Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that the street families who were taken to Nasugbu, Batangas participated in the out-of-town activity for their inclusion in government programs, and not because they were being “hidden” during the Papal visit. “It was not for keeping them out of sight,” Sec. Soliman said. continue reading : DSWD continues to assist street families who joined the camping in Batangas

Sixteen local government units nationwide were selected as finalists in the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) first Gawad Listahanan. Gawad Listahanan is an award conferred to local government units (LGUs) that have registered the most number of beneficiaries of their locally-funded programs in the Listahanan database of poor families. The Listahanan is an continue reading : DSWD to award top LGU data users

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) urges Filipinos to join local development activities within their communities so they can become active participants in nation building. “By participating in these activities that are critical to the development of their own communities, ordinary citizens can be heroes in their own way,” said DSWD Secretary Corazon continue reading : Be part of local development, DSWD urges Filipinos

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) greets 2015 with renewed hope and enthusiasm as it celebrates its 64th founding anniversary on January 26-30 with the theme, “DSWD@64: Tuloy sa Pagbangon at Pag-unlad”. The theme reflects how the Department continues to serve and encourage the disadvantaged and vulnerable to rise above adversities and achieve continue reading : DSWD celebrates Filipino resiliency, empowerment on its 64th anniversary

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman has sent anew a validating team to check the veracity of a report relayed by a GMA news reporter on alleged abuse and maltreatment of a 10-year-old boy-resident of the Manila Reception and Action Center (MRAC). The news reporter submitted the transcription of her by-chance continue reading : DSWD conducts anew investigation on alleged maltreatment at Manila LGU facility

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is in need of 47,644 field workers to implement the Listahanan 2nd nationwide assessment. These comprise of 1,277 area coordinators, 6,383 area supervisors, 31,908 enumerators, 4,038 encoders and 4,038 verifiers, who will be tasked to collect information from 15.3 million households in 1,490 municipalities and 144 cities continue reading : DSWD now hiring staff to do survey of poor families

Three municipalities of Capiz yesterday received a total P695.7 million for the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) for Typhoon Yolanda survivors. Broken down, P477,600,000 was released for 15,920 families with totally damaged houses in Roxas City; P173,610,000 for  5,637 families with totally damaged houses and 450 families with partially damaged houses in Panay; and P43,570,000 for continue reading : Capiz towns get P694.7-M for emergency shelter assistance