For a 26-year-old mother who started a family early, finally being able to afford a set of plastic table and chairs for their home is already a great accomplishment. “Naaawa na kasi ako sa mga anak ko na sa sahig na lang kumakain o nag-aaral. Gusto ko naman sana may maayos kaming mapagkainan at sila continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary learns to fight for her rights

The nightfall in Barangay General Luna, the farthest barangay of Lope de Vega, has been the cause of terror in almost every home in the village. Since the place is located in the most interior part of the Northern Samar town, distance from the poblacion area made it difficult to the locals to access basic continue reading : DSWD program lights up Lope de Vegan spirit

The 100 families who joined the camping activity in Nasugbu, Batangas  last month are continuously being provided with different support services to ensure that they will not return to the streets. To date,  74 families are now living in safe houses through the provision of financial assistance and alternative family home. Their children are also continue reading : DSWD provides follow-through services for street families who joined Batangas camping

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has set up voice and text hotlines to respond to queries and complaints regarding the upcoming implementation of the Listahanan 2nd round of assessment. The Listahanan is an information management system that contains a comprehensive list of families in need of social protection programs and services. It continue reading : DSWD opens SMS and voice hotlines for Listahanan

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reached out to all the families of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) commandos killed during the clash with members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter (BIFF) in Barangay Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, Maguindanao on January 25, through counseling/stress debriefing, financial aid, continue reading : DSWD continues to reach out to families of Fallen 44

“Children, next to older persons, bear the brunt of armed conflict. They are the most affected, the most vulnerable, and the most compromised. They are affected not only physically, but also psychologically, mentally, and emotionally.” This is the reminder of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman as she reiterated her call continue reading : Pursue peace for children’s sake – Sec. Soliman

“It is important for an adopted child to feel he/she is truly loved, na anak silang totoo (that they are true children) wanted by the families who adopted them.” This was the gist of the message of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman during the signing of a memorandum of agreement among continue reading : DSWD, partner agencies push for stronger advocacy on legal adoption

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman believes that if negotiations on the peace process is derailed, it would impede the gains that the government has achieved in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Sec. Soliman cited that because the situation has stabilized, 416,637 families have benefited from the Pantawid Pamilyang continue reading : DSWD supports peace talks in ARMM to sustain efforts for the poor

Puerto Prinsesa, Palawan – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), one of its major poverty alleviation programs, recently conducted a forum in the city earlier this month to raise the environmental awareness of its key officials and staff and its community continue reading : DSWD’s Kalahi-CIDSS raises new set of environmental warriors

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released P1.4 billion in emergency shelter assistance (ESA) to local government units (LGU) in Western Visayas for the survivors of Typhoon Yolanda. Under the guidelines, beneficiaries of the ESA are families who have no permanent source of income or whose income is below the poverty threshold continue reading : P1.4-B shelter aid released for ‘Yolanda’ survivors in W. Visayas