DSWD chief meets with Children’s First 1000 Days Coalition; rollout of nationwide nutrition intervention program eyed

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Children’s First One Thousand Days Coalition (CFDC) are planning a rollout of a nationwide nutrition intervention program that aims to address malnutrition and stunting among Filipino children up to 3 years of age. This was the main agenda discussed during the meeting between DSWD Secretary continue reading : DSWD chief meets with Children’s First 1000 Days Coalition; rollout of nationwide nutrition intervention program eyed

(From left to right) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Planning Officer Hanna Bianca Sasil; Resource Generation and Management Office Head Catherine Grace M. Lagunday; Department of Finance - International Finance Group Officer-in-Charge Paola Gabrielle Matanguihan; Undersecretary for Innovations Eduardo M. Punay; Secretary Rex Gatchalian; newly-appointed Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Pavit Ramachandran; former ADB Country Director Kelly Bird; and World Food Programme (WFP) Philippines Deputy Country Director Dipayan Bhattacharyya.

DSWD chief discusses food stamp program with ADB execs

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian met with newly-appointed Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Pavit Ramachandran and former Country Director Kelly Bird during a courtesy call at the DSWD Central Office on Monday (June 19). During the meeting, the DSWD Chief and ADB executives, together with World Food Programme (WFP) continue reading : DSWD chief discusses food stamp program with ADB execs

DSWD Sec Gatchalian welcomes ADB execs

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian welcomes the newly-appointed Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Pavit Ramachandran and former Country Director Kelly Bird during a courtesy visit at the DSWD Central Office Monday (June 19). The main agenda of the meeting between the DSWD and ADB is the pilot run and continue reading : DSWD Sec Gatchalian welcomes ADB execs

Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex T. Gatchalian graces the celebration of 2023 Filipino Social Workers’ Day celebration on Monday, June 19, at the SWADCAP Compound in Brgy. Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

DSWD vows to strengthen social work practice as PH celebrates Filipino Social Workers’ Day

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) showed its commitment to strengthening the social work practice in the country during the celebration of the 2023 Filipino Social Workers’ Day on Monday (June 19), at the Social Welfare and Development Center for the Asia and the Pacific (SWADCAP) Compound in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. In continue reading : DSWD vows to strengthen social work practice as PH celebrates Filipino Social Workers’ Day

DSWD turns over PRC donations to Albay province

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol Regional Director Norman Laurio (right) turns over on Monday (June 19) the donations of the People’s Republic of China for Mayon evacuees to Albay Governor Grex Lagman. The PRC donations arrived on Monday at the Provincial Capitol with eight trucks delivering the relief goods. Governor Lagman thanked continue reading : DSWD turns over PRC donations to Albay province

DSWD Secretary inks deal with UPOU, social workers groups to strengthen social workforce in PH

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, together with the heads and representatives of the ASEAN Social Work Consortium-Philippines (ASWC-PH) member-associations, and University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor Melinda DP. Bandalaria, signs the memorandum of understanding on Monday (June 19), which was aimed at strengthening the social workforce in the continue reading : DSWD Secretary inks deal with UPOU, social workers groups to strengthen social workforce in PH

DSWD opens AICS satellite office in Pasig City

In an effort to bring the different services of its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program closer to the public,  the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) opened its new satellite office in Pasig City on Friday (June 16). The satellite office is located at the 2nd Floor of Lianas Supermarket along continue reading : DSWD opens AICS satellite office in Pasig City

AICS satellite office in Pasig City now open to serve clients

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary Monina Josefina Romualdez (4th from left), joined by Assistant Secretary Uly Aguilar (3rd from left), local officials of Pasig City and other guests, leads the ceremonial cutting of ribbon for the opening of the new satellite office of the Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU), which implements the Assistance continue reading : AICS satellite office in Pasig City now open to serve clients

DSWD chief graces turnover of PRC’s fertilizer donation; PBBM leads ceremonial turnover in Valenzuela City

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian graced the ceremonial turnover of 20,000 metric tons of fertilizer donated by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday (June 16) at the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Valenzuela City. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., who also continue reading : DSWD chief graces turnover of PRC’s fertilizer donation; PBBM leads ceremonial turnover in Valenzuela City

DSWD Sec. Gatchalian joins PBBM in turnover of China’s fertilizer donation

Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian( right on photo 1), former mayor of Valenzuela City, joins President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr as the chief executive graces the formal turnover of the 20,000 metric tons of fertilizer donated by the People’s Republic of China, represented by the Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, His Excellency Huang continue reading : DSWD Sec. Gatchalian joins PBBM in turnover of China’s fertilizer donation