Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-12 (SOCCSKSARGEN) Regional Director Loreto Jr. Cabaya, together with General Santos City Mayor Lorelie Pacquiao, represented by City Councilor Maria Lourdes Casabuena and Mindanao State University-General Santos Chancellor JD Usman Aragasi, represented by Director Diane Mae Ulanday-Lozano, sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on Monday (April 22) formalizing the launch of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program in General Santos City on Monday (April 22).

Over 2.3k students in Gensan to benefit from DSWD’s Tara, Basa! Program

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office-12 (SOCCSKSARGEN) has launched the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program in General Santos City with a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at the Mindanao State University (MSU) on Monday (April 22). “Today, we embark on a journey towards fostering social change and development through education,” SOCCSKSARGEN Regional Director continue reading : Over 2.3k students in Gensan to benefit from DSWD’s Tara, Basa! Program

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian joins President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr in Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday (April 23) to hand out various government assistance and attend a situation briefing on the effects of El Niño in the province. More than 1,800 farmer-beneficiaries from the municipalities of Magsaysay and San Jose received Php 5,000 each in financial aid through the DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program while 96 beneficiaries were given seed capital worth Php15,000 each under the agency’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP).

DSWD chief joins PBBM in aid distribution, El Niño briefing in Occidental Mindoro

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr during his visit to Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday (April 23) to hand out various government assistance and attend a situation briefing on the effects of El Niño in the province. More than 1,800  farmer-beneficiaries from the municipalities of Magsaysay continue reading : DSWD chief joins PBBM in aid distribution, El Niño briefing in Occidental Mindoro

DSWD chief, Supreme Court justices discuss ways to protect women, children

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo and Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh discuss ways to further strengthen efforts to protect vulnerable women and children during a meeting at the Supreme Court on Monday (April 22). The meeting focused on the participation of the DSWD continue reading : DSWD chief, Supreme Court justices discuss ways to protect women, children

DSWD vows to strengthen social protection programs, services amid improving hunger, poverty ratings

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) welcomed on Tuesday (April 23) the latest survey result of Tugon ng Masa (TNM) which showed a decline in self-rated poverty and self-rated hunger in the first quarter of 2024. Asst. Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene Dumlao said the latest result of Tugon ng continue reading : DSWD vows to strengthen social protection programs, services amid improving hunger, poverty ratings

Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) social welfare officer Kevin Antonio Bumagat (right) gestures as he explains the operational guidelines and standards in the implementation of the Special Drug Education Center (SDEC). The four-day SDEC training from April 16-19 was attended by 22 local social work and development officers (LSWDOs) from the city and municipal governments of Palawan.

DSWD intensifies drug abuse prevention efforts

As part of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) commitment to intensify efforts along the drug-demand reduction campaign of the national government, the DSWD Field Office MIMAROPA led the training on the operationalization of Special Drug Education Center (SDEC) among local social welfare and development officers (LSWDOs) in Palawan province on April 16-19. continue reading : DSWD intensifies drug abuse prevention efforts

DSWD releases guidelines on program for teenage moms

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released the guidelines for the national implementation of the Psychosocial Support and Other Interventions for Adolescent Mothers and their Families Project or ProtecTEEN, an agency official said on Monday (April 22). “This project is the Department’s response to Executive Order 141, series of 2021, adopting as continue reading : DSWD releases guidelines on program for teenage moms

DSWD extends cash aid to ex-rebels, students in Zambo del Sur

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary for Inclusive-Sustainable Peace and Special Concern (ISP-SC) Alan Tanjusay, together with Zamboanga del Sur Governor Victor Yu, leads the distribution of cash aid to former rebels and educational assistance to students in Pagadian City on Sunday (April 21). Through the DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation continue reading : DSWD extends cash aid to ex-rebels, students in Zambo del Sur

DSWD chief visits agency facilities in Eastern Visayas, meets regional staff

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian visits on Friday (April 19) the Reception and Study Center for Children (RSCC), Home for Girls (HGF), and Regional Haven for Women (RHW) managed by the agency’s Field Office-8 (Eastern Visayas). The three care centers provide various social work interventions to marginalized children and women continue reading : DSWD chief visits agency facilities in Eastern Visayas, meets regional staff

DSWD, OPAPRU turn over PAMANA housing units to families in 2 Zambo Peninsula towns

Some 100 families from Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte and Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay received their new housing units as part of the government’s national peace agenda investments among conflict-affected and vulnerable communities in far-flung areas to spur growth and development in hard-to reach areas in the country. “These housing units are the government’s peace investment designed continue reading : DSWD, OPAPRU turn over PAMANA housing units to families in 2 Zambo Peninsula towns

DSWD chief signs agreement for Tara, Basa! Program in Samar province

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian signs on Friday (April 19) a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Samar Provincial Governor Sharee Ann Tan; Samar State University (SSU) President Dr. Redentor S. Palencia; and Northwest Samar State University (NSSU) President Dr. Benjamin L. Pecayo, represented by its university Vice President for Academic continue reading : DSWD chief signs agreement for Tara, Basa! Program in Samar province