The centers and residential care facilities of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XI have adopted safety and precautionary measures to protect the residents and personnel against the threats of COVID-19. Separate orientations on the novel coronavirus were conducted by the Home for Girls and Women, Home for the Aged, Regional continue reading : DSWD centers and residential facilities observe stringent measures against COVID-19
DSWD, LGUs to provide food, non-food aid to families during quarantine period
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with local government units (LGUs), is set to provide family food packs and non-food items to families and individuals during the implementation of the community quarantine in some areas due to COVID-19. This is part of the Department’s Technical Assistance and Resource Augmentation (TARA) mandate continue reading : DSWD, LGUs to provide food, non-food aid to families during quarantine period
DSWD temporarily suspends programs needing mass gatherings, “other services to continue”
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will temporarily suspend activities of some of its programs and services that require meeting or gathering of beneficiaries and other stakeholders until April 14. The Department is temporarily suspending the payouts of Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens and Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT); Listahanan enumeration; activities of continue reading : DSWD temporarily suspends programs needing mass gatherings, “other services to continue”
DSWD bares measures to support Pres. Duterte’s directives to stop spread of COVID-19
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has issued its own guidelines in support to the directives of President Rodrigo Duterte to further control the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista signed on March 14 Department Advisory Number 1 titled, “Guidelines for the Prevention, Control, and continue reading : DSWD bares measures to support Pres. Duterte’s directives to stop spread of COVID-19
