The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) leads the nation in the observance of 2015 Adoption Consciousness Week Celebration from February 17 to 28. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Legal na Ampon Ako: Anak na Totoo” (A Child Finds Worth in Legal Adoption), which emphasizes that adopted children have the same rights as continue reading : DSWD kicks off Adoption Consciousness Week celebration

Once, Gay Myrell Abrogena and Mary Rose Cabrera believed that getting a college degree was just an elusive dream. Now the two teachers are ready to give back to their communities, thanks to the Students Grant-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (SGP-PA). Myrell and Mary Rose belong to families who are beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries now licensed teachers

Civil society organizations (CSOs) can now implement government programs, provided they are qualified under newly released guidelines. Given the important role of CSOs in national development, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and Commission on Audit (COA) issued Joint Resolution 2014-001. This resolution was based on Section 66 continue reading : Joint resolution outlines criteria for CSOs to undertake gov’t programs

About 1,840 families in the three Typhoon Pablo-hit areas in Davao Oriental received permanent housing units during the turnover ceremony on February 3. Implemented under the Modified Shelter Assistance Program (MSAP), the housing project is a joint venture between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) which bankrolls the funds, and the provincial government continue reading : Housing aid continues for ‘Pablo’ survivors

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to reach out through one-on-one interviews with the bereaved families of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) commandos killed during the Mamasapano, Maguindanao clash last month. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman instructed concerned DSWD-Field Offices to continue to talk to the immediate family members of the continue reading : DSWD engages anew with families of slain PNP-SAF commandos

Dolores Lawas, 36, of Don Victoriano, a hinterland municipality in Misamis Occidental in Northern Mindanao, used to spend her time drinking alcohol with her friends while enjoying ‘tong-its’, a locally known card game. Jobless, Dolores said that her life seemed a routine. She just stayed home and took care of her three children. She completely continue reading : Housewife withdraws from vices, becomes ‘businessmom’

In an effort to help curb the prevalence of child labor in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is intensifying the conduct of Family Development Sessions (FDS) for parent-beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program to enhance their parental roles and become more aware of the need to ensure the welfare of continue reading : DSWD continues fight against child labor

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and its attached agency, the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), call on the public to be united in combating child abuse and exploitation. This is in observance of the 19th National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation or Child Sexual continue reading : DSWD, CWC lead fight vs child abuse

“Noon sinuwerte lang siguro kami sa kalsada at walang kapahamakan na nangyari sa amin, pero ngayon, di na ako papayag na manirahan ulit kami sa kalsada. Masyadong delikado ‘dun (We were lucky that our family was unharmed while living on the streets, but now I won’t allow us to live there again. It’s too dangerous),” continue reading : Street family finally finds dignity in their new home