DSWD warns public vs ‘fixers’ for agency cash aid

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reiterated its warning to the public against unscrupulous individuals offering their “middleman” services to facilitate requests from the agency’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS). “Muli po naming pinaalalahanan ang ating mga kababayan na iwasan ang pakikipag-ugnayan sa mga fixers o mga middleman na nagsasabing tutulong sila continue reading : DSWD warns public vs ‘fixers’ for agency cash aid

PBBM greets 3K Ilonggo beneficiaries of DSWD-led ‘Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas Para sa 4Ps’

Close to 3,000 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from the Province and City of Iloilo received cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) during the “Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas Para sa 4Ps” job fair at the Iloilo Sports Complex in La Paz District on Thursday (February 13). Each continue reading : PBBM greets 3K Ilonggo beneficiaries of DSWD-led ‘Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas Para sa 4Ps’

DSWD to launch new donations portal

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will launch on Tuesday (February 18) its newest digital initiative that will streamline the agency’s donations process. The new website called Kaagapay Donations Portal will serve as an online platform for donors to send their cash donations either to the DSWD for disaster relief operations and/or for continue reading : DSWD to launch new donations portal

DSWD lines up Valentine’s Day activities for employees

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has lined-up various activities to celebrate Valentine’s Day this Friday (February 14) at its Central Office in Quezon City. In a memorandum sent to all officials and employees on February 12, Undersecretary Edward Justine Orden of the General Administration and Support Services Group (GASSG) invited everyone to continue reading : DSWD lines up Valentine’s Day activities for employees

DSWD’s new ‘HELPS’ online system to ease access on agency’s regulatory services

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) newest digital platform dubbed ‘Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System’ or HELPS will serve as a virtual one-stop-shop for the agency’s regulatory services for social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs). In the DSWD Thursday Media Forum on February 13, Division Chief (DC) Anna Maria Alexa Ledesma of continue reading : DSWD’s new ‘HELPS’ online system to ease access on agency’s regulatory services

DSWD announces soon-to-be-launched digital initiatives

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Division Chief Anna Maria Alexa Ledesma of the Standards Bureau (SB) and Social Welfare Officer IV Cheryl Mainar of the Program Management Bureau (PMB) discuss the agency’s latest digital initiatives during the DSWD Thursday Media Forum on February 13 at the Central Office’s New Press Center in Quezon continue reading : DSWD announces soon-to-be-launched digital initiatives

DSWD’s travel clearance for minors travelling abroad part of gov’t campaign vs child trafficking

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) emphasized on Thursday (February 13) that the issuance of a travel clearance for minors travelling abroad (MTA) is part of the national government’s campaign against child trafficking. “Talagang this is an anti-trafficking measure and this is in cooperation with the Bureau of Immigration,” Social Welfare Officer (SWO) continue reading : DSWD’s travel clearance for minors travelling abroad part of gov’t campaign vs child trafficking

DSWD exec meets with dev’t partners on PH’s inclusion in economic survey

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary for External Assistance and Development Juan Carlo Marquez meets with partners from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) led by Jens Arnold, Division Head for Country Studies, Economics Department for the Kick-off Mission for the OECD Economic Survey of the Philippines on Tuesday (February continue reading : DSWD exec meets with dev’t partners on PH’s inclusion in economic survey

DSWD’s new online system to streamline application for travel clearance for minors

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will soon launch an online system that will streamline the process of application and issuance of travel clearance for minors traveling abroad (MTA). Social Welfare Officer (SWO) IV Cheryl Mainar of the DSWD’s Program Management Bureau (PMB) told reporters that applicants no longer need to submit the continue reading : DSWD’s new online system to streamline application for travel clearance for minors

DSWD expands tutoring program to 5 regions; targets 138K beneficiaries in 2025

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is bringing the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program to five more regions this 2025, a senior agency official said on Thursday (February 13). Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the DSWD spokesperson, said that on the third year of its implementation, the Department will expand the tutoring continue reading : DSWD expands tutoring program to 5 regions; targets 138K beneficiaries in 2025