Struggling and non- reader Grade 1 learners from Bagong Silangan Elementary School in Quezon City undergo reading lessons on Monday (August 14) conducted by students-tutors of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program. A similar reading session is also being held at the Sta Ana Elementary School in Pateros. The continue reading : More Grade 1 learners given reading lessons under DSWD’s Tara Basa! Tutoring Program
Student-tutors trained by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with the Ateneo Center for Educational Development (ACED), start the simultaneous reading sessions for the struggling and non-reader Grade 1 beneficiaries of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program at the Sta. Ana Elementary School in Pateros on Monday (August 14). Each student-tutor will continue reading : DSWD trained student-tutors of Tara Basa! Tutoring Program go on board
College students belonging to low-income families attend the training and orientation for the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Office on Saturday (August 12). DSWD Undersecretary for Innovations Eduardo Punay was present to oversee the training and assess the pilot implementation of the program.
More than 4,000 sacks of rice, weighing 30 kilos per sack, from Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture-Forestry and Fisheries are being unloaded on Saturday (August 12) by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol Regional Office for distribution to families affected by the Mayon unrest. The initial donation is part of the 10,000 sacks continue reading : Japan’s Agri Ministry donates 4k sacks of rice for Mayon evacuees
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian greets the representatives of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Phils during a courtesy visit to the Central Office in Quezon City on Friday (August 11). Undersecretary Denice Florence Bragas (right) accompanied the members of the foundation to the DSWD’s Standards Bureau for possible accreditation as continue reading : DSWD chief welcomes Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Phils
In line with the Marcos administration’s peace agenda, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) initiated a Peace Caravan in Maimbung, Jolo, Sulu on Wednesday (August 10) to provide cash assistance and welfare goods to former violent extremists (FVEs) in the area. DSWD Undersecretary for Inclusive-Sustainable Peace and Special Concerns (ISPSC) Alan A. Tanjusay, continue reading : DSWD hands out socio-economic aid to 500 former violent extremists in Sulu
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) trained an additional 645 college students for its Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program at the Taguig City University Auditorium on Friday (August 11). Through the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program, the DSWD will engage 2nd to 4th-year college students who belong to low-income families and capacitate them to become continue reading : DSWD trains additional batch of college-tutors for Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) hopes for the approval of the additional funding for the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens program, which was allotted by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in the proposed 2024 national budget. DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, in a statement issued on Thursday (August 10), announced continue reading : DSWD hopes for approval of additional social pension funds in 2024 budget
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office (FO) Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), led by Regional Director Leo Quintilla, held an emergency cash transfer (ECT) payout in Mountain Province on Friday (August 11). The ECT payout is part of the early recovery and rehabilitation of the DSWD for families affected by recent typhoons.#
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are exploring ways on how to promote the well-being of pregnant and nursing mothers, who are among the beneficiaries of the government’s Food Stamp Program (FSP). This was the main agenda of the meeting between DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian and continue reading : DSWD, UNFPA explore ways to promote well-being of pregnant, nursing mothers
