More than a year after the Marawi siege, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to help the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the city to rise from the rubble brought by the six-month-long war and bounce back to their normal lives. Just recently, the DSWD, through its Field Offices (FOs) in Regions continue reading : More Marawi IDPs receive livelihood, social welfare services from DSWD

In support to the ongoing disaster response operations of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Boracay Island, Cebu Pacific Airlines has committed to airlift 17,000 family food packs via free-of-charge cargo to IloIlo City  for distribution to the families affected by the island’s closure to tourists. The airline responded to the Department’s request for assistance to continue reading : 17,000 DSWD food packs to be flown free by Cebu Pacific to Boracay

Another batch of drug surrenderees in the Municipality of Lucban, Quezon have turned their lives around and finished the first phase of the community-based drug rehabilitation program provided by the town under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Yakap Bayan. Yakap Bayan is an inter-agency collaborative framework that provides rehabilitation, aftercare, transformation, and continue reading : More drug surrenderees in Quezon town complete rehab program under DSWD’s ‘Yakap Bayan’

As proof that volunteerism plays a significant role in public service, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) welcomed volunteers brought by Globe Telecom, Inc. to the Department’s National Response and Logistics Management Service (NRLS) in Pasay City on Tuesday, July 31, to help repack relief supplies. In a short program, NRLMS OIC-Division Chief for Production continue reading : DSWD welcomes Globe Telecom volunteers

In continuation of the assistance provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to residents affected by the closure of Boracay Island to tourists, the agency through its Field Office (FO) in Region VI has released a total of P5,363,630 to 1,658 beneficiaries of the Cash-for-Work (CFW) program during the second tranche of continue reading : Over 1,600 affected residents of Boracay closure benefit from cash-for-work

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Virginia “Gee” N. Orogo said that the Department continues to work closely with the Landbank of the Philippines to step up the distribution of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) grants for 10 million poor Filipinos under the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law despite various challenges continue reading : Amid challenges beyond its control: DSWD keen on completing UCT payout by September

Some 5,651,831 out of the 10 million beneficiaries have already received their P2,400 Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) grants for 2018 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) utilizing a total of P13,477,994,400, as of July 25. “The Department has accomplished 56.52 percent of our target, and we plan to finish providing the cash continue reading : Over 5.6M poor Pinoys receive tax aid under TRAIN law

Amid the devastations wrought by the Habagat or monsoon rains over the past few weeks, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Virginia N. Orogo went to some provinces of Region 3 over the weekend to personally assess the situation of affected families, and to provide augmentation support to the local government units. Sec. continue reading : DSWD Sec. Orogo visits evacuation centers in Central Luzon; reiterates role of LGUs as frontliners during disasters

Families under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program are now more equipped in disaster preparedness following their regular attendance to the Family Development Sessions (FDS), a monthly session where beneficiaries gather to discuss various topics on family matters. Attendance to the monthly FDS is one of the conditionalities that beneficiaries must comply to receive their grants continue reading : DSWD trains Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries on disaster preparedness

Some 137 children have been completely withdrawn from the bond of child labor through the pilot implementation of the SHIELD Against Child Labor Project, a model intervention developed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – Social Technology Bureau and being implemented in collaboration with different National Government Agencies (NGAs), Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), continue reading : Over 100 kids freed from child labor