Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman leads officials and staff for an interaction with President Benigno S. Aquino​, III​ in Malacanang today as the culminating activity for the 65th Founding Anniversary of the agency. Sec. Soliman said that this event in Malacanang is a recognition of how DSWD programs have significantly continue reading : DSWD continues legacy of excellent public service on its 65th anniversary

More than P4.5 million worth of livelihood assistance has been released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to the families of the Special Action Force (SAF) police officers who were killed during the clash with members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Mamasapano, Maguindanao continue reading : Families of slain SAF commandos receive livelihood aid

Following a report that relief goods marked with the agency’s name are being repacked in a city in Central Luzon, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman stressed that it is illegal to do so and perpetrators may be charged administratively. “One of the reasons why we improved our packing of relief continue reading : DSWD Chief warns against repacking of gov't relief

In an effort to strengthen assistance for women victims of violence and families affected by disasters, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has partnered with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the local government unit  of Amlan in Negros Oriental for the construction of a women’s crisis center cum continue reading : P4.8-M evacuation, crisis center soon to rise in Negros Oriental

Rising from the ashes of war, Kauswagan in Lanao del Norte is now a thriving municipality and home to empowered communities. Gina Pagente, 42, of Barangay Poblacion, Kauswagan is known to be the town’s resident manicurist who is also well-loved by her neighbors and community. A wife to Rolly Pagente, 46, and a mother to continue reading : Pathways to leadership: How one woman’s journey with volunteerism changed lives

Survivors of Typhoon Yolanda from Barangays Sto Nino, Sagrada, Quezon, and Old Busuanga in Busuanga, Palawan check on their mudcrab pens constructed in mangrove areas in their community. The construction of the mudcrab pens was funded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), which provided P754,000 under continue reading : DSWD funds mudcrab project of 'Yolanda' survivors

The Field Office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region VII  will deploy personnel to help respond in emergency situations during the weeklong celebration of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) from January 24 to 31 in Cebu. “With the gathering expected to gather millions, we have anticipated possible emergency situations, thus, we continue reading : DSWD deploys personnel for Int’l Eucharistic Congress

At-risk populations—the poor, powerless, and vulnerable—play an enormous part at every level of government anti-poverty and development work. They are the primary focus of the 26 government agencies that make up the Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cabinet Cluster. They are also squarely in the cross-hairs of every natural disaster that hits the country, with continue reading : Recovering from Yolanda, one step at a time

As its first major activity for the new year,  the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is pioneering the conduct of an international conference to discuss the gains of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program in the Philippines on January 12-13. To be held at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Headquarters, the conference carries continue reading : DSWD holds first int’l conference on Conditional Cash Transfer