Republic of the Philippines

DSWD Field Office IV-A

CALABARZON

The Department of Social Welfare and Development, through its Field Office in the CALABARZON Region, had provided a total of Php2,725,432.00 worth of relief goods to 20,775 families affected by Tropical Storm Mario in the Region. The said assistance were provided during the 3-day disaster response and monitoring conducted by the Field Office to the continue reading : 20,775 TS Mario affected families served in CALABARZON

The Department of Social Welfare and Development had provided a total of Php2,022,121.00 worth of relief goods to 16,387 families affected by Typhoon Mario in the CALABARZON Region alone, as of 10 AM of September 20, 2014. The said affected families are from the provinces of Rizal, Cavite, Laguna and Batangas, particularly in the low-lying, continue reading : Php2M worth of relief goods provided to TS Mario affected families in CALABARZON

As of 12 noon of September 19, 2014, a total of 1,762 families in the Municipalities of San Mateo and Rodriguez in Rizal Province had been evacuated as a pre-emptive measure to the possible effects of Typhoon Mario that include incidents of flooding and landslide. Based on the monitoring of the Quick Response Team of continue reading : 1,762 families in Rizal evacuated due to Typhoon Mario

Candelaria Cruzat is a 79 year old senior citizen-resident of Brgy San Pedro, Tingloy, Batangas.  She is one of the 33 beneficiaries of the Social Pension Program in the island municipality, approximately 30 minutes away the mainland of Batangas. For Candelaria, the Php500 monthly assistance she receives from the Department of Social Welfare and Development continue reading : Responding to the needs of Senior Citizens