The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office (FO) X, received over the weekend a total of 225 metric tons of rice from Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries intended for distribution to the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Marawi City who are staying in evacuation centers and home-based communities. continue reading : DSWD receives rice donation from Japan for distribution to Marawi crisis IDPs

As the lead disaster response agency, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to monitor the unrest of Mayon Volcano in Albay and its possible effects on nearby communities. Based on 2 am update from the DSWD Field Office (FO) V, the number of displaced families affected by the impending eruption increased to 5,318 families continue reading : DSWD continues to monitor possible Mayon eruption; evacuees now up to more than 21,000

Proving that no disaster can discourage them or weaken their determination to provide for their families, internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Marawi City staying in Lanao del Norte and Iligan City were able to successfully complete various skills training programs provided by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). They have now begun to continue reading : Marawi IDPs finish skills training, receive pre-employment aid from DSWD

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now on alert for the impending eruption of the Mayon Volcano. Following the evacuation of 948 families or 3,338 persons in municipalities near the active volcano, the DSWD is now coordinating with the province of Albay to monitor the condition of the affected communities in the continue reading : DSWD on alert for looming Mayon eruption

The Officer-in-Charge of the Department of Social Welfare and Development today held a presscon at the DSWD Central Office to explain the mechanism the agency has developed to implement the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) component of the national government’s Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion or TRAIN program. “The DSWD was given the responsibility by continue reading : DSWD to begin release of Unconditional Cash Transfer to 10 million households by end of January

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) today will accept from the Government of the Russian Federation in-kind donations intended for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the series of disasters that hit the country, including the armed conflict in Marawi City, Tropical Depression Urduja, Severe Tropical Storm Vinta, and the recent Tropical Depression Agaton. continue reading : DSWD accepts donations from Government of the Russian Federation for IDPs of Marawi crisis, other disasters

Indigent patients from Davao and other adjacent regions in Mindanao who seek medical assistance will now have easier access to government health programs with the opening of the Lingap Para sa Bayan Inter-Agency One-Stop-Shop at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) compound in Davao City. Lingap Para sa Bayan is a centralized facility which processes continue reading : Inter-agency one-stop-shop for medical assistance now serving Mindanao indigent clients

As it celebrates its 67th founding anniversary this January, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is reinforcing its strong commitment to work with integrity and provide dedicated and genuine public service to the Filipino people. Bearing the theme, “DSWD@67: Walang Puwang sa Katiwalian ang Paglilingkod nang Tapat sa Bayan (true public service with continue reading : DSWD reinforces commitment to integrity, dedicated public service as it celebrates 67th Anniversary

So it can actively participate in the efforts to reduce pollution and conserve the nation’s resources, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office VII, partnered with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the local government of Siquijor to implement the “Kwarta sa Basura” project which aims to upcycle solid continue reading : “Kwarta sa Basura” project rises in Siquijor

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently amended the “Guidelines on the Accreditation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) as Beneficiaries of DSWD Projects and/or Programs” to further simplify the process of accreditation and address various policy issues raised during the implementation of the old guidelines, Memorandum Circular No. 13 series of 2017. DSWD continue reading : DSWD simplifies accreditation process of CSOs as beneficiaries of projects, programs