The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with the Ateneo Center for Educational Development (ACED), trains additional 317 college students that will become tutors of struggling and non-reader elementary learners for the DSWD’s newly-launched Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program at the Quezon City University on Saturday (August 5). #

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) hands out socio-economic aid to the residents of Pampanga province during the distribution of various government assistance on Monday (August 7) at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga. The distribution of government assistance to Pampanga residents is part of the visit of President continue reading : DSWD hands out aid to ‘Egay’-hit residents of Pampanga

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-1 (Ilocos Region) has already provided more than Php 144 million worth of food and non- food items, as well as over Php104 million in cash aid to families displaced by Typhoons Egay and Falcon, as well as the southwest monsoon, as of August 6. The continue reading : DSWD Ilocos Region extends more than Php144M relief aid, Php 104 M cash assistance to ‘Egay’-hit families

Concluding the series of disaster response meetings with the heads of the local government units (LGUs) in Central Luzon on Saturday (August 5), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian meets with Bataan Governor Jose Enrique “Joet” Garcia III at the Provincial Capitol. The main agenda of the meeting focused on the continue reading : DSWD chief meets governor of Bataan

After conferring with Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando on Saturday (August 5), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian heads over to Pampanga for a luncheon meeting with Governor Dennis “Delta” Pineda and Vice-Governor Lilia “Baby” Pineda. Secretary Gatchalian and the top Pampanga provincial officials discussed the possible collaboration efforts to assist the continue reading : DSWD chief meets Pampanga execs on disaster response collaboration effort

Personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-1 (Ilocos Region), together with other government partners, continues to distribute cash aid under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) to Egay- and Falcon-affected residents of Santa Barbara, Calasiao, Dagupan, and Binamaley in Pangasinan on Saturday (August 5).

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian meets with Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando on Saturday (August 5) to identify the forms of assistance needed by Bulakenyos affected by the Habagat, Super Typhoon Egay, and Typhoon Falcon. Among the assistance requested by the governor is the provision of Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) to continue reading : DSWD chief meets Bulacan Gov to identify needs of Bulakenyos affected by typhoon, floods

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officially launched on Friday (August 4) its #SaTrueLang anti-fake news campaign in response to the call of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr to strengthen the government’s efforts in countering misinformation in the country. “Fake news should have no place in modern society,” President Marcos said in his continue reading : DSWD responds to PBBM’s call to counter misinformation; launches #SaTrueLang anti-fake news campaign

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian led the distribution of transitory cash assistance to the decommissioned combatants (DCs) of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The handing out of aid was made during the resumption of the Phase 3 Decommissioning of MILF members in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte on Friday continue reading : DSWD chief leads distribution of socio-economic aid to former MILF combatants in Sultan Kudarat

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office X (Northern Mindanao) has handed out a total of P33, 577,740 million in cash-for-work (CFW) aid to workers who lost their source of income following the floods brought about by the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ). On Thursday (August 3), a total of 5,922 beneficiaries, mostly continue reading : DSWD disburses P33.5M in cash-for-work payouts for flood-affected families in Northern Mindanao