Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo assured the public that the Department has enough resources to provide for families affected by flooding incidents due to heavy rain in in the provinces of Lanao del Norte and Misamis Oriental in Northern Mindanao. “We have been monitoring the flooding incidents in Northern continue reading : DSWD Sec. Taguiwalo assures enough relief supplies for flooding-affected families in Northern Mindanao
DSWD Field Office X, Central Office on alert monitoring Cagayan de Oro, Iligan flashfloods
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo today said that the agency is closely monitoring the situation in Cagayan de Oro and that it continues to receive reports from its Field Office X as to the status of citizens affected by flashfloods and landslides due to the tail-end of a cold continue reading : DSWD Field Office X, Central Office on alert monitoring Cagayan de Oro, Iligan flashfloods
ASEAN to launch baseline study on children’s participation in decision-making processes
The chair of one of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ‘s third pillar – the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) and Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Judy M. Taguiwalo today emphasized the importance of giving attention and focus to children’s issues and ensuing the participation of children themselves when continue reading : ASEAN to launch baseline study on children’s participation in decision-making processes
As the Philippines chairs ASEAN, the goal is to make it a more people-oriented institution
As the Philippines has been agreed to chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this 2017, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is also leading the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), one of the ASEAN’s three pillars. As head of the ASCC, the DSWD through Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo aims to help the continue reading : As the Philippines chairs ASEAN, the goal is to make it a more people-oriented institution
Sec. Taguiwalo visits DSWD-assisted shelter project for ‘Yolanda’ survivors in Tacloban City
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo flew to Tacloban City on Thursday to check on the status of construction of the DSWD-assisted shelter project for survivors of Typhoon Yolanda. The Department shelled out a total of P38, 500,000 as its counterpart fund for the construction of 550 permanent and disaster-resilient continue reading : Sec. Taguiwalo visits DSWD-assisted shelter project for ‘Yolanda’ survivors in Tacloban City
DSWD provides food-for-work to DepEd volunteers for repair of schools damaged by ‘Nina’
Legazpi City, Albay – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Field Office (FO) V has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Bicol Region and Educo, a non-government organization (NGO) based here, for the provision of food assistance to the volunteers of DepEd’s Emergency continue reading : DSWD provides food-for-work to DepEd volunteers for repair of schools damaged by ‘Nina’
DSWD program vs child labor gets inter-agency support
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) spearheaded yesterday the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the pilot implementation of the Strategic Helpdesks for Information, Education, Livelihood and other Developmental Interventions (SHIELD) Project. The SHIELD Project is a model of intervention developed by DSWD Social Technology Bureau (STB) that is focused on continue reading : DSWD program vs child labor gets inter-agency support
DSWD to release over P513M in emergency shelter aid for families rendered homeless by ‘Nina’
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to release P513,722,930 anytime soon as an initial funding for its Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) for households whose houses were partially and totally damaged by Typhoon Nina. The typhoon displaced thousands of families and damaged houses in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol, and Eastern Visayas regions when continue reading : DSWD to release over P513M in emergency shelter aid for families rendered homeless by ‘Nina’
DSWD to launch SHIELD program to help curb child labor
In support to children’s rights, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will pilot test the implementation of the Strategic Helpdesks for Information, Education, Livelihood and other Developmental Interventions (SHIELD) against child labor. DSWD will launch the project today, January 12. The SHIELD project aims to strengthen the capacity of local government units (LGUs) in continue reading : DSWD to launch SHIELD program to help curb child labor
Pantawid Pamilya pushes for child labor-free Philippines
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, intensifies its efforts to help end child labor as it launches the Family Development Session Module on Child Labor. The module is an educational program that teaches the parent beneficiaries about child labor, its negative effects on their children and their continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya pushes for child labor-free Philippines
