In its efforts to promote the understanding of autism, its detection and prevention, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will include autism awareness as supplemental topic to the Family Development Sessions (FDS) for Pantawid Pamilyang  Pilipino Program beneficiaries for the month of April. DSWD and the Autism Hearts Foundation (AHF) will forge a continue reading : DSWD to include autism awareness in Pantawid Pamilya family forum

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano Soliman, today, reiterates her willingness to sit down and dialogue with any group who wants to help in the relief and rehabilitation effort in Eastern Visayas. This is in view of the “lightning rally” staged by a group from GABRIELA and People Surge, an alliance continue reading : DSWD is always open to dialogue – Soliman

Vigan, Ilocus Sur – Jane Pahitong, 40, a Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program mother-beneficiary, is a model of determination, hard work, hope, and positivity in her community. She singlehandedly takes care of her daughter Angel, 6, as her husband, Pablo Jr,  works miles away in Cainta, Rizal, and is seldom home. It would seem easy to most, continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries get livelihood support from local gov’t

Madalag, Aklan – March is Women’s Month – a fitting occasion to pay tribute to extraordinary women who, despite all odds, became successful in their endeavors, being able to help their families and contribute to the community. Such are the stories of Sherlina Hungay, Genie Nanson, Lovely Tello, and Marian Cadevida. These women challenged the prevailing continue reading : Women find worth in welding

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman expressed her gratitude to Australian Amb. Bill Tweddell, whom she accompanied today to Eastern Visayas to be updated on the ongoing recovery and rehabilitation efforts. The Australian delegation headed by Amb. Tweddell announced their provision of additional assistance to the recovery and reconstruction activities in continue reading : DSWD thanks Australia for add'l aid to ‘Yolanda’ areas

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will lead the Association of South East Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) Forum for Sharing Best Practices on Social Work Case Management and Multi-Sectoral Responding to Child Protection Concerns on March 26-27 to be participated in by delegates from member-countries around the region. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that the continue reading : DSWD leads ASEAN forum on child protection

Cebu City – “Poverty in itself is a disaster.” This was the statement made by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Juliano-Soliman during her keynote address in the municipal Mayors’ Forum for identified local chief executives (LCEs) of Central Visayas on March 21 in this city. The mayors’ forum had continue reading : Poverty is a type of disaster – DSWD

Manila, Philippines – Representatives from the Indonesian government recently visited the Philippines to study the implementation of Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), one of the three main poverty alleviation programs implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The learning visit, which ran from March 17 to continue reading : Indonesian gov’t officials in PH to study DSWD’s anti-poverty program

Palo, Leyte – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sent a team to investigate the media reports that rotten relief were distributed in a barangay in Leyte. Upon validation by a team from DSWD-Field Office VIII who went to the area and interviewed Brgy. Captain Panchito Cortes, they found out that the goods continue reading : DSWD investigates rotten relief goods in Palo

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTSPR), will hire and train 1,245 staff to conduct the special validations for the beneficiaries of Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens and Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT) Program. They will be assigned as area continue reading : DSWD to hire 1,245 staff to validate qualified aid recipients