Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary for Inclusive-Sustainable Peace and Special Concerns (ISPSC) Alan Tanjusay responds to questions from reporters during the DSWD Thursday Media Forum on March 7 at the Central Office’s New Press Center in Quezon City. Undersecretary Tanjusay discussed the Department’s holistic response to help insurgent returnees. As the media continue reading : DSWD Media Forum tackles agency’s peace, development efforts
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office-11 (Davao Region), has started the distribution of emergency cash transfer (ECT) to families affected by the shear line and the trough of a low pressure area (LPA) that hit Davao Region in January, an agency official said on Thursday (March 7). DSWD Asst. continue reading : DSWD allots Php1.4B cash aid for 145k disaster-hit families in Davao Region
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Asst. Secretary for e-Governance and Information Technology Concerns and Chief Information Officer Julius Gorospe meets with information technology experts on March 1 to explore strategies that can be employed to ensure data and network security in the Department, thereby, detecting and providing an efficient solution to cyberattacks. Attending continue reading : DSWD to modernize ITC infra, strengthen cybersecurity, streamline collab efforts
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Diana Rose Cajipe takes Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Deputy Head of Mission, Philippines Dr. Moya Collett and World Food Programme – Philippines (WFP) Country Director a.i. Dipayan Bhattacharyya on a tour around the agency’s national disaster response hub, continue reading : DSWD exec tours foreign dev’t partners around agency’s disaster response hub in Pasay City
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to kick off on Friday (March 8) the expanded implementation of its Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program through a ceremonial program launch to be held in Cebu City, an agency official said on Wednesday (March 6). DSWD Asst. Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez said the continue reading : DSWD brings Tara Basa! Tutoring Program to Cebu, other provinces
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian visits the Maharlika Lodge respite center in Narre Warren in Victoria, Australia on Tuesday (March 5). The visit was made upon the invitation of Ms. Corina Dutlow, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian-Filipino Community Services (AFCS). The Lodge is a project funded by the Commonwealth continue reading : DSWD chief visits shelter for elderly in Victoria, Australia
Some 2,000 families from Tarragona town in Davao Oriental received cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office-11 (Davao Region), under the emergency cash transfer (ECT) program, the agency spokesperson said on Tuesday (March 5). DSWD Asst. Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez said an ECT payout was carried out continue reading : DSWD gives cash aid to 2K disaster-hit families in Davao Oriental
In line with the National Women’s Month Celebration (NWMC) this March, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reaffirmed its commitment to support and promote the rights of women towards a more inclusive society. The 2024 NWMC carries the sub-theme, “Lipunang Patas sa Bagong Pilipinas; Kakayahan ng Kababaihan, Patutunayan!” which highlights the need continue reading : DSWD honors women in celebration of National Women’s Month this March
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office Caraga, deployed on February 29 some 17 social workers and development workers to help children cope with the emotional toll of the recent armed conflict incident along the border of Tubay town and Cabadbaran City in Agusan del Norte. Some 332 students from continue reading : DSWD deploys psychosocial responders to assist conflict-affected children in Agusan del Norte town
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian attends the commemoration of the first year anniversary of the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro on Friday (March 1). The Secretary was pleased to note the appreciation extended by the local government of Oriental Mindoro, headed by Governor Humerlito ‘Bonz’ Dolor, for the sustained response of continue reading : DSWD cited by Oriental Mindoro LGU for response efforts on first year of oil spill
