Foreign development partners gave their solidarity messages in support to the various initiatives of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) during the Partnership Forum organized by the Agency on Thursday (June 29) at the Seda Hotel, Vertis North in Quezon City. Delivering their solidarity messages are Her Excellency Hae Kyong Yu PSM, Australian continue reading : International partners express support for DSWD’s initiatives in Partnership Forum 2023
DSWD FO V Gearing for 2nd Wave FFPs
The DSWD Bicol Regional Office is now on its 2nd wave of family food packs (FFPs) distribution among the Mayon-affected evacuees in various evacuation centers in Albay province. A total 26,825 FFPs are scheduled to be distributed by the Field Office V from July 2-17. Additional FFPs may be requested for Mayon-affected families outside the continue reading : DSWD FO V Gearing for 2nd Wave FFPs
Secretary Gatchalian swears in new DSWD official
Secretary Rex Gatchalian (right) administers the oath of office of newly-appointed Assistant Secretary Paul Ledesma (left) on Thursday (June 29), at the DSWD Central Office in Batasan, Quezon, City.
DSWD to launch Oplan Pag-Abot to assist families, children in street situations
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will launch its Oplan Pag-Abot on Friday, June 30, through a simulation activity of the project’s reach-out operation at the DSWD Central Office in Batasan, Quezon City. As one of the newest projects of the DSWD, Oplan Pag-Abot aims to reduce the risks and vulnerabilities of children, continue reading : DSWD to launch Oplan Pag-Abot to assist families, children in street situations
DSWD chief witnesses graduation of over 500 4Ps beneficiaries in Plaridel, Bulacan
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian witnessed on Wednesday (June 28) the graduation of some 562 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamlilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from the municipality of Plaridel in Bulacan province. In a Pugay Tagumpay ceremonial graduation held at the Don Caesareo San Diego Gym in Barangay Poblacion, Secretary continue reading : DSWD chief witnesses graduation of over 500 4Ps beneficiaries in Plaridel, Bulacan
More aid for Mayon evacuees
The DSWD Bicol Regional Office assisted Senator Risa Hontiveros during her visits to several evacuation centers in Albay province Tuesday, June 27. DSWD’s Field Office V has released a total of 5,759 family food packs (FFPs) to the evacuees in the different municipalities while 317 internally displaced individuals (IDPs) received cash aid of Php 5,000 continue reading : More aid for Mayon evacuees
Relief distribution for flood victims in Maguindanao del Sur
DSWD Field Office XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) Regional Director Loreto Cabaya Jr. reported that staff and personnel of FO XII have started relief distribution Tuesday (June 27) in the municipality of Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) where flash flood and landslide incidents occurred on June 21. FO XII will continue reading : Relief distribution for flood victims in Maguindanao del Sur
DSWD Sec Gatchalian joins First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos in LAB for ALL Laguna launch
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian joins First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos as she brings the LAB for ALL in the Province of Laguna on Tuesday (June 27). LAB for ALL stands for Laboratoryo, Konsulta at Gamot Para sa Lahat. The LAB for ALL caravan is one of the initiatives of the continue reading : DSWD Sec Gatchalian joins First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos in LAB for ALL Laguna launch
DSWD among top trusted gov’t agencies in latest PAHAYAG Survey
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) welcomes the result of the PAHAYAG 2023 second quarter survey which showed the agency among the top trusted government agencies with a 65 percent approval rating. PAHAYAG is an independent and non-commissioned survey conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia Inc. About 1,500 respondents across the country participated in the continue reading : DSWD among top trusted gov’t agencies in latest PAHAYAG Survey
Relief goods distribution in Bukidnon
Personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Northern Mindanao Field Office joins Bukidnon Representative Jonathan Keith Flores (in purple) on Tuesday (June 27) during the distribution of relief goods to families in Malaybalay City displaced by flash floods caused by the effects of the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).