Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman today stated that the proposed budget for 2013 amounting to P55.97 Billion is primarily intended for the continuous implementation of DSWD’s contribution to the poverty reduction programs. This will achieve the Aquino administration’s goal of inclusive growth, and the President’s fulfillment of his social contract with the Filipino continue reading : DSWD’s P55.97 B 2013 Proposed Budget contributes to PNOY’s inclusive growth

Representatives of national government agencies and their development partners attended a workshop at the Astoria Plaza in Ortigas Center, Pasig City on August 14 to 15 to discuss how the community-centered programs of each department will be able to better respond to the needs of the people. The workshop, which was entitled “Validation Workshop on continue reading : NATIONAL AGENCIES MEET TO HARMONIZE COMMUNITY-CENTERED PROGRAMS

A Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary receives his cash grant from a Landbank staff during the cash payout at the San Andres Sports Complex in Malate, Manila.  This is the first batch of beneficiaries who will be receiving cash grants under the Expanded Conditional Cash Transfer (ECCT) Project for Street Families of the DSWD.  Witnessing the actual continue reading : 152 Pantawid Pamilya street families in NCR get first cash grants

The Department of Social Welfare and Development would like to thank the people of Naga for sharing Jesse with the nation and proving that true democracy can work. It is possible to have a democracy of the people, by the people, and for the people because Jesse and the people of Naga have proven that continue reading : DSWD Statement on the passing of DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo

The Department of Social Welfare and Development and its development partners, the World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and Social Weather Stations (SWS) gathered today at the Asian Institute of Management to publicly present the results of the Impact Evaluation. Attended by various sectors from the academe, media, continue reading : World Bank findings on Pantawid Pamilya reveal STRONG and CONSISTENT IMPACT “We are ON-TRACK” – SECRETARY SOLIMAN

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Among the groups of volunteers who went to the National Resource Operations Center (NROC), the national warehouse and command center of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), at the height of heavy rains and floods brought about by the Southwest monsoon,  one group stood out. The group is composed of Andie, Arby, Mark, continue reading : ‘Special angels’ discover the joy of helping others

Abused, abandoned, disadvantaged and trafficked children at Nayon ng Kabataan, a residential facility managed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development, now have  the opportunity to hone their computer skills by using the information technology (IT) equipment recently donated by Shell International, Ltd. The DSWD accepted from Shell International 29 units of deskstop,  66 continue reading : Children at DSWD center hone IT skills