The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office-5 (Bicol Region) has established child- and women-friendly spaces to ensure the safety and welfare of women and children displaced by the April 10 armed conflict in Barangays Villa Paz and San Vincente in the town of Jovellar, Albay, an agency official said on Thursday (April continue reading : DSWD protects women, kids displaced by armed conflict in Albay town
Some 25,904 household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) nationwide have graduated from the program in the first quarter of the year after achieving self-sufficiency status, an official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Thursday (April 11). “The 4Ps Pugay-Tagumpay graduation and exit ceremony is a celebration of the continue reading : Over 25k 4Ps households exit program in 1st quarter of 2024
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with the Philippine Air Force (PAF), completes its commitment to deliver 7,000 family food packs (FFPs) intended for prepositioning in the province of Batanes as part of the agency’s disaster preparedness efforts. The last batch of delivery of 1,000 FFPs arrived at the Batanes airport continue reading : DSWD completes delivery of 7K food packs to Batanes
Personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), together with volunteers from the Bureau of Fire Protection, load family food packs (FFPs) in a Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 aircraft at the Laoag City Airport in Ilocos Norte on Wednesday (April 10). The DSWD, in partnership with PAF, aims to complete the delivery continue reading : DSWD, PAF to complete airlift of 7K food packs to Batanes
Recognizing the urgency of addressing the impact of the intensifying El Niño phenomenon, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ramping up its efforts to implement Project LAWA at BINHI (Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished) nationwide this 2024. “The DSWD aims to roll out continue reading : DSWD gears for nationwide implementation of Project LAWA at BINHI amid El Niño
Personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-11 (Davao Region) distribute cash assistance to families affected by the shear line and low-pressure area that hit the region in January during a payout activity at the municipal gym in Carmen, Davao del Norte on April 5, 2024. The DSWD Davao Field Office, continue reading : DSWD continues cash aid payout to disaster-hit families in Davao Region
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian leads a technical working group (TWG) meeting to scale up agency efforts for digital financial literacy among beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City on Monday (April 8). The meeting discussed the results of the pilot continue reading : DSWD chief leads meeting to bolster digital financial literacy among 4Ps beneficiaries
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with the Philippine Air Force (PAF), will airlift some 7,000 family food packs (FFPs) to Batanes as part of its augmentation support to the province following the Tsunami warning issued after the April 3 Taiwan quake. Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene continue reading : DSWD airlifts food packs to Batanes following Tsunami alert from Taiwan quake
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday (April 5) handed over the Php7.6-million seed capital fund to 25 livelihood associations in Agusan del Norte, which will be utilized as start-up capitalization of the local entrepreneurs for their respective livelihood ventures and businesses. The handover of the checks and awarding of the Civil continue reading : DSWD extends P7.6M capital assistance to 25 livelihood associations in Agusan del Norte
In the small coastal village of Somal-ot in Casiguran, Sorsogon, community members often experience the brunt of the impacts of weather disturbances. According to Miraflor Grajo, 57, a barangay councilor of Somal-ot, storms and strong currents pose challenges for community members, especially fisherfolk, in earning a living. “Dahil sa lahat ng mga nagtatrabaho dito ay continue reading : Coastal village in Sorsogon town champions environment protection through DSWD’s community-driven dev’t program
