Social Welfare and Development Undersecretary Alicia R. Bala was appointed as Deputy Secretary General of the ASEAN Secretariat. She will serve the ASEAN post on secondment status for three years effective September 8, 2012 until September 7, 2015. Undersecretary Bala was chosen because of her extensive knowledge and commitment to the promotion and protection of continue reading : DSWD Undersecretary Alicia R. Bala holds ASEAN post

Around 100 leaders, representatives of solo parents’ organizations and local social welfare officers in Region III and the National Capital Region recognized  the importance of RA 8972 or the Solo Parents’ Welfare Act of 2000, and called  for the full implementation of the law. “RA 8972 will help solo parents gain access to educational opportunities, continue reading : Solo Parents bat for full implementation of Solo Parents’ Welfare Act

A teacher’s responsibility continues even after the bell stops ringing. This is particularly true for Mary Grace Juaban, the principal of Tuburan Village Elementary School, who found herself teaching not only her students, but also the residents of Baon, San Isidro in Davao Oriental, where the school is located. An unlikely leader Ma’am Grace originally continue reading : Going Beyond the Call of Duty

Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman today stated that the proposed budget for 2013 amounting to P55.97 Billion is primarily intended for the continuous implementation of DSWD’s contribution to the poverty reduction programs. This will achieve the Aquino administration’s goal of inclusive growth, and the President’s fulfillment of his social contract with the Filipino continue reading : DSWD’s P55.97 B 2013 Proposed Budget contributes to PNOY’s inclusive growth

Representatives of national government agencies and their development partners attended a workshop at the Astoria Plaza in Ortigas Center, Pasig City on August 14 to 15 to discuss how the community-centered programs of each department will be able to better respond to the needs of the people. The workshop, which was entitled “Validation Workshop on continue reading : NATIONAL AGENCIES MEET TO HARMONIZE COMMUNITY-CENTERED PROGRAMS

A Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary receives his cash grant from a Landbank staff during the cash payout at the San Andres Sports Complex in Malate, Manila.  This is the first batch of beneficiaries who will be receiving cash grants under the Expanded Conditional Cash Transfer (ECCT) Project for Street Families of the DSWD.  Witnessing the actual continue reading : 152 Pantawid Pamilya street families in NCR get first cash grants

The Department of Social Welfare and Development would like to thank the people of Naga for sharing Jesse with the nation and proving that true democracy can work. It is possible to have a democracy of the people, by the people, and for the people because Jesse and the people of Naga have proven that continue reading : DSWD Statement on the passing of DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo

The Department of Social Welfare and Development and its development partners, the World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and Social Weather Stations (SWS) gathered today at the Asian Institute of Management to publicly present the results of the Impact Evaluation. Attended by various sectors from the academe, media, continue reading : World Bank findings on Pantawid Pamilya reveal STRONG and CONSISTENT IMPACT “We are ON-TRACK” – SECRETARY SOLIMAN

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