National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau - DSWD

03/10/2026

𝗗𝗦𝗪𝗗 𝗕𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 1,223 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗹 𝗡𝗶ñ𝗼-𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗹, 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀

As the effects of El Niño continue to pose risks to agricultural livelihoods in Catanduanes, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region distributed 1,223 Family Food Packs (FFPs) to affected abaca farmers from eight barangays in the Municipality of San Miguel on October 2, 2026.

In coordination with the Municipal Operations Office (MOO) of San Miguel, the DSWD distributed 261 FFPs in Brgy. Progreso, 220 in Paraiso, 90 in Pagsangahan, 187 in Kilikilihan, 155 in Mabato, 60 in Katipunan, 83 in Solong, and 167 in San Juan.

The assistance comes as DOST-PAGASA reports a Strong El Niño in the tropical Pacific, which is expected to intensify into a Very Strong El Niño and persist through the first half of 2027.

This is particularly significant for Catanduanes, where abaca remains a major agricultural commodity and source of livelihood.

The province is recognized as the Abaca Capital of the Philippines, and government agricultural assessments identify abaca as a priority crop found across the province. Reduced rainfall and prolonged dry conditions can therefore place additional pressure on farm production and the income and food security of families dependent on agriculture.

Under the excellent guidance of DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, DSWD Bicol, led by Regional Director Norman S. Laurio continues to coordinate with local government units and monitor vulnerable communities as El Niño develops, complementing broader government efforts and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration in helping farming families cope with its socioeconomic impacts.

02/10/2026

𝐃𝐒𝐖𝐃 𝐃𝐌𝐑𝐁 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐘: 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 ‘𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆’ 𝐄𝐋 𝐍𝐈Ñ𝐎
Under the leadership and guidance of DSWD Rex Gatchalian, and following the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-PAGASA) climate advisory issued on September 23, 2026, forewarning that a phenomenon is expected to intensify into a Very Strong El Niño between the September to December 2026 season and will persist through the first half of 2027, the Disaster Response Management Bureau (DRMB) and the NDRRMC Disaster Response and Recovery Pillar issue these strategic directives.
The objective is to proactively position resources, safeguard food security for vulnerable households, and maintain a responsive social protection workforce amid prolonged dry spells, agricultural disruption, and concurrent hydrometeorological hazards.
DSWD Regional and Field Offices are actively prepositioning Family Food Packs and essential relief items in high-risk, drought-prone municipalities while coordinating with the National Resource Logistics and Management Bureau to continuously restock regional warehouses.

𝐃𝐒𝐖𝐃 𝐃𝐑𝐌𝐁 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐘: 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 ‘𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆’ 𝐄𝐋 𝐍𝐈Ñ𝐎

Under the leadership and guidance of DSWD Rex Gatchalian, and following the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-PAGASA) climate advisory issued on September 23, 2026, forewarning that a phenomenon is expected to intensify into a Very Strong El Niño between the September to December 2026 season and will persist through the first half of 2027, the Disaster Response Management Bureau (DRMB) and the NDRRMC Disaster Response and Recovery Pillar issue these strategic directives.

The objective is to proactively position resources, safeguard food security for vulnerable households, and maintain a responsive social protection workforce amid prolonged dry spells, agricultural disruption, and concurrent hydrometeorological hazards.

DSWD Regional and Field Offices are actively prepositioning Family Food Packs and essential relief items in high-risk, drought-prone municipalities while coordinating with the National Resource Logistics and Management Bureau to continuously restock regional warehouses.

To offset severe agricultural income losses, Field Offices will deploy Cash-for-Work and Cash-for-Training programs under Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and Project BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished). Project LAWA will construct small farm reservoirs and rehabilitate water harvesting systems, while Project BINHI will establish communal vegetable gardens and plant climate-resilient crops to preserve food security.

The DRMB also encourages DSWD Field Offices to proactively coordinate with and assist local government units (LGUs) in expanding PLAB and promoting the cultivation of disaster-resilient, water-independent crops, such as gabi, ube, cassava, kamote, and other locally grown root crops. This aims to help strengthen food security and reduce the potential impacts of prolonged dry spells on vulnerable communities.

DRCC Disaster monitoring teams will track drought indicators alongside monsoon and cyclone hazards, using PAGASA tools and DROMIC reports to address dry spells and drought.

To ensure operational readiness, all DSWD Field Offices must immediately launch preparedness and response operations, and Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils must submit updated action plans to ensure maximum preparedness against the impacts of this intensifying El Niño.

02/10/2026

Sa kabila ng magkakasunod na kalamidad na kinahaharap ng bansa, patuloy ang produksyon at repacking ng Family Food Packs (FFPs) Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC) ngayong araw ng biyernes (Oktubre 2), katuwang ang mga Angels in Red Vests (ARV) at volunteers.

Alinsunod sa direktiba ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. na tiyaking laging handa ang pamahalaan sa pagtugon sa anumang kalamidad, pinaiigting ng DSWD ang produksyon at pagbuo ng FFPs upang matiyak na may sapat na relief supplies na maaaring mabilis na maiposisyon at maipadala bilang augmentation support sa mga rehiyong nangangailangan.

Sa pamamagitan ng mga Disaster Resource Centers ng Kagawaran, napapalakas ang logistics operations at napapanatili ang maagap na pag-dispatch ng karagdagang relief supplies para sa mga DSWD Field Offices at Local Government Units (LGUs) sa iba’t ibang panig ng bansa

02/10/2026

MUNTING KILOS, MALAKING TULONG: UNANG KARANASAN NI NISSE SA PAGBOBOLUNTARYO 📦🤝

Para kay Nisse Sicat ng San Miguel Brewery Inc., ang kanyang unang karanasan sa pagboboluntaryo sa DSWD ay isang pagkakataong hindi lamang maglaan ng oras at lakas, kundi makapagbigay rin ng tulong sa mga pamilyang nangangailangan.

Sa Luzon Disaster Resource Center (LDRC), nakiisa si Nisse sa repacking ng Family Food Packs (FFPs) bilang bahagi ng paghahanda ng Kagawaran ng mga relief supplies para sa mga komunidad na maaaring maapektuhan ng kalamidad.

Bagama’t nakakapagod ang pagre-repack, higit na nangingibabaw para kay Nisse ang fulfillment dahil alam niyang ang simpleng effort na kanyang ginagawa ay maaaring makatulong sa maraming tao.

Ika nga ni Nisse, A simple act of volunteering can make a meaningful difference in someone’s life. Nakakatuwang malaman na ang maliit nating ambag ay maaaring maging malaking tulong sa iba.

Sa pamamagitan ng kanyang unang karanasan sa volunteerism, ipinapaalala ni Nisse na bawat oras, lakas, at simpleng pagkilos ay may kakayahang makagawa ng makabuluhang pagbabago sa buhay ng ating mga kababayan.

02/10/2026

DSWD XII provides food packs through Project LAWA at BINHI Food for Work activities
Cotabato Province – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office XII (DSWD XII), through the Risk Resiliency Program – Project LAWA at BINHI (RRP-PLAB), provided food packs through Food for Work (FFW) activities in selected municipalities of Cotabato Province.
A total of 1,200 food packs were allocated for the participating communities, with 300 food packs for Alamada, 300 for Carmen, and 600 for Banisilan.
The Food for Work activities form part of the implementation of Project LAWA at BINHI, providing food assistance to participating beneficiaries while engaging them in identified community-based activities that contribute to food security, livelihood, and community resilience.

01/10/2026

Nagkakapit-bisig ang mga kawani at volunteers ng DSWD sa Luzon Disaster Resource Center (LDRC) sa Pasay City ngayong unang araw ng Oktubre para sa malawakang repacking ng Family Food Packs (FFPs).

Ang sama-samang pagsisikap na ito ay bahagi ng patuloy na paghahanda ng DSWD upang mapanatiling sapat ang stockpile ng relief supplies at matiyak na may nakahandang tulong para sa mga pamilyang maaaring mangailangan sa panahon ng kalamidad at emergency.

Katuwang ng mga Angels in Red Vests (ARV) ang mga volunteers mula sa San Miguel at sa tulong ng ating DOLE-TUPAD at Cash-for-Work (CFW) beneficiaries at iba pang walk-in volunteers na naglaan ng kanilang oras at lakas upang suportahan ang disaster response operations ng Kagawaran.

Sa pamamagitan ng sama-samang pagkilos, patuloy na pinapalakas ng DSWD ang kahandaan at kapasidad nitong tumugon nang maagap, mabilis, at napapanahon upang matiyak na walang pamilyang maiiwan sa oras ng pangangailangan.

01/10/2026

TINGNAN | Nagsagawa ang DSWD Field Office 1 - Ilocos Region (DSWD FO 1) ng quality inspection sa mga bagong dating na Family Food Packs (FFPs) sa Satellite Warehouse nito sa Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.
Katuwang ang mga estudyante at g**o ng Data Center College of the Philippines (DCCP), isinailalim sa masinsinang inspeksyon ang mga FFP upang matiyak na maayos at handa ang mga ito para sa agarang pamamahagi sa mga pamilyang nangangailangan sa panahon ng kalamidad.
Matatandaang naging opisyal na katuwang ng DSWD FO 1 ang DCCP noong Mayo sa pamamagitan ng Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).
Sa tulong ng mga partner-volunteers, patuloy na pinaiigting ng DSWD ang kahandaan nito upang makapaghatid ng mapagkalinga at buong pusong serbisyo sa mga pamilyang nangangailangan, lalo na sa panahon ng kalamidad.

01/10/2026

Patuloy na pinapalakas ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ang logistics at relief operations upang matiyak na may sapat at nakahandang suplay ng tulong para sa mga komunidad na maaaring mangailangan.

Ngayong Huwebes (Oktubre 1), isinagawa ang dispatch ng Family Food Packs (FFPs) sa Luzon Disaster Resource Center (LDRC) patungo sa CALABARZON bilang bahagi ng augmentation support ng Kagawaran.

Sa pangunguna ng ating mga Angels in Red Vests (ARV), tuloy-tuloy ang koordinasyon, paglo-load, at pagpapadala ng mga relief supplies upang mapanatiling sapat ang stockpile at matiyak ang mabilis na mobilisasyon ng tulong sa mga lugar na nangangailangan.

Ang maagap na pagpoposisyon ng FFPs ay bahagi ng patuloy na paghahanda ng DSWD upang maging handa at mabilis ang pagtugon sa anumang kalamidad o emergency, at matiyak na ang kinakailangang tulong ay agad na makararating sa ating mga kababayan.

01/10/2026

ALAMIN ANG STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS NG DSWD FAMILY FOOD PACK PRODUCTION! 📦

Sa pagtatapos ng National Preparedness Month, silipin ang masusing proseso ng DSWD sa paghahanda ng family food packs (FFPs) para sa mga pamilyang maaaring mangailangan ng agarang tulong sa panahon ng sakuna at kalamidad.

Gamit ang Manual at Mechanized Production Systems ng Kagawaran, kayang makagawa ng libo-libong FFPs ang ating mga production hubs sa buong bansa araw-araw para matiyak na laging handa ang stock ng relief items.

Alamin ang production flow at kung paano tinitiyak ng DSWD na maayos at kumpleto ang bawat FFP bago ito ipamahagi sa ating mga kababayan.

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01/10/2026

DSWD XII nagpaabot ng tulong sa mga pamilyang lumikas dahil sa armadong tunggalian sa Balong
Tugunan, SGA, BARMM — Nagkaloob ang DSWD Field Office XII ng 2,894 Family Food Packs (FFPs) para sa mga pamilyang naapektuhan at napilitang lumikas dahil sa armadong tunggalian sa Barangay Balong, Municipality of Tugunan, SGA-BARMM.
Ang relief assistance ay ipinagkaloob bilang agarang suporta sa mga pamilyang naapektuhan ng insidente at pansamantalang lumikas mula sa kanilang mga komunidad upang makaiwas sa panganib. Nakiisa rin sa pagtugon si Hon. Mayor Abdullah P. Abas ng Tugunan sa paghahatid ng tulong para sa mga apektadong residente.
Patuloy ang DSWD XII sa paghatid ng tulong sa mga residenteng naapektuhan ng sitwasyon, katuwang ang lokal na pamahalaan sa pagtugon sa kanilang pangunahing pangangailangan.

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