Zamboanga City – A total of 784 Indigenous Peoples (IP) covered by the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer Program (MCCT) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and 305 beneficiaries of the agency’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) here have recently graduated from their 15-day vocational technical skills training. The graduates who were trained on continue reading : Indigenous Peoples from Zamboanga complete voctech training through DSWD’s livelihood program
DSWD intensifies repacking of relief to ensure enough help for Marawi crisis evacuees
As the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the ongoing military operations in Marawi City has reached 42,998 families or 212,668 persons as of 6am today, Field Offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Regions X and XII have intensified their repacking operations to ensure the sufficient provision of food continue reading : DSWD intensifies repacking of relief to ensure enough help for Marawi crisis evacuees
DSWD monitors victims of Resorts World attack
Under the directives of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo, staff members from its field office (FO) in the National Capital Region (NCR) were deployed to check the condition and assess appropriate interventions for the victims of the Resorts World Manila attack which happened around midnight of June 2. The continue reading : DSWD monitors victims of Resorts World attack
First ever Children’s Parallel Session to be held in Manila
The Seventh (7th) Cross Regional Meeting on Violence Against Children will be held on June 6-8, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. The meeting will be attended by representatives of ASEAN sectoral bodies with relevant work on violence against children such as the Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD), the ASEAN Commission on the continue reading : First ever Children’s Parallel Session to be held in Manila
DSWD, LGU of Kalibo provide livelihood opportunities to poor through solid waste management
In its continued effort to provide livelihood opportunities and improve the lives of poor Filipinos, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Field Office in Region VI has partnered with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Kalibo, Aklan to help underprivileged residents in the municipality, especially those living near the dump site, continue reading : DSWD, LGU of Kalibo provide livelihood opportunities to poor through solid waste management
DSWD sends additional 10,000 food packs for Marawi crisis evacuees
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and its Field Offices (FOs) continue to augment additional family food pack (FFPs) and non-food items to Regions X and XII to ensure the sufficiency of relief aid for families affected by the still ongoing armed conflict in Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur who evacuated to nearby continue reading : DSWD sends additional 10,000 food packs for Marawi crisis evacuees
DSWD Sec. Taguiwalo: May justice be given to those who perished in Resorts World incident
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo today expressed her condolences to the families of those who perished in the Resorts World incident earlier this morning. She said that what happened was unconscionable and she hopes that justice would be given to those who died and their families who are now continue reading : DSWD Sec. Taguiwalo: May justice be given to those who perished in Resorts World incident
DSWD aid reaches residents stranded inside Marawi City
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo reported today that the relief assistance augmented by the Department to DSWD Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has already reached residents who were left inside Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur where the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is conducting an armed operation continue reading : DSWD aid reaches residents stranded inside Marawi City
DSWD says YES to healthy lifestyle; supports World NO Tobacco Day
As the global community observed World No Tobacco Day yesterday, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), for its part, affirmed its advocacy for smoke-free agency and healthy lifestyle of its personnel and target clientele. World No Tobacco Day is observed every May 31, with this year’s theme “Tobacco-a threat to development.” In her continue reading : DSWD says YES to healthy lifestyle; supports World NO Tobacco Day
DSWD supports stronger initiatives to eliminate violence against children in ASEAN
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as the chair of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) this 2017, supports the plan to strengthen and develop new initiatives to address concerns on violence against children (VAC), including issues on cyberbullying and sexual exploitation. “We recognize the need for the ASEAN to work as a collective unit to combat all forms of violence against children. This includes not only governments continue reading : DSWD supports stronger initiatives to eliminate violence against children in ASEAN
