Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Officer-in-Charge Eduardo M. Punay (2nd from left) and UP Law Center Dean Edgardo Carlo Vistan II (2nd from right), together with DSWD Operations Group Undersecretary Jerico Francis Javier (left) and Department of Foreign Affairs - Office of Treaties and Legal Affairs Assistant Secretary Roussel Reyes (right), present the signed Memorandum of Agreement on the implementation of the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance right after the agreement signing on Monday, January 30 at the UP Diliman College of Law.

DSWD, UP Law to assist kids get support from foreign or Filipino parents outside PH

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In its continuing efforts to protect the welfare of every Filipino child, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) forged a partnership with the University of the Philippines (UP) Law Center on the implementation of the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. continue reading : DSWD, UP Law to assist kids get support from foreign or Filipino parents outside PH

DSWD explores partnership with LGUs in Metro Manila for implementation of SLP

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now closely coordinating with the local government units (LGUs) in National Capital Region (NCR) for possible partnership in the implementation of the provision of livelihood grants under its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). The DSWD is seeking the assistance of the Metro Manila LGUs to initially filter continue reading : DSWD explores partnership with LGUs in Metro Manila for implementation of SLP

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Dianne Rose Cajipe hands over the Department’s financial assistance to a former private armed group member in Camp Datu Akilan Ampatuan, Brgy. Poblacion Mother, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao, on Monday, January 30.

DSWD provides aid to former private armed group members

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided social protection services to surrendered private armed group members (PAGs) in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao on Monday, January 30. The DSWD, in coordination with the Maguindanao Police Provincial Office, distributed family food packs (FFPs) and non-food items composed of family kits, kitchen kits, and sleeping kits to continue reading : DSWD provides aid to former private armed group members

Some of the victim-survivors of child labor who were identified and provided with various interventions in Carcar City, Cebu Province by DSWD-Field Office VII through the Strategic Help Desks for Information, Education, Livelihood, and other Developmental Interventions or SHIELD Against Child Labor.

DSWD’s SHIELD program serves more than 1,400 child laborers in 2022

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Strategic Help Desks for Information, Education, Livelihood, and other Developmental Interventions or SHIELD Against Child Labor, identified some 1,400 victim-survivors of child labor in 2022 and provided them with services and interventions that are suitable to their needs. Through the SHIELD program, the identified child continue reading : DSWD’s SHIELD program serves more than 1,400 child laborers in 2022

Volunteers from the Philippine National Police unload boxes of family food packs delivered by the winged-van of the United Nations-World Food Programme (UN-WFP).

DSWD thanks WFP, other partners for assistance in disaster ops

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) expressed its gratitude to the United Nations-World Food Programme (UN-WFP) for providing logistical support to deliver relief items to local government units (LGUs) affected by various weather disturbances that affected the country this January. According to the DSWD National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau (NRLMB), the UN-WFP continue reading : DSWD thanks WFP, other partners for assistance in disaster ops

Photos show the women of Almeria, Biliran, trained by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority on plumbing and masonry, putting into use their newly-learned skills in continuity for the water system project funded by the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services.

DSWD’s partnership with TESDA paves way for women to excel in skilled labor

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As part of its continued thrust to institutionalize gender and development (GAD), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office (FO) VIII partnered with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to train women on skills that are considered as fit only for men. Recently given a special citation by the Philippine continue reading : DSWD’s partnership with TESDA paves way for women to excel in skilled labor

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Eduardo M. Punay (middle) facilitates the provision of financial assistance to a resident affected by the flooding caused by a low pressure area in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte on Wednesday, January 25. Also joining OIC Punay during the payout are DSWD Field Office IX Director Riduan P. Hadjimuddin (left), and Assistant Secretaries Arnel Garcia (4th from left) and Diane Cajipe (right).

DSWD OIC Punay leads aid distribution to flood victims in Zamboanga

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Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Eduardo M. Punay led the distribution of food and non-food items, and financial assistance to residents affected by floods and heavy rains brought by a low pressure area in the municipality of Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte on Wednesday, January 25. The DSWD, through its Field Office continue reading : DSWD OIC Punay leads aid distribution to flood victims in Zamboanga

Mr. Vincent P. Eltagon (2nd from right), Administrative Officer IV of the Administrative Service (AS) General Services Division is holding the accomplished checklist handed over by the Department of Energy (DOE) representative, Senior Science Research Specialist Simon S. Leonor (2nd from left), as a result of the spot check indicating 100% compliance of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with the government's Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EEC) measures. Also in photo, from left: Mr. John Michael L. de Pedro, Administrative Officer III, AS Building and Grounds Management Division; and Engr. Ronald T. Vegim, Administrative Officer V, AS Building and Grounds Management Division.

DSWD fully compliant with government’s energy saving measures

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In a spot check conducted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on January 19, the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Office (DSWD-CO) was assessed to be 100% compliant with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EEC) program of the national government. DOE Senior Science Research Specialist, Simon S. Leonor, conducted the spot check, while Administrative continue reading : DSWD fully compliant with government’s energy saving measures

Officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) meet with the representatives of the Office of Presidential Adviser for Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity to strengthen their partnership in the implementation of social protection programs for KAPATIRAN members on January 23.

DSWD, OPAPRU to improve social protection programs for KAPATIRAN members

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been working closely with the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) to support the reintegration of the KAPATIRAN members into the society through the continuous provision and monitoring of social protection programs. KAPATIRAN is composed of former members of the Rebolusyonaryong continue reading : DSWD, OPAPRU to improve social protection programs for KAPATIRAN members

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Eduardo M. Punay (left) and Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chair George Erwin Garcia (right) inspect the ongoing voter registration activity, under the Register Anywhere Project (RAP), at the DSWD Central Office. Also joining the inspection are DSWD 72nd Anniversary Committee Chair, Undersecretary Sally Navarro (2nd from left); and Vice-Chair, Assistant Secretary Ivy Grace Rivera (2nd from right).

DSWD, other gov’t agencies hold One-Stop-Shop for agency employees

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As part of its 72nd anniversary celebration, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) partnered with various national government agencies for the One-Stop-Shop Serbilis On-the-Go! activity on January 23-27, 2023 at the DSWD Central Office. The activity aims to provide a venue for DSWD Central Office personnel, their relatives, and institutional service contractors to continue reading : DSWD, other gov’t agencies hold One-Stop-Shop for agency employees