The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII conducted a three-day Project LAWA at BINHI Cash-for-Training in Capul and Lapinig, Northern Samar, equipping beneficiaries with skills for climate adaptation.

Around 250 participants from the two municipalities completed the training and will engage in a 15-day work focused on climate adaptation projects, earning wages equivalent to the regional minimum wage.

As part of the Risk Resiliency Program for … Click here to read more...

Bilang paghahanda sa di-inaasahang lindol, nakiisa ang DSWD Field Office-8 sa isinagawang Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill ngayong araw, March 13, 2025.

Sabay-sabay na nag 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊, 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 and 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃 ang mga empleyado ng ahensya mula sa DSWD Candahug Palo, Leyte, DSWD Building Magsaysay, Centers and Residential Care Facilities at mga Sub-Field Offices kasabay ang pagsagawa ng mga tamang pamamaraan at pag responde upang matiyak ang kaligtasan ng bawat isa sa oras … Click here to read more...

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...