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Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian greets a beneficiary who received financial assistance, under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program, during a payout activity in Butuan City on Saturday, March 18, 2023.

DSWD holds financial assistance payout in Butuan City

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office (FO) Caraga, held a financial assistance payout at the Father Saturnino Urios University  gymnasium, Butuan City on March 18, 2023 to aid in ...
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Secretary Gatchalian congratulates DSWD Loyalty Awardees

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian congratulated the 2022 DSWD Loyalty Awardees during the agency’s flag ceremony on March 20, 2023. The Loyalty Awards are conferred to permanent, contractual, and casual DSWD employees ...
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(From left to right) Resource Generation and Management Office Head Catherine Grace M. Lagunday, Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau Assistant Director Edna Sacedor, Operations Group Undersecretary Jerico Francis L. Javier; Special Projects Undersecretary Eduardo M. Punay, Secretary Rex Gatchalian; New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Kell; and Ms. Fiat Bisda of the Embassy of New Zealand in the Philippines.

DSWD explores partnership with New Zealand gov’t on program digitalization, streamlining

True to its commitment to provide innovative ways to implement social welfare services and developmental interventions to the public, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian met with New Zealand Ambassador to ...
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(Left photo) President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, together with Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian (left) and Camarines Sur Governor Luigi Villafuerte, distributes family food packs and financial assistance to some 1,000 shear line-affected fisherfolks in Region V on Thursday, March 16, 2023. (Right photo) Secretary Gatchalian joins the President as he visits the booths and stalls of different agencies showcasing their unique local products, during the opening of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo in Pili, Camarines Sur also on March 16.

DSWD Secretary Gatchalian joins PBBM during visit to Bicol Region; distributes aid to shear line-affected fisherfolks

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, together with Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, spearheaded the distribution of family food packs (FFPs) and cash assistance to the fishermen affected by the shear-line ...
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Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian (center) and other officials meet with the delegation of the Australian Embassy in the Philippines, headed by Ambassador HK Yu PSM (6th from right) on Wednesday, March 15, at the DSWD Central Office.

DSWD partners with Australian gov’t to strengthen disaster response, social protection efforts

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian met with Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu PSM and the Australian Embassy delegation on Wednesday, March 15, to discuss ways on further improving ...
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DSWD Information and Communication Technology Management Service Director Andrew Ambubuyog (center) receives five pocket wifi units from Globe Account Manager for Government Account Carolina Dela Costa (left) on Wednesday, March 15, at the QC-X Building of the Quezon Memorial Circle.

DSWD thanks Globe for lending WiFi routers for AICS remote processing

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Office expressed its gratitude to Globe Telecom for lending five WiFi routers that can be used by the Department for the remote processing of Step 1 ...
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