DSWD Redefines Poverty Alleviation in Eastern Visayas DSWD Redefines Poverty Alleviation in Eastern Visayas
• DSWD shifts from dole-outs to sustainable livelihoods in Eastern Visayas, with 17,789 beneficiaries, 74% success rate, and P300M funding for community enterprises.
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• DSWD shifts from dole-outs to sustainable livelihoods in Eastern Visayas, with 17,789 beneficiaries, 74% success rate, and P300M funding for community enterprises.
• DSWD distributed specialized toolkits to nearly 500 frontline workers in Eastern Visayas on December 26-27. The kits aim to enhance the delivery of Family Development Sessions for 4Ps households, aiming to make community engagement more effective.
• Christmas in Tacloban took on new meaning as former CPP-NPA members, now called “Friends Rescued,” joined a holiday gathering initiated by JTF Tacloban and DSWD, symbolizing reintegration, renewal, and hope for peaceful futures.
• The DSWD in Eastern Visayas brought early Christmas gifts and meals to hundreds of women and children in its protective shelters on December 6 during the nationwide “Balik Sigla, Bigay Saya” activity.
• The DSWD in Eastern Visayas has deployed its “Angels in Red Vests” and a mobile kitchen to Southern Leyte, providing hot meals and food boxes to families affected by Typhoon Tinoph.
• DSWD has provided an initial P6.4 million in food and supplies to families affected by Super Typhoon Uwan. The agency has increased its daily food pack production and deployed specialized equipment as relief operations continue.
• Following Typhoon Tino, relief teams in Leyte are racing to deliver essential Family Food Packs to isolated barangays. They are clearing blocked roads and coordinating a multi-agency response to reach stranded communities with urgent aid.
Women, Children in Eastern Visayas DSWD Shelters Receive Early Christmas Gifts 
DSWD Mobile Kitchen Delivers Crucial Hot Meals to Typhoon-Hit Saint Bernard 
DSWD Distributes Over P6.4M Aid After Super Typhoon ‘Uwan’ 
Against the Debris: Abuyog Teams Rush Aid to Typhoon Tino Victims