The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reiterated its commitment to  help protect the rights and well-being of street children in the wake of the observance of  International Day of Street Children on April 12.  It has been reported that there are at least 250,000 street children in the Philippines. In an activity held at the DSWD continue reading : Protect street children and uphold their rights – DSWD

LUTAYAN, SULTAN KUDARAT – Staring at the sea of black robes in this town’s gymnasium and hearing the Philippine graduation march “Martsang Pandangal” playing, 21-year old Raymark Khalid Cabading could not help but feel very emotional.  For him, the graduation ceremony marked the end of his difficult journey to secure a formal education ; at the continue reading : Street sweeper’s son in Sultan Kudarat finishes college with honors

Education is seen as one of the effective weapons to combat poverty, but for many of poor Filipinos, education remains elusive because it is out of their economic means to secure. Ten years ago, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the country’s version of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme was launched with the hope continue reading : Ripples of Hope

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office (FO) in Region VI, continues its preparations to assist the families that will be affected by the impending closure of Boracay. Last week, the regional office convened a meeting with representatives from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Philippine Information Agency continue reading : DSWD continues preparations for Boracay closure, convenes response cluster

Around 34,000 students from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are expected to graduate under the Expanded Students Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGPPA). The ESGPPA is implemented by the Commission on Higher Education together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and State Universities and Colleges continue reading : More than 30k Students to Complete Tertiary Education

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office (FO) in Region X, recently accepted 200 metric tons (200,000 kilos) of rice from the Government of Vietnam. The rice is intended for distribution to internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Marawi City who are in the process of resuming their lives in the destroyed continue reading : DSWD receives rice donation from Vietnam for Marawi crisis IDPs

With the aim to contribute to efforts to minimize the effects of climate change, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) urged the consistent implementation of people-centered policies and programs in both the local and national levels to respond to calls for climate action. Climate action is one of the 17 Global Goals for continue reading : DSWD calls for people-centered measures to address climate change effects

As the government’s lead agency providing for the Filipino people people’s social welfare needs, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has declared its preparedness to bring its services and programs to Boracay to assist  communities affected by the rehabilitation efforts in the island and its pending temporary closure to tourists. The DSWD is continue reading : DSWD set to activate Boracay operation centers

The heads of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Office of the Cabinet Secretary (OCS) under the Office of the President (OP), the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), and the National Youth Commission (NYC) earlier today signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to help and empower indigenous Filipino youth. The DSWD, continue reading : DSWD signs agreement to implement, coordinate efforts with OP, NCIP, NYC to empower IP Youth

To combat the prevalence of undernutrition among Filipino children, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to expand the implementation of its  communal gardening project among partner-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), an anti-poverty program of the government implemented by the Department. Communal gardening is one of the projects of the continue reading : More Pantawid Pamilya families continue to benefit from communal gardening