As part of its continued fight against child labor, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), together with other members of the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC), today launched a storybook which aims to raise awareness among children about the dangers of child labor or work that deprives children of their childhood, potential, and continue reading : DSWD launches storybook as part of campaign against child labor

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Emmanuel A. Leyco today assisted President Rodrigo R. Duterte during the send off ceremony for the five Vietnamese fishermen who were apprehended 34 nautical miles off Cape Bolinao for poaching last September 23. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) filed the case of illegal fishing continue reading : DSWD assists five Vietnamese fishermen returning home

In continuation of the early recovery efforts of the government to assist internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the armed conflict in Marawi City, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)  released its latest update on the services and interventions to returning IDPs in the war-torn city. Based on the November 28 data from continue reading : DSWD intensifies early recovery efforts for Marawi IDPs

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its attached agency, the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC),  reiterated its call for the intensified implementation of restorative justice for children in conflict with the law instead of imposing actions of punitive justice or putting them in jail. Under JJWA, restorative justice involves the comprehensive continue reading : DSWD, JJWC push for restorative justice for children in conflict with the law

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues its operations to provide assistance to Filipinos affected by the war in Marawi as efforts for the early recovery phase have begun. For the last two to three weeks, residents forced to evacuate when the war erupted have been returning to their homes. According to DSWD continue reading : Update on continuing DSWD assistance to Marawi

Child online sexual abuse and cyber bullying are some of the dangers lurking in the worldwide web which threaten the safety of children. Because various types of information is now easily accessible, more and more young people are falling prey to online predators. To counter this menace, the Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography (IACACP) chaired continue reading : DSWD, partner agencies, NGOs step up anti-child pornography campaign

Some 52 houseparents from different residential care facilities managed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), local government units (LGUs) and non-government organizations (NGOs) recently graduated from a 10-day intensive training under the project “Ensuring Children’s Potential for Development and Independence through Improved Residential Care Practices.” The 10-day training which is intended to continue reading : Houseparents in residential care facilities for children undergo Advanced Training Program

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released a total of P239,750,000 for 2,341 centenarians who have received their cash gift as of September 2017. The Department has allotted a total of P299,200,000 for 2,992 centenarians in 2016 and 2017. DSWD identified 2,992 centenarians in 2016, while there are 1,000 centenarians in 2017 continue reading : DSWD releases P 239.75 M for centenarians

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released a total of P2,267,496,569.62 worth of assistance from January to September 2017 to families and individuals who have experienced a crisis through its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS). The assistance, delivered through the Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU) of the Department’s Central Office, Field continue reading : DSWD releases P2.26B worth of assistance to individuals in crisis in 2017

In line with its mandate to provide accessible social welfare assistance, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Office of the President’s P1 billion free medicine program or the “Lingap sa Masa” continues to serve the medical needs of indigent Filipinos. “After more than a year of its implementation, we are happy continue reading : Expanded Lingap sa Masa program continues to bring easier access to medicines, laboratory services to indigent citizens