DSWD on red alert due to prolonged effects of ‘habagat’

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is on red alert as it monitors the prolonged effects of the southwest monsoon or “habagat” in parts of Luzon and the Visayas. The alert status was heightened in adherence to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Memorandum 237, series of 2026, which