Laak, Compostela Valley – After experiencing sleeping under GI sheets because of Typhoon Pablo, an elderly couple from Laak never imagined they would one day be thankful for the storm. Rufina Gan Ongan, 82, and husband Antonio Gan Ongan, 84, used to stay in a small hut with walls made of bamboo slats and nipa continue reading : Sheltered from the storm

In response to several media reports that there were relief goods buried in Dagami, Leyte, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman explained that these goods were unfit for human consumption. “Disaster survivors have the right to receive safe relief goods. It is our duty to protect survivors of disasters from further continue reading : DSWD explains buried relief goods in Leyte

What better way to help budding Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program entrepreneurs than to promote their products through a nationwide holiday bazaar? Last Sunday, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducted the ​PaskuJuan 2015 simultaneously in various parts of the country.​ PaskuJuan is a bazaar for Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries who are part of DSWD’s continue reading : DSWD links Pantawid Pamilya entreps to consumers

Some 574 families or 2,793 persons from Surigao del Sur affected by the civil unrest in the province continue to receive the converged services of concerned government agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs), and the local government unit (LGU). The government and NGOs continue to ensure the safety and well-being of those who are still staying at continue reading : Aid for displaced Lumads in Surigao del Sur continues

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Australian Government are set to launch a partnership project that will enhance the capacity of the DSWD in responding to natural disasters and other emergencies. The launch, which includes the groundbreaking for a new warehouse, will be held on December 3 at the National Resource Operations Center continue reading : DSWD capacity to receive boost from Australian support

Life took a complete turn for May Lacson, who used to call the streets of Manila home before becoming a beneficiary of the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer Program for Homeless Street Families (MCCT-HSF) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). “Kung dati po patalim ang hawak ko, ngayon rosary na (I used to hold continue reading : From street thug to hardworking mother

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Sustainable Livelihood Program  is inviting the public to visit and shop at PaskuJuan 2015, a holiday bazaar on November 29(Sunday) from 9 am to 8pm at the Araneta Gateway Food Park, Cubao, Quezon City. PaskuJuan will feature products crafted by Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries from different parts continue reading : Visit, shop at bazaar of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries -DSWD

Overflowing in confidence despite his small frame, 11-year-old Jake Lere Boyles, a fisherman’s son, was the image of success during the Araw ng Kabataan celebration last November 21. Jake bested 16 children from the different regions nationwide when he was named as the national winner of the Search for Pantawid Pamilya Exemplary Child. He received continue reading : Fisherman’s son named as National Pantawid Pamilya Exemplary Child

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman refuted the claim of a human rights group that hundreds of homeless families were taken off the streets saying that only 77 families were reached-out by the Manila Department of Social Welfare during a city wide reach out operations. “What the media saw during the continue reading : Sec. Soliman clarifies report of human rights group on homeless families