DSWD Field Office 8 successfully conducted a Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Protection Training at KANO’s Place, Brgy. 9, Lawaan, Eastern Samar.

A total of 55 participants took part in the three-day capacity-building activity. The attendees included Day Care Workers, Barangay Health Workers, Barangay Officials, MDRRMC Members, MSWDO Staff, and MDRRMO Personnel from the Municipality of Lawaan.

The training aimed to enhance the participants … Click here to read more...

Around 120 school heads, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) coordinators, and representatives from the Department of Education (DepEd) Leyte participated in a two-day Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Training held on November 19–20, 2025 in Tacloban City.

The activity aimed to enhance the capacities of school-based personnel in managing evacuation centers, ensuring that DepEd-operated facilities can provide organized, safe, and dignified spaces for displaced families during disasters.

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Municipality of Hindang, Leyte receives recognition as a TATAK KALAHI-CIDSS LGU Award National Nominee for its successful implementation and sustained performance of the 608-Linear-Meter Pathway with 3 Footbridges in Barangay Anolon during the 2025 LCE Forum cum TATAK KALAHI-CIDSS LGU Awards in Cebu City

The Plaque of Recognition and Certificate were received by DSWD Field Office 8 – Eastern Visayas Regional Director Grace Q. Subong; OIC Assistant Regional Director for … Click here to read more...

Isinagawa ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII, katuwang ang Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – North Leyte Field Office, ang oryentasyon sa Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) para sa 95 benepisyaryo ng convergence program ng Project LAWA at BINHI at DOLE TUPAD noong Nobyembre 18 sa Naval, Biliran.

Ang Project LAWA at BINHI, o Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious … Click here to read more...

Nagpaabot ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII ng mainit at masustansiyang pagkain sa mga pamilyang naapektuhan ng Bagyong #TinoPH sa Barangay Libas, Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte ngayong araw, November 20.

Upang agad matugunan ang pangangailangan sa pagkain, agad na nag-deploy ang DSWD ng mga kawani at ang Mobile Kitchen nito sa nasabing munisipalidad. Naipamahagi ng mga Angels in Red Vests ang 300 packed meals sa … Click here to read more...

Siyam na barangay sa bayan ng MacArthur, Leyte ang napaabutan sa nagpapatuloy na relief distribution ng DSWD Field Office 8 dulot ng pananalasa ng Bagyong #TinoPH sa rehiyon.

Bawat FFB ay naglalaman ng anim na kilong bigas, limang sachet ng kape, limang cereal energy drinks at sampung de-lata na makatutulong matugunan ang kanilang pangangailangan sa pagkain.

Kabilang sa mga lugar na napaabutan ng tulong ang Barangay Tuyo, Poblacion District 1, … Click here to read more...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII, in partnership with the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT Regional Office 8) and the Provincial Government of Samar, is conducting a four-day training for 26 local government units (LGUs) on the Harmonized Disaster Response Reporting Template (HDRRT) to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of disaster reporting across … Click here to read more...