Bilang paghahanda sa nalalapit na halalan at upang matiyak na hindi masasakop ng election ban and pagbibigay ng ayuda, mas maagang matatanggap ng mga benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program ang kanilang mga cash grants, ito ang tiniyak ng DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development). “Alam natin na ang mga benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilya continue reading : Mapapaaga ang Ayuda para sa Pantawid Pamilya-DSWD

Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman bared that there are 249 more Filipino deportees from Sabah, Malaysia who arrived on March 19 in Tawi-Tawi.  The deportees were immediately given stress debriefing, counselling services, and relief assistance to augment support for their daily basic needs. As of March 20, 2013, a total 1,319 families composed continue reading : 249 Filipino returnees arrive anew in Tawi-Tawi

The Passenger Terminal Building in the Port of Jolo serves as a center that receives displaced Filipinos from Sabah.   A one-stop-shop processing center in Taganak, Tawi-Tawi will be established by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the Department continue reading : DSWD intensifies assistance for Sabah returnees

A one-stop-shop processing center in Taganak, Tawi-Tawi will be established by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to facilitate the issuance of legal documents for undocumented Filipinos, according to Social Welfare and continue reading : DSWD intensifies assistance for Sabah returnees

The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be launching two of its gender knowledge products at the Kalahi-CIDSS NPMO Building at the DSWD Complex in Batasan, Quezon City on March 26, 2013 at 5:00 p.m., in time for the continue reading : DSWD Project Celebrates Women’s Month Through Launching of Two Gender Books, Art Exhibit

Victims of typhoon “Pablo” in the 16 barangays of New Bataan, Compostela Valley are getting shelter assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), local government unit (LGU), non-government organizations (NGOs) and humanitarian agencies, according to Beverly Jane dela Pena, Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer of New Bataan. “We are getting shelter continue reading : Goverment, private sectors give shelter aid to New Bataan

Secretary Soliman, together with Undersecretary Austere Panadaero of DILG, poses in front of the media to send a message against politicians taking advantage of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.  Joining them are parent leaders Melani Ocampo (Payatas, Quezon City), Maricel Soriano (Bagong Silang, Caloocan City), Angie Bongao (Commonwealth, Quezon City) and Jefferson Gaufo, DSWD NCR’s continue reading : DSWD to Epals: Please Don’t Use the Poor

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) asks “epals” to stop using the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and its beneficiaries to gain political leverage. “DSWD shall continue to safeguard the rights and the welfare of the more than 3 million households who are enrolled in Pantawid Pamilya,” Soliman said. In January, the DSWD initially continue reading : DSWD to Epals: Please Don’t Use the Poor

“I enjoyed the feeling of leading a gang wherein the rules are my words” says 16-year old Vincent, a former child in conflict with the law (CICL). Vince, as he is fondly called, is a natural leader, smart, and articulate but has total disregard for tact, patience, and in choosing friends. Vince organized an all-male continue reading : From Youth-Gang Leader to Music Band Member

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Dinky Juliano-Soliman assures all Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries who joined the three-day rally at the DSWD Compound from February 25 to 27, 2013 and those who barricaded in Montevista Highway last January 15, 2013, will definitely not be delisted from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program. This is in continue reading : Pantawid beneficiaries who joined the protest rally will not be delisted — DSWD