The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is taking custody of the child shown on a viral video being slapped by his mother while confined at a hospital. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman has instructed the DSWD-National Capital Region to immediately check on the situation of the child at the hospital. In a report to continue reading : DSWD takes custody of newborn baby shown in viral video being slapped by mother

Department of Social Welfare and Development  (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman assured local government units (LGUs) that there are enough relief supplies to augment their resources for families affected by Typhoon Ineng. DSWD continues to preposition relief supplies in towns and provinces affected by the typhoon.  Apart from the prepositioned goods at the local level, it continue reading : DSWD assures enough relief for ‘Ineng’

As Typhoon Ineng continues to hover in the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the Field Offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in  regions under storm signals have prepositioned relief goods to local government units. In Region I,  a total of 29,000 family food packs are available as stockpile whereas 24,000 food packs are continue reading : DSWD preps relief in ‘Ineng’-hit LGUs

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman  shakes hand with His Excellency Buba T. Tekune, Charge D’ Affaires of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria,  as a gesture of gratitude for the donation of the Nigerian Government for Typhoon Yolanda victims during a simple turn over ceremony yesterday  at the DSWD-National Capital continue reading : Nigerian Gov't donates for 'Yolanda' survivors

With Typhoon Ineng forecasted to affect Regions I, II, and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), the Field Offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in these areas are now on alert to provide relief augmentation and assistance to the disaster relief operations of local government units (LGUs). To date, these Field Offices continue reading : DSWD readies relief for Ineng-affected LGUs

DSWD Undersecretary Parisya H. Taradji (4th from right), representing Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman, signs the Joint Manual of Operations in Providing Assistance to Migrant Workers and Other Filipinos during the ceremony on Tuesday at the Labor Governance Learning Center, Department of Labor and Employment Executive Building, Intramuros, Manila. Shown in photo are (from right) Congresswoman Leah continue reading : Gov’t agencies converge programs, services to help Pinoy migrants

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with sixteen government agencies, set up the Piddig Organic Coffee Production Project in Ilocos Norte under the Convergence Area Development Project of the Regional Convergence Initiative for Sustainable Rural Development (RCI-SRD). The coffee production project initiated by Piddig Mayor Eddie Guillen serves as the pilot project of RCI-SRD, the continue reading : Brewing coffee project in Ilocos taps Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) maintains that there are no pork barrel funds in its 2015 budget and that all budget allotments are properly broken down into corresponding programs and services. This is in response to the issue raised by Kabataan party-list Representative Terry Ridon on alleged budget insertions and presence of ‘pork barrel’ funds in continue reading : No ‘pork’ in 2015 budget – DSWD

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided a total of ₱7,386,645  worth of family food packs and non-food items to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) for families affected by Habagat or the Southwest Monsoon in Maguindanao province. As of 4 pm, August 13,  Habagat has affected 22,511 families or 112,555 continue reading : DSWD extends P7.3 M worth of relief augmentation to ARMM