Related to the issue of the implementation of the government’s anti-dengue vaccination program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now assisting in efforts to identify children under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who were inoculated with the  Dengvaxia vaccine. Earlier in February, the Department of Education (DepEd) requested assistance from the Pantawid continue reading : DSWD to help identify children vaccinated by Dengvaxia

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), together with other member-agencies of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC),  sent today, February 27,  a total of P12, 996,000 worth of food packs and non-food items to Albay via its “Hatid Tulong sa Apektado ng Mt. Mayon Eruption Caravan.” The humanitarian caravan, the first of continue reading : DSWD, other NDRRMC member-agencies, send humanitarian caravan to Albay for Mayon-affected families

Nine months after the war that displaced thousands of families in Marawi City, internally displaced persons (IDPs) have now obtained news skills they can use as they exert efforts to rebuild their lives and recover from the trauma of the war. Earlier this month, around 2,615 IDPs in Lanao del Norte completed their skills training continue reading : Marawi IDPs complete skills training

Heeding the call of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) commits to provide services and emergency assistance to  Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Kuwait, prioritizing  women and children. The DSWD has started providing airport assistance to OFW mothers with children to help them and ensure that their children are cared for continue reading : DSWD assists OFWs from Kuwait; extends burial assistance, other social services to family of Joanna Demafelis

In its continuing effort  to make  social welfare programs and services more accessible  to poor Filipinos, including homeless families, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) yesterday led the conduct of an inter-agency information and service caravan for the homeless who have been staying in Rizal Park in Manila. The activity is part of the continue reading : DSWD calls attention to plight of homeless families in Luneta via #HelptheHomelessPH service caravan, medical mission

Residents affected by the volcanic activities of Mayon Volcano in Albay who are  staying in evacuation centers have started to render different community work as part of the Cash-For-Work (CFW) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The CFW is one of the initiatives of the DSWD in coordination with the affected local government continue reading : Mayon evacuees start availing of DSWD cash-for-work

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Officer-In-Charge Emmanuel A. Leyco (right) and Mr. Arthur V. Ty, Metrobank Chairman, distribute gifts to 500 poor families during the kick-off  of the 2018 Bags of Blessings (BOB) Project in Lancaster New City, Cavite  during the Chinese New year on February 16. The BOB is a yearly project of the continue reading : DSWD, GT Foundation, Metrobank Foundation give Bags of Blessings to 500 poor families during Chinese New Year celebration

In an effort to further assist local government units (LGUs) in responding to the needs of families affected by the eruption of Mayon Volcano, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started distributing checks to concerned LGUs for the conduct of Cash-for-Work (CFW) for evacuees. The implementation of CFW is provided for in continue reading : DSWD starts awarding checks to LGUs for cash-for-work for Mayon evacuees

Amid the rising incidence of child pornography in the Philippines, the Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography (IACACP), chaired by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and vice-chaired by the Department of Justice (DOJ), launched Safer Internet Day for Children PH yesterday at the DSWD Central Office, Batasan Hills, Quezon City. Attended by IACACP continue reading : DSWD, partners vow to protect children against child pornography

The three toddlers who were shown in a video that went viral on Facebook being  physically abused by their own mother are now under the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) after a joint rescue operation with the social workers and enforcers from the local government unit (LGU) of San Mateo, Rizal. continue reading : DSWD takes custody of children abused by mom in latest FB viral video