Manila, Oct. 14 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is employing a three-phase and rights-based approach to ensure that no internally displaced person (IDP) is left behind in "building back better" after the multiple calamities in recent weeks.

"Our country is disaster-prone. The affected families are often suffering from profound disaster fatigue, characterized by exhaustion, despair and a diminished capacity to cope with ongoing adversity," Director Maria Isabel Lanada of the DSWD - Disaster Response Management Bureau (DRMB) said in a news release on Tuesday.

She said the systematic and rights-based approach to responding to the needs of IDPs ensures that families are comprehensively supported toward recovery, e...