More than 7,000 food packs delivered to Batanes residents

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Cagayan Valley Regional Office, facilitates the loading of 1,700 family food packs (FFPs) from Cawag, Subic, Zambales for delivery to Batanes province this week. The DSWD Field Office 2 warehouse personnel were generously assisted by elements of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The DSWD FO-2 continue reading : More than 7,000 food packs delivered to Batanes residents

DSWD signs MOU on Media Information Literacy with PCO, other key agencies

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), along with key government agencies led by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) during the launch of the Media Information and Literacy (MIL) campaign on Monday (August 14) in Pasay City. During the MIL launch at the Hilton Manila in Pasay City, continue reading : DSWD signs MOU on Media Information Literacy with PCO, other key agencies

DSWD among signatories of MOU for Media and Information Literacy project

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is among the signatories of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Media and Information Literacy (MIL) campaign of the Marcos administration. In a ceremony held on Monday (August 14) in Pasay City, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr leads the signing of the MoU with DSWD Undersecretary continue reading : DSWD among signatories of MOU for Media and Information Literacy project

DSWD trained youth dev’t workers of Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program start Nanay-Tatay teacher sessions

The first batch of parents and guardians of struggling and non-reader elementary students take part in the Nanay-Tatay teacher sessions conducted by Youth Development Workers (YDWs) at Napindan Elementary School in Taguig on Monday (August 14). The YDWs are college students trained to conduct parenting sessions among the parent- and guardian-beneficiaries of the Department of continue reading : DSWD trained youth dev’t workers of Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program start Nanay-Tatay teacher sessions

More Grade 1 learners given reading lessons under DSWD’s Tara Basa! Tutoring Program

Struggling and non- reader Grade 1 learners from Bagong Silangan Elementary School in Quezon City undergo reading lessons on Monday (August 14) conducted by students-tutors of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program. A similar reading session is also being held at the Sta Ana Elementary School in Pateros. The continue reading : More Grade 1 learners given reading lessons under DSWD’s Tara Basa! Tutoring Program

DSWD trained student-tutors of Tara Basa! Tutoring Program go on board

Student-tutors trained by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with the Ateneo Center for Educational Development (ACED), start the simultaneous reading sessions for the struggling and non-reader Grade 1 beneficiaries of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program at the Sta. Ana Elementary School in Pateros on Monday (August 14). Each student-tutor will continue reading : DSWD trained student-tutors of Tara Basa! Tutoring Program go on board

Japan’s Agri Ministry donates 4k sacks of rice for Mayon evacuees

More than 4,000 sacks of rice, weighing 30 kilos per sack,  from Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture-Forestry and Fisheries are being unloaded on Saturday (August 12) by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol Regional Office for distribution to families affected by the Mayon unrest. The initial donation is part of the 10,000 sacks continue reading : Japan’s Agri Ministry donates 4k sacks of rice for Mayon evacuees

DSWD chief welcomes Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Phils

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian greets the representatives of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Phils during a courtesy visit  to the Central Office in Quezon City on Friday (August 11). Undersecretary Denice Florence Bragas (right) accompanied the members of the  foundation to the DSWD’s Standards Bureau for possible accreditation as continue reading : DSWD chief welcomes Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Phils

DSWD hands out socio-economic aid to 500 former violent extremists in Sulu

In line with the Marcos administration’s peace agenda, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) initiated a Peace Caravan  in Maimbung, Jolo, Sulu on Wednesday (August 10) to provide cash assistance and welfare goods to former violent extremists (FVEs) in the area. DSWD Undersecretary for Inclusive-Sustainable Peace and Special Concerns (ISPSC) Alan A. Tanjusay, continue reading : DSWD hands out socio-economic aid to 500 former violent extremists in Sulu