In response to the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr to provide financial assistance apart from the family food packs (FFPs) to families affected by Super Typhoon Julian, the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office 2-Cagayan Valley continued the distribution of Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) in the island province of Batanes. “Today, we are starting another ECT payout in the remaining parts of the province of Batanes. If you can recall, President Marcos and Secretary Gatchalian personally visited Batanes last week to check the situation of the affected families. The President specifically directed the DSWD to […]

Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) Program Manager Bernadette Mapue-Joaquin takes pride in the accomplishments of the program in its 21-year of  implementation during the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Thursday Media Forum held at the Sequoia Hotel in Quezon City. During the forum, which coincided with the celebration of the 21 years of KALAHI-CIDSS, Program Manager Bernadette Mapue-Joaquin was joined by Buguias, Benguet Vice Mayor Dione Baucas and community volunteers from Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), 7 (Western Visayas) and 10 (Northern Mindanao) as she reported to the media the program’s […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary for Inclusive-Sustainable Peace and Special Concerns (ISPSC) Alan Tanjusay conducted courtesy calls on the local government officials of Davao City, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, and Davao Del Sur from October 1 to 3 to get their support for the upcoming re-engagement activities for decommissioned Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members residing in these areas. As part of the re-engagement activities, more than 100 DSWD social workers and project development officers will conduct house-to-house visits to the MILF decommissioned combatants in the coming week. This is in line with […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian underscores the role of Local Chief Executives (LCEs) in the agency’s delivery of effective and responsive social protection programs and services for the poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged sectors. The DSWD chief delivered the message via Zoom at the opening of the Consultation Dialogue with LCEs from various Local Government Units (LGUs) in Mindanao held at the Chali Resort and Conference Center from October 3 to October 5. The 3-day consultation dialogue focused on areas of partnership between the DSWD and LGUs for technical assistance towards an improved social welfare and […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 2 – Cagayan Valley on Wednesday (October 9) continued the distribution of cash aid to areas severely hit by the Super Typhoon  (ST) Julian in the island province of Batanes. DSWD FO-2 Regional Director Lucia Suyu-Alan personally led the distribution of Php10,000 to some 1,000 beneficiaries in the municipality of Itbayat under the agency’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS). This cash aid, according to the FO-2 Director, is fundamental to help in the recovery of families that were dealt with the heavy impact of ST Julian. “Ang […]

In line with the effort to promote peace-building initiatives in conflict-vulnerable areas, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is conducting house-to-house visits for the ‘Kamustahan’ which aims to validate and assess the 1,500 decommissioned combatants (DCs) of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) across Davao Region from October  4-11. DSWD Undersecretary for Inclusive-Sustainable Peace and Special Concerns (ISPSC) Alan Tanjusay said the ongoing home visits are part of the agency’s re-engagement activities for DCs to identify areas of support for their gradual reintegration to their families and communities. “We have deployed more than 100 social workers and project […]

“Tamang tulong sa tamang impormasyon. ‘Yan yung lagi kong sinasabi. We have to remember that the poor, the marginalized, and the vulnerable, they have no one else to turn to, except us. Importante na makuha nila ang tamang impormasyon sa pinaka mabilis na panahon, sa pinakamadaling pamamaraan, at higit sa lahat, sa pinakamadaling format na intindihin.” This was the directive set by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian to the information officers (IOs) and other communications personnel of the agency’s Central Office and Field Offices during the opening of the National IOs’ Conference on Wednesday (October […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Offices’ (FO)-CALABARZON and Northern Mindanao officially formalized on Tuesday (October 8) their partnership in the area of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) during a ceremonial signing held at the DSWD FO-CALABARZON office in Muntinlupa City. Under this agreement, the DSWD-CALABARZON is set to utilize the suite of advanced ICT tools and systems developed by the DSWD-Northern Mindanao which have yielded positive results in frontline service delivery to back-end support functions. In his message, DSWD Chief Information Officer (CIO) Asst. Secretary Julius Gorospe cited the partnership as a concerted effort in enhancing […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has received yet another badge of honor as the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) lauded the agency’s Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished) for its invaluable contribution to climate resilience initiatives. “In a Linkedin post by UN’s Assistant Secretary-General Reena Ghelani, she mentioned our LAWA and BINHI project, citing it as among the best practices in response to the prevalent issues related to climate crisis and El Nino,” Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene Dumlao, […]