DSWD assists repatriates from Lebanon, Baghdad

Social workers from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) interview distressed Overseas Filipinos (OFs) from Beirut, Lebanon and Baghdad, Iraq who arrived on December 25 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), together with the member-agencies of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) assisted continue reading : DSWD assists repatriates from Lebanon, Baghdad

DSWD’s Quick Response Team assists Taal evacuees

Members of the Quick Response Team (QRT) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), led by DSWD Field Office CALABARZON Director Annie Mendoza, have been deployed since Sunday, January 12, to areas around Taal Volcano to assist local government units (LGUs) in responding to the needs of residents affected by its phreatic and continue reading : DSWD’s Quick Response Team assists Taal evacuees

DSWD ready to assist Overseas Filipinos to be repatriated from the Middle East

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its International Social Services Office (ISSO), is ready to provide augmentation support services, based on the inter-agency contingency plan of the government, to thousands of Overseas Filipinos (OFs) and their families who will be repatriated from the Middle East amid the crisis in the region. DSWD shall continue reading : DSWD ready to assist Overseas Filipinos to be repatriated from the Middle East

DSWD marks 69th Anniversary this January

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will celebrate its 69th Founding Anniversary this January 2020 with the theme, “Social Integration: DSWD’s Major Thrust in line with the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022.”  One of the highlights of the celebration will be the Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) Awards.  The PRAISE Award is given continue reading : DSWD marks 69th Anniversary this January

DSWD response plan in place if ‘Big One’ hits NCR, nearby regions

Members of the DSWD Rapid Emergency Telecommunications team test the state-of-the art communications equipment to be used during an earthquake. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as the Vice Chair for Disaster Response of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), assures the public that a unified government approach will be implemented continue reading : DSWD response plan in place if ‘Big One’ hits NCR, nearby regions

DSWD ginawaran ng Selyo ng Kahusayan sa Serbisyo Publiko

Malugod na tinatanggap ni Direktor Irene Dumlao ng Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan ang Selyo ng Kahusayan sa Serbisyo Publiko mula kay G. Virgilio S. Almario, Pambansang Alagad ng Sining at Tagapangulo ng Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF).   Kasama rin sa larawan (mula sa kaliwa) sila Bb. Anna Katarina B. Rodriguez, Direktor Heneral; at Gng. continue reading : DSWD ginawaran ng Selyo ng Kahusayan sa Serbisyo Publiko

DSWD educational assistance covers in crisis situation, indigent students

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarifies that it extends educational assistance only to eligible indigent students through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS). This clarification came following various posts circulating on Facebook that the Department is extending P3,500 educational assistance to college students.  The educational assistance is given every year to indigent continue reading : DSWD educational assistance covers in crisis situation, indigent students

Increase in 2020 4Ps budget to cover additional benefits in 4Ps Act

The institutionalization of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) through Republic Act 11310 served as the basis for the increase in the program’s proposed 2020 budget. For next year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as the lead implementing agency of 4Ps, has proposed P108.8 billion or an increase of P19 billion compared to continue reading : Increase in 2020 4Ps budget to cover additional benefits in 4Ps Act

DSWD takes custody of baby found in luggage of American national

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has taken custody of the six-day-old baby who was found in the luggage of an American national. The baby is now temporarily sheltered at a DSWD Center for children where appropriate intervention and medical care are being provided. The Department follows a protocol for the case management continue reading : DSWD takes custody of baby found in luggage of American national

DSWD readies aid packages for ex-MILF combatants

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is all set to extend aid packages to decommissioned combatants (DCs) of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). On August 26, 2019, the Independent Decommissioning Body (IDB) under the mechanism of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) has started the decommissioning activity for some 1,193 former MILF combatants continue reading : DSWD readies aid packages for ex-MILF combatants