DSWD Central Office, Field Offices deploy QRTs to assist in Taal relief ops

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office (FO) I Regional Director Marcelo Nicomedes J. Castillo briefs the members of the Quick Response Team (QRT) of the FO who would be deployed to DSWD Operations Center in Batangas City Sports Complex, Bolbok, Batangas City to help in the relief operations for families affected by continue reading : DSWD Central Office, Field Offices deploy QRTs to assist in Taal relief ops

DSWD, partners to lead observance of 2020 Adoption Consciousness Celebration

To celebrate the unconditional love between parents and their adopted children, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with different national government agencies (NGAs), child-placement institutions, and child-caring institutions will lead the observance of the 2020 Adoption Consciousness Celebration (ACC) on February 1 to 9. With the theme, “Pagmamahal Palaganapin, Legal na continue reading : DSWD, partners to lead observance of 2020 Adoption Consciousness Celebration

DSWD shares Listahanan database with BFAR

DSWD Information and Communication Technology Management Service (ICTMS) Director and National Household Targeting Office (NHTO) Concurrent Head Andrew J. Ambubuyog (center), NHTO Operations OIC-Division Chief Aljo Quintans (second from right), Director Justin Ceasar Anthony D. Batocabe (rightmost), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Fisheries Information Management Center Chief Zaldy Perez (leftmost), and BFAR OIC-Assistant continue reading : DSWD shares Listahanan database with BFAR

NEDA cites DSWD social protection programs for decrease in poverty incidence

In a statement during the presentation of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) cited the social protection programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) such as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Social Pension, and Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) as contributory to the reduction of poverty incidence continue reading : NEDA cites DSWD social protection programs for decrease in poverty incidence

DSWD sends augmentation assistance for Taal evacuees

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista joins President Rodrigo R. Duterte in handing over financial and relief assistance to residents affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano during the President’s visit at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum on January 14. Also in the photo is Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas. continue reading : DSWD sends augmentation assistance for Taal evacuees

DSWD deploys executives for Taal relief operations

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has deployed members of its executive committee to oversee the relief operations for families affected by the phreatic and magmatic eruption of Taal Volcano in CALABARZON Region. On January 15, DSWD Undersecretary Camilo Gudmalin and Assistant Secretary Joseline Niwane visited evacuation centers in Balayan, Batangas and provided continue reading : DSWD deploys executives for Taal relief operations

DSWD livelihood program open to all eligible poor Filipino households

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) states that the agency’s flagship livelihood support program, the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), is open to all eligible poor, vulnerable, marginalized, and disadvantaged households. SLP is a capacity-building program being implemented by DSWD that helps improve the socio-economic conditions of poor households and communities through accessing and continue reading : DSWD livelihood program open to all eligible poor Filipino households

DSWD assists repatriates from Lebanon, Baghdad

Social workers from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) interview distressed Overseas Filipinos (OFs) from Beirut, Lebanon and Baghdad, Iraq who arrived on December 25 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), together with the member-agencies of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) assisted continue reading : DSWD assists repatriates from Lebanon, Baghdad

DSWD’s Quick Response Team assists Taal evacuees

Members of the Quick Response Team (QRT) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), led by DSWD Field Office CALABARZON Director Annie Mendoza, have been deployed since Sunday, January 12, to areas around Taal Volcano to assist local government units (LGUs) in responding to the needs of residents affected by its phreatic and continue reading : DSWD’s Quick Response Team assists Taal evacuees

DSWD ready to assist Overseas Filipinos to be repatriated from the Middle East

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its International Social Services Office (ISSO), is ready to provide augmentation support services, based on the inter-agency contingency plan of the government, to thousands of Overseas Filipinos (OFs) and their families who will be repatriated from the Middle East amid the crisis in the region. DSWD shall continue reading : DSWD ready to assist Overseas Filipinos to be repatriated from the Middle East