Reassessment of 4Ps households uses “numero at puso” – DSWD chief

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Tuesday (August 15) that the reassessment process of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) household beneficiaries uses both metrics and social workers’ emotional quotient (EQ). In a press briefing in Malacanang, Secretary Gatchalian said that the Department is employing the Social Welfare and continue reading : Reassessment of 4Ps households uses “numero at puso” – DSWD chief

DSWD continues to be in touch with oil-spill affected LGUs in Mindoro – Sec. Gatchalian

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured the public that the agency maintains a strong coordination with the local government units (LGUs) affected by the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro. “Ang policy ng DSWD, base sa instruction ng ating Pangulo, is to work with the local government units. In the case continue reading : DSWD continues to be in touch with oil-spill affected LGUs in Mindoro – Sec. Gatchalian

More than 7,000 food packs delivered to Batanes residents

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Cagayan Valley Regional Office, facilitates the loading of 1,700 family food packs (FFPs) from Cawag, Subic, Zambales for delivery to Batanes province this week. The DSWD Field Office 2 warehouse personnel were generously assisted by elements of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The DSWD FO-2 continue reading : More than 7,000 food packs delivered to Batanes residents

DSWD signs MOU on Media Information Literacy with PCO, other key agencies

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), along with key government agencies led by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) during the launch of the Media Information and Literacy (MIL) campaign on Monday (August 14) in Pasay City. During the MIL launch at the Hilton Manila in Pasay City, continue reading : DSWD signs MOU on Media Information Literacy with PCO, other key agencies

DSWD among signatories of MOU for Media and Information Literacy project

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is among the signatories of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Media and Information Literacy (MIL) campaign of the Marcos administration. In a ceremony held on Monday (August 14) in Pasay City, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr leads the signing of the MoU with DSWD Undersecretary continue reading : DSWD among signatories of MOU for Media and Information Literacy project

DSWD trained youth dev’t workers of Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program start Nanay-Tatay teacher sessions

The first batch of parents and guardians of struggling and non-reader elementary students take part in the Nanay-Tatay teacher sessions conducted by Youth Development Workers (YDWs) at Napindan Elementary School in Taguig on Monday (August 14). The YDWs are college students trained to conduct parenting sessions among the parent- and guardian-beneficiaries of the Department of continue reading : DSWD trained youth dev’t workers of Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program start Nanay-Tatay teacher sessions

More Grade 1 learners given reading lessons under DSWD’s Tara Basa! Tutoring Program

Struggling and non- reader Grade 1 learners from Bagong Silangan Elementary School in Quezon City undergo reading lessons on Monday (August 14) conducted by students-tutors of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program. A similar reading session is also being held at the Sta Ana Elementary School in Pateros. The continue reading : More Grade 1 learners given reading lessons under DSWD’s Tara Basa! Tutoring Program

DSWD trained student-tutors of Tara Basa! Tutoring Program go on board

Student-tutors trained by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with the Ateneo Center for Educational Development (ACED), start the simultaneous reading sessions for the struggling and non-reader Grade 1 beneficiaries of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program at the Sta. Ana Elementary School in Pateros on Monday (August 14). Each student-tutor will continue reading : DSWD trained student-tutors of Tara Basa! Tutoring Program go on board

Japan’s Agri Ministry donates 4k sacks of rice for Mayon evacuees

More than 4,000 sacks of rice, weighing 30 kilos per sack,  from Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture-Forestry and Fisheries are being unloaded on Saturday (August 12) by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol Regional Office for distribution to families affected by the Mayon unrest. The initial donation is part of the 10,000 sacks continue reading : Japan’s Agri Ministry donates 4k sacks of rice for Mayon evacuees