The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) opens the whole day celebration of Filipino Social Workers Day with warm greetings and inspiring messages from esteemed social workers and advocates on Thursday (June 19) at the Manila Hotel.

With the theme, “Tibay at Pagkakaisa ng Salinlahi Gamit ang Talino, Husay at Kalinga para sa Pagpapanatili ng Kagalingang Pantao,” the event was led by the DSWD in collaboration with the ASEAN Social Work Consortium-Philippines (ASWC-Ph). It gathered local social workers across the country, paying tribute to their invaluable contribution to nation-building.

DSWD officials who led the morning program were Undersecretary Denise Florence Bernos-Bragas and Asst. Secretary Janet Armas of the Regulatory Services and Institutional Development Group (RSIDG), Undersecretary Adonis Sulit of the Policy and Plans Group (PPG), and Director Justin Caesar Anthony Batocabe of the DSWD Academy.

Former DSWD Secretary Corazon Alma De Leon also graced the event, highlighting the altruism of Filipino social workers over the years.

Social workers from different fields likewise took the center stage, shedding light to the boundless talent and skills of Filipino social workers in the local scene and beyond. (LSJ)