Personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office-5 (Bicol Region), in coordination with the local government unit (LGU) of Pasacao in Camarines Sur, hand out hot and packed meals to 97 stranded passengers at the Pasacao Port on Monday (July 22) amid the cancellation of sea travel due to rough seas continue reading : DSWD Bicol provides hot meals to strandees at Pasacao Port in CamSur
The vision of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to eradicate hunger by 2027 and achieve a single-digit poverty incidence by the end of his term in 2028 is right on track as the country’s poverty rate continues to decline, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Monday (July 22). Secretary continue reading : PBBM’s vision to eradicate hunger, attain single-digit poverty incidence right on track – DSWD chief
Some 2,500 farmers, fisherfolk and their families from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) who have been severely affected by the El Niño phenomenon receive financial aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) on Friday (July 19). DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos continue reading : 2,500 farmers, fisherfolk in CAR get cash aid from DSWD’s AKAP
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian accompanied President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr as the Chief Executive visited his fellow Ilocanos in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Ilocos Region on Friday (July 19) to continue the distribution of Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk and Families (PAFFF). Secretary Gatchalian assisted the President continue reading : DSWD’s AKAP, Presidential Assistance goes to Northern Luzon
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has expanded its Sustainable Livelihood Program to the island province of Batanes. DSWD Asst. Secretary for Specialized Programs under Operations Group (OG) Florentino Loyola Jr. and Field Office-2 (Cagayan Valley) Regional Director Lucia Suyu-Alan led a team to Batanes on July 17 and 18 to deliver various continue reading : DSWD brings sustainable livelihood, seed fund to Batanes
Eleven student-tutors and two Youth Development Workers (YDWs) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program conduct the 15th reading and Nanay-Tatay teacher sessions at the Almanza Elementary School in Las Piñas City on July 19 (Friday). Tara, Basa! student-tutors hold reading sessions for struggling and non-reader incoming Grade 2 continue reading : College tutors, dev’t workers of DSWD’s Tara, Basa! in 15th reading, parenting sessions
“Wala ko magdahom nga mahitabo ni namo. Blessing ni, kinsay magtuo nga nitambong ra mi sa barangay assembly tapos nakadawat mig livelihood grant,” said Milagros Cabras, president of the Pooc Entrepreneurs Association based in Talisay City in Cebu province. (I did not expect this to happen to us. This is a blessing, who would have continue reading : Real Life Stories – DSWD’s livelihood program helps women in conflict-vulnerable area to set up sari-sari store
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will continue to fight food insecurity with its innovative programs, a senior agency official said on Friday (July 19). “Secretary Rex Gatchalian has always been firm and clear that he will prioritize fighting hunger as the head of the DSWD. In fact, he reiterated it in his continue reading : DSWD intensifies fight vs food insecurity with innovative programs
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) stays committed to uplifting the lives and welfare of every Filipino by investing in human capital, a senior official of the agency said on Friday (July 19) following the latest result of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. Based on the 2nd Quarters SWS survey conducted from continue reading : DSWD reiterates vow to invest more in human capital, improve 4Ps amid latest SWS poverty stats
Beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) ‘Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita’ (AKAP) program are among those who received financial assistance from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr during the distribution of the Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk and Families (PAFFF) at the Edward S. Hagedorn Coliseum in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan continue reading : DSWD’s ‘AKAP’ grantees get financial help at PBBM-led aid-giving in Puerto Princesa
