DSWD exec shares updates on agency’s anti-hunger efforts in Media Forum

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Asst. Secretary for Innovations Atty. Baldr Bringas discusses updates on the anti-hunger programs of the agency during the Thursday Media Forum on March 14 at the Central Office’s New Press Center in Quezon City. During the forum, Asst. Sec. Bringas highlighted the plans for the scale up implementation continue reading : DSWD exec shares updates on agency’s anti-hunger efforts in Media Forum

DSWD, other gov’t agencies welcome repatriated seafarers

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), represented by Asst. Bureau Director for Policy and Administration and Concurrent Officer-in-Charge of the Crisis Intervention Division under the Program Management Bureau Edwin Morata, is among the government agencies that welcomed the repatriated seafarers who survived the March 6 Houthi rebels’ attack upon their arrival at the Manila continue reading : DSWD, other gov’t agencies welcome repatriated seafarers

DSWD chief, int’l dev’t partners eye more areas for collab

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian confers with representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on Wednesday (March 13) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. The meeting was aimed at strengthening the scale up implementation of the Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp continue reading : DSWD chief, int’l dev’t partners eye more areas for collab

DSWD aids Pinoy seafarers in Houthi rebels’ attack

In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) immediately mobilized its personnel to assist the Filipino seafarers who survived as well as the families of those who perished in the missile attack by Houthi rebels. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian has instructed the agency’s operations continue reading : DSWD aids Pinoy seafarers in Houthi rebels’ attack

Orphans, abandoned kids in Marawi City “torils” to benefit from DSWD, MSU tie-up project

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Mindanao State University (MSU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday (March 12) that will develop and implement inclusive and culturally-sensitive programs for orphans and children  living in “torils” in Marawi City. The agreement was signed by DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian and MSU System continue reading : Orphans, abandoned kids in Marawi City “torils” to benefit from DSWD, MSU tie-up project

DSWD chief, Brazilian envoy in courtesy meeting

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian welcomes the Ambassador of Brazil to the Philippines, His Excellency Gilberto Fonseca Guimarães de Moura on Tuesday (March 12). During the envoy’s courtesy visit to the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City, Secretary Gatchalian and Ambassador Guimarães discussed possible areas of collaboration to strengthen the continue reading : DSWD chief, Brazilian envoy in courtesy meeting

DSWD empowers Tarlac Indigenous Peoples through digital connectivity

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has recently launched the Social Protection for Indigenous Peoples in Tarlac province that aims to extend the agency’s reach among indigenous peoples and indigenous cultural communities (IPs/ICCs) through digital connectivity. Through the innovative use of a mobile communication van, the DSWD’s Digital Transformation (DX) team led by continue reading : DSWD empowers Tarlac Indigenous Peoples through digital connectivity

DSWD, Mindanao State University forge partnership for children in ‘torils’

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Mindanao State University (MSU) System President Atty. Basari D. Mapupuno sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tuesday (March 12) for the implementation of a project that will provide inclusive and culturally-sensitive programs to orphans and children in poverty living in “torils” in Marawi continue reading : DSWD, Mindanao State University forge partnership for children in ‘torils’

Parents of former 4Ps monitored child Angeline and her twin sister Angelica are proud of her success as a newly-licensed criminologist.

Former 4Ps monitored child garners 2nd top spot in Criminologist Licensure Exam

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has produced another topnotcher in the person of Angeline Ilagan from Imus, Cavite. Angeline, a former monitored child of the DSWD-4Ps, secured the 2nd top spot in the February 2024 Criminologist Licensure Examination (CLE). She finished her Bachelor of Science continue reading : Former 4Ps monitored child garners 2nd top spot in Criminologist Licensure Exam

Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) wait for their turn to be processed during a Philippine Identification System (Philsys) registration activity.

DSWD intensifies campaign for 4Ps beneficiaries’ PhilSys registration

In a strategic move towards enhancing service delivery, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ramping up its campaign to encourage beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to register for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). DSWD Asst. Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez said on Monday (March 11) that this initiative continue reading : DSWD intensifies campaign for 4Ps beneficiaries’ PhilSys registration