Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Monday (August 19) there is need to revisit the composition of the food basket and its corresponding costs so that the government’s anti-hunger programs can be more responsive to the needs of food-poor families. “Due na rebisitahin yung food basket kung tawagin… it’s continue reading : We need to revisit food basket to strengthen gov’t’s anti-hunger programs – Sec. Gatchalian
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Monday (August 19) that the agency does not only use monetary indicators or numbers in determining whether a family is poor or not. Secretary Gatchalian said in Monday’s press conference that the data which the DSWD gets from the National Economic Development Authority continue reading : Social worker’s ‘lens’ used to balance NEDA, PSA data on food poor, poverty threshold – DSWD chief
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian answers questions from reporters on the latest food poor threshold from the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) during a press conference on Monday (August 19) at the DSWD Centra Office’s New Press Center in Quezon City. Secretary Gatchalian emphasized that the DSWD also uses non-monetary continue reading : DSWD chief cites social workers’ ‘lens’ in determining family’s level of well-being
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday (August 19) reiterated that tampering or repacking of the agency’s family food packs (FFPs) is illegal and constitute a criminal act. Secretary Gatchalian reiterated the warning following reports of repacking incidents that have been circulating in the social media and the actual filing continue reading : DSWD chief reiterates warning against tampering of family food packs
A total of 33 college students have completed their Government Internship Program (GIP), through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Program Management Bureau, and received their certificates of completion on Friday (August 16) at the DSWD Central Office Auditorium in Quezon City. The culminating activity marked the successful completion of the 30-day GIP, continue reading : DSWD culminates Government Internship Program
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started the cash-for-work (CFW) payouts for college students who served as tutors and Youth Development Workers (YDWs), and parents and guardians of the elementary – beneficiaries of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program. “Tutors and YDWs under the program will receive cash-for-work in exchange for the tutorial continue reading : DSWD begins payouts for college students, parents under Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program
“Maka step-in na jud ko.” (I can now wear my step in). For Merlinda Castillo, a 41 year-old community member of Barangay Libo-o in Ronda, Cebu, wearing her beloved step-in sandals without fear of ruining them in the mud represents more than just personal comfort. It is a sign of a brighter, more accessible future. continue reading : Real Life Stories – DSWD’s KALAHI-CIDSS road project brings hope to villagers in Cebu town
As the lead agency in the country’s disaster response efforts, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is pleased with the result of the latest Pulse Asia Ulat ng Bayan Survey indicating that 58 percent of Filipinos agree that the government’s response after a disaster is timely. The nationwide survey was conducted from June continue reading : DSWD welcomes favorable rating on disaster response ops, agency performance in latest Pulse Asia Survey
Retroactive payments for the education grants have been credited on Wednesday (August 14 ) to the bank accounts of household beneficiaries who were reinstated into the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) following a reassessment using the Social Welfare and Development Indicators (SWDI). “We are pleased to announce that the households reinstated into the 4Ps program continue reading : DSWD-reinstated 4Ps households receive retropayment of education grants
More than 36,000 combatants, former rebels (FRs) and former violent extremists (FVEs) have received livelihood grants and other forms of assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) from 2015 to August this year. In an interview over radio station continue reading : 36K combatants, former rebels receive livelihood, aid package from DSWD, OPAPRU
