Your positive response to our call to volunteer in helping us pack goods goes continue reading : YOUR VOLUNTEERISM GOES A LONG WAY

  A TOTAL of 4,650 family food packs were sent for Capiz and Aklan to augment to the resources of Local Government Units. Family food packs numbering to 1,650 were transported morning of Thursday for the Province of Aklan while 3,000 packs were already prepositioned in Capiz prior to the onslaught of tropical cyclose Ursula. continue reading : DSWD 6 sends food packs to Capiz and Aklan

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VI released a total of P766,440 worth of assistance to those affected by tropical cyclone Ursula. Records shows that LGUs in Capiz and Iloilo released P523,440 worth of aid to those affected. DSWD, on the other hand, released P243,000-worth of of continue reading : LGUs, DSWD6 provide P700T aid for Ursula-affected families

ILOILO – Family of Rio and Nida Resulta from Altavas, Aklan is this year’s 2019 Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya Regional Winner. Nida said they are not expected that poor family like them will have this prestigious award through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The family maintains an organic vegetable garden in their almost 1 hectare farm continue reading : Resulta family named 2019 Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya

Resulta family of Altavas, Aklan – is this year’s regional winner for the Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya Search. The family together with two other past national family winners – Tanutan family of Lemery (2014) and Cabualan family of Leon, (2017) all in Iloilo had joined with them in the National Family Day Homecoming in Quezon City continue reading : 3 Pantawid families in W.V join Nat’l Family Day homecoming

ILOILO City — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VI, being the Vice Chairman for Response of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council VI, remains committed and assures the continuous effort in disaster response and rehabilitation operations in the region. This was assured by the Assistant Regional Director for Administration continue reading : DSWD-6 recognizes “resilient” efforts of LGUs, partners in disaster response

For a long time, Barangay Gama Grande in Calinog, Iloilo did not have a single day without any discomfort especially when it comes to their water supply. Gama Grande was hardly provided with water system since the barangay is located in higher terrain. The residents can only trudge slippery and dangerous paths just to reach continue reading : Escalating the flow of progress