As part of its proactive approach to disaster management, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Offices (FO) in Northern Luzon, continues to preposition family food packs (FFPs) and other relief items for augmentation support to local government units (LGUs) along the track of Typhoon Julian. “Two weeks ago ay nakapagpadala tayo ng FFPs in Batanes kaya mayroon tayong naka-preposition na food packs na nasa mahigit 17,000 . ‘Yan po ay madaling maa-access ng ating mga kababayan,” DSWD Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao said in an interview on Monday (September 30) over […]

Some 2,006 households affected by a recent fire in Barangay 105 in Tondo, Manila received financial assistance under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) Program on Monday (September 30). During the payout at the Vicente Lim Elementary School, the Department provided ECT assistance worth Php10,140 to each affected family. Present to oversee the payout activity were DSWD Undersecretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Diana Rose Cajipe and DSWD Field Office-National Capital Region Asst. Regional Director Bienvenido Jr. V. Barbosa. Also present were Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna, Vice Mayor Yul Servo Nieto, and Councilor […]

Officer-in-charge of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Office of the Asst. Secretary for Strategic Communications Group (StratComm) and Agency Operations Service (AOS) Director Lara Duran and Digital Media Service (DMS) Director Dianne Joie Ruiz open the DMS-organized Digital Media Workshop at Maharajah Hotel in Angeles, Pampanga on Monday (September 23). Attended by communications and regional information officers from the Central Office and the agency’s Field Offices from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, the workshop aimed to upskill the technical knowledge of the members of DSWD communications group in strengthening the agency’s social media presence anchored on its Branding […]

A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported on Thursday (September 26) that majority of the 32 children from the Children’s Joy Foundation, Inc. (CJFI), a care facility affiliated with the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJ), are now in the residential care facilities of the Department while a number of them have been reintegrated to their respective families. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Standards and Capacity Building Group (SCBG) Janet Armas said during the Thursday Media Forum that the CJFI has an expired Certificate of Registration and License to Operate (CRLTO) covering its five residential facilities […]

Going all out to celebrate this year’s Family Week with extra love and care, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has extended the deadline of the submission of entries for featured contests Angel in Red Vest (ARV) ‘Family Groufie Contest’ and ‘Family Tiktok Contest” for its employees. In the Thursday Media Forum on Sept 26, Standards and Capacity Building Group (SCBG) Assistant Secretary Janet Armas announced that the contests, which are open to all DSWD employees, will be extending the duration for the submission of entries up to Monday, September 30. “‘Yung groufie natin as well as the […]

Another batch of college students, this time from the province of Bulacan, has finished their cash-for-work under the DSWD Tara, Basa Tutoring Program and received commendation from Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary REX Gatchalian. The DSWD chief awarded certificates to partners who contributed to the success of this year’s implementation of the tutoring program during the culminating activity on Friday (September 27) at the City of San Jose Del Monte Convention Center in Bulacan province. Assisting Secretary Gatchalian in the handing out of certificates were San Jose del Monte City Mayor Arthur Robes; City College of San […]

“I don’t want to let my circumstances define my future.” This encapsulates the life principle of Khane Jevie Rose Solante Cervantes, a former Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) monitored child from Barangay Poblacion, Cateel, Davao Oriental, who was a topnotcher in the 2024 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). Out of 44,764 candidates who took the test last March 20, a total of 890 (58 percent) passed and Khane was one of the three successful examinees who shared the prestigious first spot, earning an impressive average score of 92.40 percent. For Khane, this was more than just a personal victory—it was […]

A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public on Friday (September 27) that the agency has prepositioned enough family food packs (FFPs) in areas that will be potentially affected by Tropical Depression (TD) Julian. “The Department is well-prepared for the possible impacts of TD Julian. In fact, we have a total of 153,575 FFPs prepositioned in the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Cagayan, Apayao, Mountain Province, Abra, Benguet, and Kalinga,” said Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene Dumlao, who is also the DSWD spokesperson. In addition to areas in […]

More than 12,000 college students, incoming Grade 2 pupils who are struggling or non-reader, together with their parents and guardians from the province of Bulacan have benefitted from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program. “Nakikinig kami ni City Government of San Jose del Monte Mayor Arthur Robes sa tutor, youth development worker (YDW), at magulang na beneficiary na nagbigay ng testimonial. Natutuwa kami na yung mga hangarin namin sa proramamg ito ay nakakamit natin,” DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said during the culminating activity on Friday (September 27) at the City of San Jose Del […]