DSWD taps local food providers to augment daily meals to evacuees

To ensure regular provision of food to more or less 50,000 evacuees inside the Joaquin F. Enriquez Sports Complex or Grandstand in Zamboanga City, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) tapped local catering groups and food service providers to augment and ensure continuous provision for the daily meal requirements of the evacuees.  This is in addition to the food provided by the community kitchens established by the City Government. continue reading : DSWD taps local food providers to augment daily meals to evacuees

Update on Zamboanga armed conflict

  Due to the recently concluded security briefing with the concerned military and police officials, the following revisions to the advisory are being made to include the following: 1. Only government agencies offering frontline services will continue operations tomorrow. 2. We continue to urge business establishments selling basic necessities such as groceries, pharmacies, gasoline stations, continue reading : Update on Zamboanga armed conflict

Zamboanga Armed Conflict

We are accepting donations in goods or in kind. Please forward your donations to the Women’s Center fronting our Grandstand, Zamboanga City As of September 10, 2013 -11:30 AMGrandstand -Families: 1, 400, Persons: 7, 000 Martha Drive-Families: 273, Persons: 1365 Divisoria (DPWH)-Families: Persons: 95 (students of Fisheries) Lunzuran: Families: 100, Persons: 203 Tetuan- ICAS: Families: continue reading : Zamboanga Armed Conflict

DATU TUMANGGONG RESIDENTS AVAIL GOV’T, PRIVATE GROUPS’ SERVICES

Datu Tumanggong residents in Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay had something to smile about yesterday – August 21.  It is not about the holiday or rest day that any office person would be pleased about, but it’s about the services and assistance that came their way that day. The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office continue reading : DATU TUMANGGONG RESIDENTS AVAIL GOV’T, PRIVATE GROUPS’ SERVICES

DSWD to employ innovations for 2013 household assessment

To continuously improve the delivery of public goods and services, the Department of Social Welfare and Development through its National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) is set to employ some enhancements in the mechanism of identifying poor households nationwide which is scheduled to be conducted in the last quarter of this year. DSWD continue reading : DSWD to employ innovations for 2013 household assessment