Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin t. Tulfo assured the public that the Department is on alert and ready to provide technical assistance and resource augmentation to all Local Government Units(LGUs) as a low pressure area (LPA) enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). In a coordination meeting held on December 9, continue reading : DSWD on alert for possible effect of low pressure area

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Janet Armas, designated Interim Children Representative of the Philippines to the ASEAN Commission on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Women and Children and Assistant Secretary Elaine Fallarcuna, Alternate Chair of the Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography, welcomed Ms. Mama Fatima Singhateh, the United continue reading : DSWD welcomes UN Special Rapporteur on sale and sexual exploitation of children

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led the signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Republic Act (RA) 11596, otherwise known as “An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage and Imposing Penalties for Violations Thereof” on Wednesday, December 7. Signed into law on December 10, 2021, RA 11596 promotes continue reading : DSWD spearheads IRR signing of anti-child marriage law

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as the Vice Chairperson for the Disaster Response of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), welcomes the result of the recent ‘Tugon sa Masa’ survey on the National Government Performance Rating on Selected Programs, indicating the highest approval rating of 75% on the government’s continue reading : DSWD welcomes positive disaster response rating in Tugon sa Masa survey

In its continuing efforts to promote and protect the welfare of teen mothers and their families, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributed livelihood and educational assistance to the 28 beneficiaries of Project ProtecTEEN in Antipolo City on Friday, December 2. Each beneficiary received P10,000 from the Department which was handed over by continue reading : DSWD provides livelihood, educational assistance to teen mothers in Antipolo

In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.  to bring the programs of the government closer to persons with disabilities, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducted a nationwide simultaneous payout activity for its Cash-for-Work (CFW) for persons with disabilities on December 3, 2022. The activity entitled, “BUHAYnihan or Buhay continue reading : DSWD holds simultaneous payout for cash-for-work program for persons with disabilities

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), supported by the Australian Government, released in a public forum on Monday, December 3,  the findings of the “Cost of Raising Children with Disabilities in the Philippines” study, the first such undertaking in the country to understand how much it continue reading : Study: In the Philippines, raising a child with a disability is 80% more expensive

Balut island in the Municipality of Saranggani in Davao Occidental is classified as Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Conflict-Affected Area or GIDCA.  As such, the area faces various challenges including the inaccessibility of most social services to the residents who belong to the B’laan and Sangil tribes. Incidence of violence Domestic violence has been reported  in continue reading : How DSWD regained peace for victims of violence in this island community