Volunteers help in food pack production at DSWD’s main warehouse

Volunteers from various walks of life continue to flock to the National Resource Operations Center (NROC), the main disaster response hub of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), to help in the production of family food packs (FFPs) for communities affected by various disasters. The NROC welcomes volunteers who want to participate in continue reading : Volunteers help in food pack production at DSWD’s main warehouse

DSWD chief interacts with persons with disabilities in Expo

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian spends friendly exchanges with the exhibitors and persons with disability guests on the last day of the Philippine Disability Convention and Expo at the SMX in Pasay City on Wednesday ( July 17). The DSWD with its attached agency the National Council on Disability Affairs continue reading : DSWD chief interacts with persons with disabilities in Expo

Sec. Gatchalian talks on DSWD’s development side in PTV’s Pre-SONA interview

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian gave emphasis on the development aspect of the agency as he discussed the various DSWD programs and services during the pre-State of the Nation Address (SONA) PTV-4 interview with veteran broadcaster Mike Abe on Wednesday (July 17). “Mayroon tayong social welfare—yan yung mabilisan na tulong, continue reading : Sec. Gatchalian talks on DSWD’s development side in PTV’s Pre-SONA interview

DSWD chief cites whole-of-government approach in speedy disaster response

Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday (July 17) underscored the importance of the whole-of-government approach in the speedy delivery of relief goods to disaster-affected families across the country. In a pre-State of the Nation Address (SONA) interview with veteran broadcaster Mike Abe aired over PTV-4 on Wednesday, the DSWD chief continue reading : DSWD chief cites whole-of-government approach in speedy disaster response

DSWD chief talks on agency programs, services in PTV’s Pre-SONA interview

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian expounds on the different agency programs on Wednesday (July 17) in a pre-State of the Nation Address (SONA) PTV-4 interview with veteran broadcaster Mike Abe. Secretary Gatchalian highlighted the Department’s disaster response, development programs, and social welfare services during the 1-hour interview. The DSWD chief continue reading : DSWD chief talks on agency programs, services in PTV’s Pre-SONA interview

DSWD to deliver more relief supplies to VisMin amid ‘Habagat’, possible LPA

Volunteers and personnel of the National Resource Operations Center (NROC), the main disaster response hub of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), load on Wednesday (July 17) the boxes of family food packs (FFPs) ready for dispatch to the agency’s Field Offices in Regions 6 (Western Visayas), 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula), and 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN) continue reading : DSWD to deliver more relief supplies to VisMin amid ‘Habagat’, possible LPA

DSWD Field Office CALABARZON continues relief ops for fire-hit families in Cavite City

Personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office-CALABARZON continue to distribute on Tuesday (July 16) relief aid for the families affected by the July 14 fire incident in Barangays 5 and 7 in Cavite City. More than Php5.5 million worth of relief support were earlier provided by the Field Office to continue reading : DSWD Field Office CALABARZON continues relief ops for fire-hit families in Cavite City

3.7M indigent seniors receive social pension from DSWD in 1st sem of 2024

More than 3.7 million indigent senior citizens nationwide have received their social pension from January to June of 2024, a senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Wednesday (July 17). “The DSWD has disbursed a total of Php22.3 billion for the first half of 2024 to some 3,723,323 indigent continue reading : 3.7M indigent seniors receive social pension from DSWD in 1st sem of 2024

197 LAWA and BINHI beneficiaries in Masbate receive cash-for-work from DSWD-Bicol FO

A total of 197 partner-beneficiaries of Projects LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished) receive their cash-for-training and -work (CFT/W) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office-5 (Bicol) on Tuesday (July 16). Through the agency’s Bicol Field Office, the partner-beneficiaries from 10 continue reading : 197 LAWA and BINHI beneficiaries in Masbate receive cash-for-work from DSWD-Bicol FO

DSWD’s Field Office-7 ties up with local retailers for Food Stamp Program in Central Visayas

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office-7 (Central Visayas) has  formalized its partnership with local retailers, through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA),  for the implementation of the Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program (FSP) in the region. “We laud the Field Office-7 for this new development that will ensure continue reading : DSWD’s Field Office-7 ties up with local retailers for Food Stamp Program in Central Visayas