The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will celebrate its 69th Founding Anniversary this January 2020 with the theme, “Social Integration: DSWD’s Major Thrust in line with the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022.”  One of the highlights of the celebration will be the Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) Awards.  The PRAISE Award is given continue reading : DSWD marks 69th Anniversary this January

Members of the DSWD Rapid Emergency Telecommunications team test the state-of-the art communications equipment to be used during an earthquake. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as the Vice Chair for Disaster Response of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), assures the public that a unified government approach will be implemented continue reading : DSWD response plan in place if ‘Big One’ hits NCR, nearby regions

Malugod na tinatanggap ni Direktor Irene Dumlao ng Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan ang Selyo ng Kahusayan sa Serbisyo Publiko mula kay G. Virgilio S. Almario, Pambansang Alagad ng Sining at Tagapangulo ng Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF).   Kasama rin sa larawan (mula sa kaliwa) sila Bb. Anna Katarina B. Rodriguez, Direktor Heneral; at Gng. continue reading : DSWD ginawaran ng Selyo ng Kahusayan sa Serbisyo Publiko

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarifies that it extends educational assistance only to eligible indigent students through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS). This clarification came following various posts circulating on Facebook that the Department is extending P3,500 educational assistance to college students.  The educational assistance is given every year to indigent continue reading : DSWD educational assistance covers in crisis situation, indigent students

The institutionalization of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) through Republic Act 11310 served as the basis for the increase in the program’s proposed 2020 budget. For next year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as the lead implementing agency of 4Ps, has proposed P108.8 billion or an increase of P19 billion compared to continue reading : Increase in 2020 4Ps budget to cover additional benefits in 4Ps Act

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has taken custody of the six-day-old baby who was found in the luggage of an American national. The baby is now temporarily sheltered at a DSWD Center for children where appropriate intervention and medical care are being provided. The Department follows a protocol for the case management continue reading : DSWD takes custody of baby found in luggage of American national

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is all set to extend aid packages to decommissioned combatants (DCs) of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). On August 26, 2019, the Independent Decommissioning Body (IDB) under the mechanism of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) has started the decommissioning activity for some 1,193 former MILF combatants continue reading : DSWD readies aid packages for ex-MILF combatants

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office (FO) VII, has extended relief assistance to families who have been displaced by demolition activities in two barangays in Cebu City. In coordination with the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), the FO has provided family food packs (FFPs) to 114 displaced continue reading : DSWD extends assistance to families displaced by demolition activities in Cebu City

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joins the Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Health (DOH), and the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) in the conduct of the National Summit, “Kapit-kamay: Empowering the Youth to Make Informed Choices,” to provide a venue for understanding early pregnancy and identifying opportunities for collaboration to address the continue reading : DSWD, other NGAs, NGOs join hands to address teenage pregnancy

DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista (right, center), together with the disaster response team of DSWD Field Office I, meets with local officials in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte to assess the extent of the damage caused by Tropical Storm Ineng and to discuss the provision of assistance to the affected families. The Department of Social continue reading : DSWD extends assistance to families affected by Tropical Storms Ineng, Jenny