Recognizing the vital role of a father in the family, the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD), Field Office 8 – Eastern Visayas, held an Empowerment and Reaffirmation of Paternal Abilities Training (ERPAT) for recovering persons who used drugs (RPWUDs) and former convicted individuals who are now parolees. The Monday (September 23) activity was continue reading : DSWD trains recovering fathers who used drugs on reaffirming their paternal abilities
Another former child-beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is the latest pride of the anti-poverty program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for topping the September 2024 Social Worker Licensure Examination (SWLE). “We are delighted to share that another former monitored child of our poverty-alleviation program bagged the top spot continue reading : Another feather on DSWD’s cap as former 4Ps monitored child tops 2024 social worker licensure exams
The Walang Gutom Kitchen initiative of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) got a big boost with the coming on board of the McDonald’s Philippines through its managing director Margot Torres (in blue) who met with Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday (September 24) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. The DSWD continue reading : McDonalds Phils throws support behind DSWD’s ‘Walang Gutom Kitchen’
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday (September 23) inspects the progress of the ongoing renovation of the Social Welfare and Development Center for Asia and the Pacific (SWADCAP), which is now called the DSWD Academy. Secretary Gatchalian was accompanied in the inspection by Undersecretary for Standards and Capacity Building continue reading : Sec. Gatchalian checks progress of DSWD Academy building renovation
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officials led by Secretary Rex Gatchalian meet with Director-General Jose Francisco Benitez of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to discuss the possibility of giving preferential treatment for the senior high school graduates among the children-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for admission to continue reading : DSWD chief asks TESDA to prioritize 4Ps senior high grads
The new chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) Meynardo Sabili pays a courtesy visit to Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday (September 25) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. During the meeting, the PCUP chair, a former Lipa City mayor, enjoyed an afternoon continue reading : New PCUP Chair pays courtesy call to DSWD chief
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday (September 23) gives a briefing to Commission on Audit’s (COA) Supervising Auditor Alma Baculi on the agency’s programs and services during a conference at the Katapatan Boardroom of the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. The DSWD chief explained to the resident COA continue reading : COA auditor gets briefing from DSWD chief on agency programs
Social Media influencer Jayson Luzadas, better known as Boss Toyo, meets with DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Undersecretary Monina Josefina Romualdez to discuss ways on how the “Pinoy Pawnstars” host can help in the agency’s social protection programs. Secretary Gatchalian was elated at Boss Toyo’s interest in helping the indigenous peoples (IP) sector as well continue reading : Boss Toyo meets Sec Rex
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)Undersecretary for Policy and Plans Group Adonis Sulit, who is also the Alternate Chairperson of the National Committee on the Filipino Family (NCFF), greets on Monday (September 23) agency personnel for the official start of the National Family Week celebration at the Department’s flag raising ceremony. The nation observes continue reading : DSWD jumpstarts weeklong National Family Week celebration
More than 3,000 college students from the National Capital Region (NCR) have received financial aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program as of Monday (September 23). “These college students rendered work as tutors and youth development workers (YDWs). They conducted reading sessions to struggling or non-reader elementary students continue reading : Over 3K Tara, Basa! college tutors, youth dev’t workers from NCR receive cash-for-work from DSWD
