Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian meets and greets La Union’s Provincial Administrator Francisco Emmanuel Ortega III on Friday (March 15). Secretary Gatchalian was in La Union province for the distribution of livelihood settlement grants to vendors and stall owners affected by the fire incident that gutted the San Fernando City’s continue reading : DSWD chief pays courtesy visit to La Union’s provincial administrator
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian hands over on Friday (March 15) the livelihood settlement grants to stall owners and vendors who were affected by the January fire that hit the San Fernando City public market in La Union province. Some 682 beneficiaries received their grants ranging from Php5,000 to Php continue reading : DSWD chief hands over livelihood grants to fire-hit market vendors in San Fernando City
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian delivers his keynote message during the Zero Hunger Summit on Friday (March 15) at the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-North La Union Campus- International Convention Center (DMMMSU-NLUC-ICC) in Bacnotan, La Union. Secretary Gatchalian’s message focused on the Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program initiated continue reading : DSWD chief keynotes Zero Hunger Summit in Northern Luzon
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian led on Friday (March 15) the awarding of livelihood settlement grants to the small-scale vendors and stall owners who were affected by the January fire incident that hit the San Fernando City Market in La Union province. The provision of the livelihood settlement grants is continue reading : DSWD chief leads distribution of livelihood grants to stall owners, vendors affected by San Fernando City market fire
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has given the green light to renew the agency’s partnership with the US Peace Corps following a courtesy meeting on Thursday (March 14) with representatives of the US agency that trains and deploys volunteers. During the meeting at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City, continue reading : DSWD, US Peace Corps set to renew partnership
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to scale up its implementation of the Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program (FSP) starting July, a senior agency official said on Thursday (March 14). “Ang plano po natin is by July, makapag-scale up na tayo from 3,000 to 300,000 beneficiaries. Mag-rurun for another year. continue reading : DSWD to scale up Food Stamp Program implementation starting July
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) Chairperson Atty. Franklin Quijano sign on Thursday (March 14) the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) formalizing the transfer of functions and funds of the agency to the commission for the implementation of the assistance to older persons (ATOP). Joining continue reading : DSWD chief, NCSC chair sign agreement for transfer of functions, cash aid for older persons
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officially turned over on Thursday (March 14) the implementation of the Assistance to Older Persons (ATOP) to the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC), the government body mandated to spearhead the programs and projects for elderly. Through a ceremonial signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) held continue reading : DSWD turns over implementation of assistance to older persons to NCSC
As part of its contributions to the government’s efforts in addressing the needs of communities affected by armed conflict, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reaffirmed its commitment in advancing the agency’s peace and development initiatives through program review and evaluation processes. DSWD Undersecretary for Inclusive-Sustainable Peace and Special Concerns Alan Tanjusay continue reading : DSWD reaffirms commitment to enhance peace, development programs
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Asst. Secretary for Innovations Atty. Baldr Bringas discusses updates on the anti-hunger programs of the agency during the Thursday Media Forum on March 14 at the Central Office’s New Press Center in Quezon City. During the forum, Asst. Sec. Bringas highlighted the plans for the scale up implementation continue reading : DSWD exec shares updates on agency’s anti-hunger efforts in Media Forum
