The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has earmarked a total of P132,534,291.25 for the continuous provision of livelihood assistance in the first half of 2018 to the displaced residents of Marawi City who are staying in evacuation centers and home-based communities. The amount was obligated in 2017 by DSWD Field Offices (FOs) X continue reading : DSWD earmarks P132M for livelihood aid to Marawi IDPs in 1st sem of 2018

To ensure that more indigent patients can access free medicines and medical services provided for by the Lingap at Gabay Para sa May Sakit or Lingap sa Masa Program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the City Government of Manila to increase the number of hospitals continue reading : DSWD, Manila LGU sign agreement to expand Lingap sa Masa program

As cash card holders of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program started receiving their  2018 Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) cash grant of P2,400, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reminded the beneficiaries to practice safety measures in withdrawing their money. “Today, the 1.8 million beneficiaries  of Pantawid Pamilya who have cash cards can now withdraw their continue reading : DSWD to UCT beneficiaries withdrawing cash grants: Go to safe ATM sites

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with Land Bank of the Philippines, has started to release yesterday  the cash grants to some 1.8 million household-beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program under the national government’s Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) program provided for by the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. The continue reading : DSWD closely monitoring release of UCT funds to beneficiaries

“We would never be able to succeed in our work of helping Filipinos in need without our partners. In all advocacy campaigns and operations, we work with so many others to meet common goals: help those in need and serve with compassion.” This is the core message of the  Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continue reading : DSWD to thank partners in Pagkilala sa Natatanging Kontribusyon sa Bayan (PaNata Ko sa Bayan) Awards

Frail, sickly, and with special needs – these were the words that came to Estrella’s mind when she she first laid eyes on her adopted daughter, Angela, 27 years ago. Estrella wanted to experience motherhood, and the reality that Angela was suffering from cerebral palsy since birth did not stop her from loving her daughter continue reading : A Mother’s Love: An Adoption Story

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with Land Bank of the Philippines, will release today the cash grants of some 1.8 million household-beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program under the national government’s Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) program provided for by the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. The first continue reading : 1.8 million Pantawid beneficiaries to start receiving UCT cash grants today

In its continued effort to further assist the displaced residents of Marawi City, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be constructing a healing center inside the city wherein continued psychosocial healing and recovery programs will be implemented for the benefit of families affected by the recently-ended armed conflict, with particular focus on continue reading : DSWD to build healing center for Marawi community residents

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has turned-over additional relief assistance to cities and municipalities in Albay that have been affected by the volcanic activities of Mayon. The additional relief aid was sent to the province through the caravan, “Hatid-Tulong sa Apektado ng Mt. Mayon Eruption”,  organized by the DSWD to mobilize logistical resources continue reading : DSWD turns over additional relief aid to Albay LGUs delivered thru ‘Hatid-Tulong sa Apektado ng Mayon Eruption Caravan’

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with various national government agencies (NGAs), is set to extend additional holistic interventions for the family of Joanna Demafelis,the slain Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) in Kuwait. Prior to the visit of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to the Demafelis family last week,  DSWD- Field Office (FO) VI continue reading : DSWD, other gov’t agencies to provide holistic intervention for Joanna Demafelis’ family