The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prepositioned P82.3-million in emergency relief resources for families that will be affected by Tropical Depression Caloy which entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility today. These include P9.28 million standby funds, 58,846 family food packs worth P15.02 million, and other food and non-food items worth P58.01 million. The prepositioning continue reading : DSWD prepositions P82.3-M for areas to be hit by 'Caloy'

Tacloban City, Leyte – To demonstrate transparency on the accounting of donations received by the agency, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman reported yesterday at the ‘Yolanda’ Transparency Forum here that the Department has initially earmarked P779,486,400.15 of the P1,019,316,071.21 total cash/check donations it has so far received to fund programs and continue reading : Sec. Soliman reports accounting of donations for ‘Yolanda’ survivors

Manila — Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman was one of the speakers during the recently-held 2014 General Assembly of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), an organization of local chief executives nationwide. In her message, Sec. Soliman enjoined the local chief executives to continue being partners of the national continue reading : Sec. Soliman speaks before local execs

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released, as of March 19, approximately P73.1 million to nine local government units (LGUs) in Eastern Visayas for the continuing implementation of the cash-for-work program (CFW) for Typhoon Yolanda survivors in the region. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that this fund release is meant for the continue reading : DSWD releases P73M for cash-for-work in E. Visayas

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) affirmed that failure to present a Senior Citizen Identification Card (SC ID) issued by the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) is not a ground for non-availment of  discount privileges under Republic Act (RA) No. 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of  2010. DSWD explained that continue reading : Govt IDs listed in IRR entitle seniors to discount privileges

Iloilo City – The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) won in the 4th Best Public Sector Project Awards in Region VI. The Awards has four objectives: to identify and recognize good practices in the public sector, enhance the public image of government, identify continue reading : DSWD’s Kalahi-CIDSS named Best Public Sector Project

Javier, Leyte – “Because of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, mama and papa already have time for us.” This was shared by Cheska Calinao, 11, Grade 5 student who is a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, during the March 14 visit of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Directors in Barangay Odiong of continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya pupil looks forward to more happy moments with family

ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently gathered Western Visayas mayors and representatives of local government units (LGU) in a forum on community-driven rehabilitation and development following the impact of Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines. The forum is part of the preparatory work being conducted for the National Community-Driven Development continue reading : DSWD gathers Western Visayas mayors for consultation on community-driven post-disaster rehabilitation

FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City, Philippines – Cadet Billy Casibi Codiam, who belongs to a tribe in a remote village in Kalinga, is expected to be a bright star in today’s graduation ceremonies of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA). Codiam, from the highland village of Pangol-Lubo in Tanudan town, would be the first beneficiary of continue reading : PMA 3rd placer’s family CCT beneficiary

Four months after Typhoon Yolanda devastated the Visayas region,   the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to receive financial and in-kind donations from different countries intended for the survivors. On Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) turned over to DSWD the amount of US$ 1 million from the Government of Pakistan as continue reading : DSWD receives more aid for ‘Yolanda’ victims