The implementation of the Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished (Project LAWA at BINHI), in convergence with the Tulong Panghanapbuhay para sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced workers (TUPAD) continues to grow as it expands to more local government units in Eastern Visayas.

On May 21, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 8 – Eastern Visayas, in partnership with the Department … Click here to read more...

A total of 55 youth volunteers in Eastern Visayas are on the frontlines as part of DSWD’s Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program (TBTP) monitoring team this year.

39 of them are Sirak Kabataan members based in Samar province, 11 are members of the Pag-asa Youth Association of the Philippines – Tacloban City and five youth volunteers in Ormoc City.

They work hand in hand with TBTP community coordinators in monitoring the … Click here to read more...

Spearheaded by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Region 8, several employees of the KALAHI-CIDSS Regional Program Management Office, including its Community Development Officers and Area Coordinators, attended a Capability Building on Climate Change and Community Resilience at the Leyte Normal University on 16 May 2025.

The activity focused on climate change awareness and strengthening community resilience as the participants gained new insights and practical strategies that can help communities better … Click here to read more...

As part of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VIII’s (DSWD FO VIII) Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished (Project LAWA at BINHI), a newly constructed 500-square meter small farm reservoir is now set to benefit residents of Brgy. Tagacay, Sta. Rita, Samar.

The reservoir is expected to develop irrigation for the beneficiaries’ communal garden and soon support fish … Click here to read more...

DSWD Field Office 8 – Eastern Visayas continues distribution of food packs, bottled water to stranded individuals amid San Juanico Bridge travel restrictions

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VIII (DSWD-8) continues to distribute family food packs (FFPs) and bottled water to stranded truck drivers, porters, and other affected travelers in Samar and Leyte, due to travel restrictions enforced following structural concerns on the San Juanico Bridge.… Click here to read more...

A total of 132 public elementary schools in Eastern Visayas opened on Monday for the 20-day Tara, Basa Tutoring Program (TBTP).

Of the total number, 84 schools are in Samar, 32 in Tacloban City, and 16 in Ormoc City accommodating 1,512 college students, 5,040 learners, and 5,040 parents.

School heads designated as TBTP focal, faculty members, and some non-teaching staff welcomed the beneficiaries during the kick-off day on May 19.… Click here to read more...

𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮 – Nakiisa ang DSWD 8 Angels in Red Vests sa pagdiriwang ng International AIDS Candlelight Memorial 2025 na ginanap kahapon, Mayo 19, 2025, sa DSWD FO 8 Grounds, Candahug, Palo, Leyte.

Isinagawa ang nasabing aktibidad sa pamamagitan ng isang mataimtim na panalangin at pag-aalay ng kandila bilang pagkilala at pag-alala sa mga pumanaw bunsod ng Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) at Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Inialay rin ang … Click here to read more...