For poverty-stricken families, survival is a constant battle. Securing the most basic of necessities was a struggle. Most times the choice is survival, thus they sacrifice their ambition and insistent desire for an academic feat. This is not so for the Francisco family. For them, to succumb to poverty is not an option, nor is continue reading : Thriving Through Poverty
Additional Relief Assistance Arrive in the Municipality of Enrile, Cagayan
Enrile, Cagayan – Members of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02’s (DSWD FO2) Municipal Action Team (MAT) was able to reach Sitio Naruang in Barangay Lanna, the farthest place in the area and one of the hardest places to reach in the municipality to distribute additional family food packs to Typhoon continue reading : Additional Relief Assistance Arrive in the Municipality of Enrile, Cagayan
Courage in Times of Adversity
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
Emergency Meeting with LSWDOs for Typhoon Ompong Response Measures Conducted
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
DSWD FO2 Leads Response Cluster Meeting for Typhoon Ompong
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
More Aid Pour in as Students Volunteer to Repack Family Food Packs
Tuguegarao City – More aid pour in as students from the Cagayan State University (CSU), University of St. Louis Tuguegarao (USLT) and University of Cagayan Valley (UCV) volunteer to repack locally-purchased goods into family food packs ready for distribution to the affected areas in the region at the Department of Social Welfare and Development Office continue reading : More Aid Pour in as Students Volunteer to Repack Family Food Packs
Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis done in Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya
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
DSWD FO2 Spearheads Relief Operations in Cagayan Province
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
DSWD Field Office 02 sets up Communication Service in Baggao, Cagayan
Baggao, Cagayan – In an effort to restore communication lines in the municipality, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 (DSWD FO2) set up a call and internet service booth in the area on September 17, 2018. Typhoon Ompong has caused massive destruction in its wake, toppling off telecommunication sites which effectively cut continue reading : DSWD Field Office 02 sets up Communication Service in Baggao, Cagayan
President Rodrigo Duterte with DSWD Secretary Virginia Orogo Visit Typhoon Stricken Region 02
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