The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII extended humanitarian assistance to the victims of a fire incident that affected eight families in Barangay Rawis, Arteche, Eastern Samar on May 23, 2025.

In response, the DSWD Field Office VIII immediately provided relief assistance amounting to ₱179,097.20, which included 24 family food packs, 8 hygiene kits, 8 sleeping kits, 8 kitchen kits, 8 family kits, and 24 bottles … Click here to read more...

Bilang tugon sa direktiba ng Pangulo na mailayo sa panganib ang mga kababayan nating naninirahan sa lansangan, muling nagsagawa ng reach-out activity ang DSWD Field Office VIII, sa pamamagitan ng Pag-abot Program, sa bawat bata, indibidwal, o pamilyang patuloy na naninirahan sa mga lansangan ng Tacloban City noong ika 28-30 ng Mayo 2025. Ito ay upang makapaghatid ng nararapat na tulong at serbisyo mula sa ahensya.

Katuwang ang Tacloban City … Click here to read more...

Sa patuloy na isinasagawang 20-day reading tutorials at Nanay-Tatay Sessions sa ilalim ng Tara, Basa Tutoring Program, pinapangunahan naman ng Department of Social Welfare and Development ang Weekly Stakeholders Meeting kasama ang Department of Education, mga partner state universities at local government units.

Layon ng aktibidad na ito na pag-usapan ang mga naging suliranin sa natapos na Linggo, bumuo ng mga rekomendasyon, at malatag ang agarang solusyon.

Dito sa … Click here to read more...

From May 27-30, 2025, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 8, through National Household Targeting Section (NHTS) continued re-sharing its updated Listahanan 3 database to the municipalities of Abuyog, Julita, Macarthur and Tolosa, Leyte. This provided Local Government Units (LGUs) with the updated information or database of Listahanan 3 as of December 2024.

Additionally, the NHTS also provided technical assistance and conducted assisted 4Ps F1KD registration … Click here to read more...

Isang buhay na patunay ng tagumpay ang Barangay Mahalo sa Anahawan, Southern Leyte sa ilalim ng Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished o Project LAWA at BINHI ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII.

Sa tulong ng proyekto, nakapagsagawa ang komunidad ng 500 square meter na communal garden na tinamnan ng halamang-ugat, pati na rin ng mga gulay … Click here to read more...

The hardworking mothers of the Samahan ng Masisipag na Ina ng Caridad (SAMICA) from Barangay Caridad, Salcedo, Eastern Samar are reaping the fruits of their hard work through the Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished (Project LAWA at BINHI) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII.

For the month of May, SAMICA members harvested a variety of … Click here to read more...

DSWD Field Office 8 Regional Information and Communications Technology Management Section (RICTMS) recently held a Benchmarking Activity with guests from Field Office 9.

During the first day of the activity, DSWD FO8 RICTMS highlighted and discussed the Integrated Data Management System (IDMS), a unified network of interconnected information systems currently in use at the Field Office. This system serves as a one-stop shop for DSWD employees, allowing them to accomplish … Click here to read more...