“Mahirap tumira sa lansangan. Maingay, magulo. Hindi ka makakain at makatulog ng maayos. Sana balang araw makaalis kami sa ganitong sitwasyon (It’s hard to live in the streets. It’s noisy and dirty here. You can’t eat and sleep well. We hope that we’ll be able to get out of this situation someday).” This is how continue reading : Street families dream of change
DSWD defers debriefing for families of slain SAF to give them time to mourn
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) stated that it is ready to provide critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) to the families of the 44 Philippine National Police Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) commandos killed during the armed clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao but deferred it, in the meantime, to give them time to mourn. “We continue reading : DSWD defers debriefing for families of slain SAF to give them time to mourn
I’m a 4Ps scholar
They call us the lower class, the twerps, a burden to the government. They dub us dependents, supposedly merely after government doles. They call us the poorest of the poor, the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Let me tell you people, we are less fortunate but we are not stupid. Yes, we continue reading : I’m a 4Ps scholar
DSWD, WFP provide cash assistance to 6,700 families affected by ‘Hagupit’
MANILA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is extending P17 million cash assistance to 6,700 families or roughly 33,000 people affected by Typhoon Hagupit (local name: Ruby), in close partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Through DSWD’s social safety net program called the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), WFP continue reading : DSWD, WFP provide cash assistance to 6,700 families affected by ‘Hagupit’
DSWD cites top LGU users of database of poor families
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction, awarded the first Gawad Listahanan to the Municipal Government of Dalaguete, Cebu; Escalante City, Negros Occidental; and, Ilocos Norte on January 29 during the Department’s 64th anniversary celebration. Gawad Listahanan is an award conferred to continue reading : DSWD cites top LGU users of database of poor families
DSWD aids families displaced by Mamasapano clash
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to assist families from six barangays of Mamasapano, Maguindanao who have fled their homes because of the encounter between government troops, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). To date, DSWD Field Office XII has provided 3,600 family food packs continue reading : DSWD aids families displaced by Mamasapano clash
My Dinner with Dinky
CONJUGATIONS By Lila Ramos Shahani (philstar.com) When you’re in charge of social services in a country such as ours — constantly besieged by natural calamities and stubbornly-high poverty rates — you’re bound to be the target of all sorts of accusations, well-informed or otherwise. But then again there’s “Dinky” Soliman, who has served under two presidencies, continue reading : My Dinner with Dinky
Sec. Soliman takes stand at Senate probe on camp for street dwellers, maintains event integral in DSWD’s anti-poverty program
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman took the Senate investigation last week, January 27, as chance to exhaustively explain the Family Camp for street dwellers held in Nasugbu, Batangas during the Papal Visit. During the Senate inquiry chaired by Senator Nancy Binay, Sec. Soliman explained that the family camping is a continue reading : Sec. Soliman takes stand at Senate probe on camp for street dwellers, maintains event integral in DSWD’s anti-poverty program
DSWD aids families of slain SAF commandos
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be helping the families of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) commandos recently killed in an encounter in Mamasapano, Maguindanao. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said the Department received a list of the slain policemen. “I was instructed by President Aquino to provide assistance to the bereaved continue reading : DSWD aids families of slain SAF commandos
Partner NGOs, LGUs, media groups, volunteers recognized during DSWD's 64th anniv
On its 64th Anniversary, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) paid tribute to its partners and stakeholders during the Pagkilala sa Natatanging Kontribusyon sa Bayan (PaNata) Awards today, January 29, at the DSWD Auditorium, Central Office, Batasan Hills, Quezon City. The PaNata Awards confers recognition to non-government organizations (NGOs), local government units (LGUs), continue reading : Partner NGOs, LGUs, media groups, volunteers recognized during DSWD's 64th anniv
