Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian signs on Wednesday (December 13) a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the president of the Aldaba-Lim Foundation, Inc. (ALFI) Mr. Alberto Aldaba Lim and the executive director of the University of the Philippines Social Action and Research for Development Foundation Inc. (UPSARDFI) Prof. Jocelyn T. continue reading : DSWD chief signs MOU with key partners for scholarship program
Student-beneficiaries of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program from Valenzuela City receive their free self-adjustable eyeglasses provided by the St. Luke’s Medical Foundation, in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), at the Malinta Elementary School on Wednesday (December 13). The provision of eyeglasses is one of the components of the DSWD’s Tara, continue reading : DSWD, St. Luke’s give free eyeglasses to elementary studes under Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary for Innovations Edu Punay and Asst. Secretary for Innovations Atty. Baldr Bringas witness the 6th Redemption Day and 5th Nutrition Education Session of the pilot beneficiaries of the 2027 Walang Gutom: Food Stamp Program (FSP) in Tondo, Manila. The activity is the last nutrition education session that continue reading : DSWD execs oversee 6th Redemption Day, 5th Nutrition Educ Session for Food Stamp pilot beneficiaries in Tondo
More than Php 272 million worth of humanitarian aid was provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to the families affected by the shear line that struck Eastern Visayas last November, Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs Irene B. Dumlao reported on Tuesday (December 12). Asst. Sec. Dumlao said the aid provided to continue reading : DSWD distributes over Php 272-M aid to shear line-affected families in Eastern Visayas
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian holds a dialogue with social work students from different colleges and universities in the Philippines on Tuesday (December 12) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. The Secretary’s dialogue with the social work students aims to encourage and motivate them to pursue and finish continue reading : DSWD chief encourages students to pursue social work course
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian underscored the vital role of social workers in the country during the Secretary’s dialogue with social work students from different academic institutions held through a hybrid setup on Tuesday (December 12) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. The DSWD Secretary cited the COVID-19 continue reading : DSWD chief highlights vital role of social workers in dialogue with social work students
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) together with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) Social Work Consortium and the ASEAN Secretariat successfully hosted the 11th and 12th ASEAN Social Work Consortium Conference (ASWC) on December 6 and 7 via virtual conference. With the theme, “Strengthening the Role of Social Work: Responding to continue reading : DSWD, ASEAN reps solidify cooperation, solidarity in Social Work Consortium Conference
Some 68,000 struggling and non-reader elementary learners, college students, and parents have benefitted from the pilot implementation of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported on Tuesday (December 12). “After 20 reading and Nanay-Tatay sessions, the DSWD, through the help of our trained college students, has assisted a continue reading : More than 68K students, parents benefit from DSWD’s Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program
Some 973 individuals who are living and staying on the streets have been assisted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) since the launching of its Oplan Pag–Abot last June 2023, DSWD Asst. Secretary for Legislative Affairs Irene B. Dumlao reported on Monday (December 11). As of December 7, the DSWD was able to reach out to 425 family members and 528 unattached individuals, including continue reading : Over 900 individuals in street situations assisted through DSWD’s Oplan Pag-Abot – DSWD exec
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported on Monday (December 11) that it has provided more than Php 57.3 million worth of food and non-food items (FNIs) and financial aid to families and individuals affected by the recent 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit some parts of Mindanao last December 2. According to DSWD Asst. Secretary for Legislative Affairs Irene B. Dumlao, data protection continue reading : DSWD extends over Php57.3M aid to quake-affected families in Mindanao
