Members of the House Committee on Appropriations commended the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday (August 21) for its fast and efficient response in disaster relief operations, particularly during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina. Several congressmen present in the deliberation of the DSWD’s 2025 proposed budget lauded Secretary Rex Gatchalian and continue reading : Solons applaud DSWD’s swift disaster response during House budget hearing
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured on Wednesday (August 21) his full support to the enactment of House Bill No. 10423 or the Universal Social Pension Bill during the deliberation of the agency’s 2025 proposed budget. “One, it’s fair. We are fully supportive of it and it will certainly make continue reading : DSWD chief assures support for Universal Social Pension Bill during budget deliberation
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) received praises and manifestations of support from members of Congress during the hearing on the agency’s 2025 budget at the House of Representatives on Wednesday (August 21). Vice Chairperson of the House Appropriations Committee Teodorico Haresco Jr. commended the DSWD chief and said it is the “golden continue reading : DSWD receives manifestations of support from House reps in budget hearing
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday (August 21) assured the public that the agency is ready to help persons in need of assistance even if they do not have referral letters from public officials. “Mayroon kasi tayong policy sa DSWD na lahat ng pupunta sa aming tanggapan, whether may continue reading : DSWD ready to help all persons in crisis, with or without referrals – Sec. Gatchalian
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian speaks before the members of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives during the budget briefing/hearing of the 2025 proposed budget of the agency on Wednesday (August 21). Majority of the committee members expressed their manifestation of support to Secretary Gatchalian for being continue reading : DSWD chief presents agency’s 2025 proposed budget to members of congress
The official spokesperson of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reiterated on Wednesday (August 21) the criteria to qualify for the agency’s Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens Program or SocPen. “We would like to reiterate that the SocPen program of the DSWD is for indigent senior citizens who are frail, sickly or continue reading : DSWD spox reiterates social pension is only for indigent senior citizens
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has reiterated the agency’s plan to intensify the programs and services that will contribute to the goal of President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr’s administration in reducing the poverty incidence to a single digit before the end of the chief executive’s term in 2028. “Ang sabi continue reading : DSWD chief reiterates agency’s aim to realize PBBM’s goal of single-digit poverty incidence by 2028
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Innovations and Program Development Cluster on Monday (August 19) checked on the status of the implementation of the Bangsamoro Umpungan sa Nutrisyon (BangUn) Program for children in Madamba town, province of Lanao Del Sur. The BangUn is a DSWD nutrition program implemented in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region continue reading : DSWD exec checks on BangUn nutrition program for children in Lanao del Sur town
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) plans to launch the full operation of its revitalized DSWD Academy in the first quarter of 2025. This was announced by DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian during a press conference on Monday (August 19) at the agency’s New Press Center in Quezon City. The DSWD Academy is a continue reading : Full operation of DSWD Academy in 1st Quarter of 2025 – Sec. Gatchalian
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the agency has prepositioned 6,000 family food packs (FFPs) in the province of Batanes for families that may be affected by tropical storm Dindo. “Right now, binabantayan namin yung Dindo. Bagamat hindi siya magla-landfall, naaapektuhan niya yung Batanes. In the case of Batanes, we continue reading : DSWD prepositions 6K food packs in Batanes for tropical storm Dindo
