A total of 134 participants from the Local Government Unit of Naval, Biliran, and Maasin, Southern Leyte, joined the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII’s training on Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and Internally Displaced Persons Protection (IDPP).

The training, facilitated by trained CCCM and IDPP resource persons from the agency’s Disaster Response Management Division, was attended by Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council … Click here to read more...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 8 and the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Culaba are working together to improve core shelters in Brgy. Binongto-an, ensuring safer and more resilient homes for disaster-affected families.

In a recent meeting, the Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD) technical staff, Mayor Humphrey Olimba, and other LGU staff, discussed plans to improve the housing units under the Core Shelter Assistance Program … Click here to read more...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 8 successfully conducted “Juana sa Tahanan: A Talk on Women in Unpaid Care Work and Kasambahay Law Awareness” via blended platform, on 5 March 2025 at the Regional Operations Office, DSWD building Candahug, Palo, Leyte.

As part of the Purple Wednesday activities, the forum was attended by DSWD employees and KALIPI (Kalipunan ng Liping Pilipina) Women’s Federations in Region 8. … Click here to read more...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII distributed a total of Php 63,016.00 worth of assistance to four families affected by a fire incident in Taft, Eastern Samar.

The aid includes eight Family Food Packs (FFPs), four hygiene kits, four sleeping kits, four kitchen kits, and four family kits, amounting to a total of Php 33,016. Additionally, three families whose homes were totally damaged received Php10, … Click here to read more...

LOOK: DSWD Regional Director Grace Subong served as the Guest of Honor and Speaker during the 2025 National Women’s Month Celebration kickoff ceremony of the Police Regional Office 8, at the PRO 8 Multipurpose Hall on 3 March 2025.

In her speech, Dir. Subong recognized how the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Philippine National Police (PNP) shared a common goal in giving importance to caring for those … Click here to read more...

Namahagi ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 8 ng 3,643 Family Food Packs (FFPs) sa mga benepisyaryo ng Project LAWA at BINHI Food-for-Work program sa Southern Leyte, kabilang ang mga bayan ng Libagon, Silago, San Ricardo, at Bontoc.

Nagsagawa ang mga benepisyaryo ng paglilinis sa kanilang mga communal garden at aquaculture projects, pati na rin ng muling pagtatanim upang mapanatiling maayos at kapaki-pakinabang ang mga itinayong … Click here to read more...

The Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System (HELPS), which includes the digitalized process of obtaining the agency’s regulatory services for Social Welfare and Development Agencies (SWDAs), was officially launched by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) effective on February 18, 2025 through its Standards Bureau (SB) as part of its commitment to improving service delivery and simplifying operations.

𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐠𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞.

Through DSWD HELPS or … Click here to read more...