COMPOSTELA, Compostela Valley – Alberta Maquiling hopes that her six children, especially her one-year old baby Carmela, will finally be able to sleep soundly. Initial bunkhouses for priority families The family of Maquiling is among the families who were given priority so they could be relocated to a bunkhouse built for them as their temporary continue reading : Sleepless nights no more

Students in “Pablo”-hit areas in Davao region will receive supplementary feeding of regular meals from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) when classes resume this January. DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman emphasizes that this program aims to encourage parents to send their children back to school by helping provide the food needs of their continue reading : Students in Pablo-hit areas get supplementary feeding when classes resume

Secretary Soliman receives donations of assorted batteries from Panasonic Director Miguel P. Castro and  from the MECO Board of Directors, namely (from left to right) Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Chairman Amado R. Perez  Jr,  and Arthur A. Abiera Jr, Assistant Corporate Secretary. As another devastating disaster struck the country, international and local donors once again responded by generously donating much continue reading : Donations Pour in for Typhoon ‘Pablo’ Victims

President Benigno S. Aquino III and DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman joined the children in a simple Christmas celebration  at Malacanañg together w/ other secretaries. For three years in a row starting in 2010, the Pasko ng Batang Pinoy, an initiative of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been giving Christmas treats to continue reading : Pasko ng Batang Pinoy, annual success to bring street kids' dreams to life

DAVAO City – The typhoon-affected families in the provinces of Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao Del Norte and Davao City received ‘noche buena’ presents on December 22 and 23. Spearheaded by the Social Welfare Department, the gift giving in the towns of Compostela and New Bataan, Compostela Valley on Saturday was led by cabinet members continue reading : ‘Pablo’ victims get ‘Noche Buena’ packs

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is providing Family Access Cards (FACs) to families affected by typhoon ‘Pablo’ in Davao Region to ensure fair distribution of relief goods and determine the type of services and interventions to be provided to them. The information contained in the FACs include family composition, address, kind of assistance received from continue reading : DSWD boosts assistance to ‘Pablo’ victims, issues access cards for proper distribution of goods, identification of support services

DAVAO City – To share the spirit of Christmas with the families affected by Typhoon ‘Pablo’, several cabinet secretaries will join the distribution of ‘noche buena’ packs in Compostela and New Bataan, Compostela Valley province on December 22. Each ‘noche buena’ pack contains 1.5 kilos bihon for pancit, 2 cans corned beef, 2 packs fudgee continue reading : DSWD to distribute ‘noche buena’ packs to typhoon victims

A year after typhoon ‘Sendong’ hit Cagayan de Oro City on December 17, 2011, donations continue to pour in for the recovery of victims. Recently, Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman received a check worth P6.4 million from Her Excellency Ambassador Malai Halimah Yussop  of the Embassy of Brunei Darussalam for the construction of continue reading : DSWD receives P6.4M from Brunei Darussalam for victims of disaster

The Department of Social Welfare and Development, once again, warns the public, particularly the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, on text scams currently circulating. The text, coming from a certain Meagan Cortez which states, “Congratulations, from President Noy-Noy Aquino Foundation 4Ps Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, your sim # won P950,000 as second prize winner in continue reading : DSWD reiterates warning on text scams using Pantawid Pamilya

Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman announced today that the official twitter account of the said agency is @DSWDserves and not the @dswdserve account, which was hacked months ago by a certain @anonymousphilippines. “The hackers are confusing the public at this time when we need to be communicating clearly regarding information related to the on-going continue reading : DSWD announces official twitter account