A healthy lifestyle always wins! Such has been proven true by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as it bagged this year’s Healthy Lifestyle in the Workplace Award given by the Apolitical Group Limited for its “The Biggest Loser, DSWD Edition” campaign. Apolitical, a non-profit organization in UK which serves as a learning platform continue reading : DSWD’s Biggest Loser campaign wins Healthy Lifestyle in the Workplace Award

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in MIMAROPA has joined other government agencies in the region, through the Regional El Niño Task Force, to assist locals who are affected and will be affected by the drought that is prevailing in the country. According to the latest report of the Regional El Niño Task Force, which continue reading : DSWD-MIMAROPA joins regional task force against threat of El Niño

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as the lead disaster response agency in the country, is set to conduct the first Disaster Response Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) Summit on April 8 to 12, 2019 at Pinnacle Hotel, Davao City. With the theme, “Enhancing Community Resilience thru Innovations in Information Technology and Data continue reading : DSWD to hold first disaster response information summit

For Francisco Baron, 73, who had lived alone almost all his life, finding a new family, albeit not by blood, who can be with him in his twilight years is never too late, indeed. Thanks to his fellow seniors, house parents, and other staff at the Haven for the Elderly whom Lolo Francisco now considers continue reading : Finally, a new family for a homeless elderly

Around 1,360 youth will get the chance to work at the central and field offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Government Internship Program (GIP). GIP is a component of Kabataan 2000 Program of the national government which was developed to provide opportunities for in-school youth to have hands-on experience continue reading : DSWD opens government internship program for 1,360 youth

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarified today that the agency will continue to deliver its programs and services, including the payout for the cash grants of the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and the implementation of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) even during the election period. The clarification continue reading : DSWD to continue the delivery of its programs and services during election period

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assures local government units (LGUs) that is has enough relief supplies to augment their resources for their constituents who are affected and will be affected by the drought prevailing in the country. In North Cotabato, for instance, DSWD initially provided a total of P83,500 worth of relief continue reading : DSWD to assist families affected by drought in North Cotabato

Coming from a tribe which has long been isolated in the mountains, Juda Diklay, 25, a member of the Tau’t Bato tribe in Palawan province, found it difficult to keep pace with her classmates when she first started school after being given an opportunity to study in the city. Juda was the first in her continue reading : First from the Mountains: A Graduation Story of a Girl from Tau’t Bato

For people who have been relying on a lake for their subsistence all their lives, relocating to a new community is a big challenge. In 2017, residents along Sampaloc Lake in San Pablo City, Laguna were relocated to Barangay San Lucas 2 in the same city. It took them more than two years to finally continue reading : Moving to a new ‘comfort zone’: New opportunities for typhoon relocatees

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the World Bank held a three-day visit to Bingawan and Lambunao, Iloilo to assess the progress on the implementation of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) as part of the 9th Implementation Support Mission from February 4 to 6, 2019. continue reading : DSWD, World Bank meet with local executives of Iloilo towns for 9th Implementation Support Mission