Time check, September 13, 2018, 7:00 PM. Murmurs turn into loud noises as field office staff struggle to keep things in check for the start of the disaster duty for Typhoon Ompong. People in the field office have been doing this for quite some time but there is an air of difference this time around. continue reading : Courage in Times of Adversity

Penablanca, Cagayan – To ensure the timely delivery of assistance to families with damaged houses caused by Typhoon Ompong, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 (DSWD FO2) organized an emergency meeting with Local Social Welfare and Development Officers (LSWDOs) throughout the region last September 21, 2018 at Valley Hotel. The meeting continue reading : Emergency Meeting with LSWDOs for Typhoon Ompong Response Measures Conducted

Tuguegarao City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 (DSWD FO2) led the Cagayan Valley Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CV-RDRRMC) Response Cluster Meeting for Typhoon Ompong today, September 22, 2018, to tap the assistance of various line agencies and local government units to synchronize their response efforts and continue reading : DSWD FO2 Leads Response Cluster Meeting for Typhoon Ompong

September 20, 2018 – Days of rain following the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong did not deter the Municipal Action Team (MAT) of Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya from joining the Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) done by the local government unit to check for damaged houses and affected families in the municipality. The RDANA team continue reading : Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis done in Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya

September 19, 2018 – The Field Office, headed by OIC-Regional Director Lucia S. Alan, has started doing field visits to the affected families in different evacuation centers throughout the province of Cagayan. The field visits are being done to assess the condition of evacuees and the evacuation centers where they stay. DSWD is mandated to continue reading : DSWD FO2 Spearheads Relief Operations in Cagayan Province

Tuguegarao City – President Rodrigo Duterte will be making a visit to the Provincial Capitol of Cagayan today, September 16, 2018, to assess the extent of damage done by Typhoon Ompong as well as to coordinate the efforts done by the Regional/Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (R/PDRRMC) and the local government units (LGUs) in continue reading : President Rodrigo Duterte with DSWD Secretary Virginia Orogo Visit Typhoon Stricken Region 02

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 (DSWD FO2) has started conducting preparation activities for the imminent arrival of Typhoon Mangkhut later this week. The field office’s Disaster Response and Management Division (DRMD) already distributed 21,700 family food packs to the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya as preparation for continue reading : DSWD FO2 conducts Preparation Activities for Typhoon Mangkhut

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 (DSWD-FO2) thru the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), popularly known as Listahanan, awarded the List of Poor Households in the Region to the Commission on Population Regional Office 02 (POPCOM RO2) on July 30, 2018. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 12 (E.O. continue reading : DSWD Awards List of Poor in the Region to POPCOM

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD FO2) in partnership with the city government of Tuguegarao launched the 40th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week with the theme: Kakayahan at Kasanayan para sa Kabuhayan Tungo sa Kaunlaran with a host of activities to commemorate the celebration. The activity, celebrated from July 17-23, 2018, continue reading : 40th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week Celebration Launched

The DSWD Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) in partnership with SM Foundation, Harbest Agribusiness Corporation, SM Supermarket, SM Supermalls, Department of Agriculture (DA),  and the Local Government Units of Aparri and Lal-lo led the SM Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan Rural Farmers Training Program harvest festival and conferment rites of the 91 SLP participants together with 86 other continue reading : DSWD FO2 Leads SM Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan Rural Farmers Training Program’s Harvest Festival and Graduation