DSWD chief visits survivors of Davao de Oro landslide

On orders from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Sunday (February 11) visits the Davao Regional Medical Center and helps lighten up the mood of the survivors of the February 6 Davao de Oro landslide who currently are recuperating, including a 3-year-old child who was continue reading : DSWD chief visits survivors of Davao de Oro landslide

Loading of 55,000 DSWD food packs in PH Navy vessel in full swing

In line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr’s directive for a whole-of-government approach in responding to disasters, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has closely coordinated with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), the Armed Forces of the Philippines  (AFP), and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the loading of 55,000 family food continue reading : Loading of 55,000 DSWD food packs in PH Navy vessel in full swing

DSWD exec pays courtesy call on PH Navy Vessel Commander

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Special Assistant to the Secretary (SAS) and Concurrent Director of National Resource Logistics and Management Bureau (NRLMB) Leo L. Quintilla pays a courtesy call on Philippine Navy BRP Davao del Sur-LD 602 Commander Marco Sandalo prior to the loading of some 55,000 family food packs (FFPs) bound for continue reading : DSWD exec pays courtesy call on PH Navy Vessel Commander

Bureau of Fire Protection personnel help load food packs

Personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are joined by volunteers from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in the loading of family food packs (FFP) in trucks provided by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) at the DSWD Warehouse in Cabuyao, Laguna on Friday (February 9). Some 17,000 boxes of food continue reading : Bureau of Fire Protection personnel help load food packs

DSWD chief presides 1st quarter meeting of RTF-ELCAC Central Luzon

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, as the Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) for Central Luzon, presides over the 1st quarter meeting of the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict III (RTF-ELCAC) on Thursday (February 8) at the Royce Hotel, in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga. continue reading : DSWD chief presides 1st quarter meeting of RTF-ELCAC Central Luzon

DSWD chief calls for shared commitment to end armed conflict in Central Luzon

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian called for the commitment of key stakeholders to foster  peace and development in  Central Luzon during the first quarterly meeting of the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) III on Thursday (February 8) at the Royce Hotel, in Clark Freeport Zone, continue reading : DSWD chief calls for shared commitment to end armed conflict in Central Luzon

Latest batch of trainees finish social work case management course at DSWD Academy

Some 37 social workers from different local government units (LGUs) nationwide completed the training on Social Work Case Management offered by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the DSWD Academy from February 5 to 8 at the University Hotel in UP Diliman Campus, Quezon City. DSWD Undersecretary for Standards and Capacity Building continue reading : Latest batch of trainees finish social work case management course at DSWD Academy

EO 52 strengthens DSWD’s reach-out ops for individuals in street situations

Institutionalizing and expanding the Pag-Abot Project through Malacañang’s issuance of Executive Order (EO) No. 52 has significantly helped the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in strengthening reach-out operations for families and individuals in street situations (FISS) in Metro Manila, a project team leader said on Thursday (February 8). Pag-Abot Program Team Leader Marilyn continue reading : EO 52 strengthens DSWD’s reach-out ops for individuals in street situations