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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

DSWD chief appeals for public’s help in campaign to reach out to families living on streets

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian appealed to the public on Friday (May 30) to help in the reach out campaign for families and individuals in street situations (FISS) by reporting to the agency where they see them frequently. “Una panawagan ko sa mga kababayan natin na nadadaanan yung mga mamamayang nakatira sa lansangan, may Facebook account yung Pag-abot at ang DSWD. Picturan nyo kung nasaan yung location, i-post nyo para makapunta kami ng team. Sa lawak ng Metro Manila, nakita nyo gumagalaw yung mga individuals in streets situations, kailangan namin ng tulong nyo. Tulungan nyo […]
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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

DSWD chief interacts with WGP beneficiaries in food redemption activity in Tondo

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian greets beneficiaries of the agency’s Walang Gutom Program (WGP) during a food redemption activity at Barangay 72 Covered Court in Tondo, City of Manila on Friday (May 30). A total of 62 beneficiaries successfully purchased various food items using their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards during the session. Alongside the redemption activity was a press conference on the Social Weather Stations (SWS), which was commissioned by the DSWD and Globe, that showed a drop in hunger incidence – a strong indication on the positive impact of the WGP on alleviating […]
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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

DSWD, SWS, Globe cite impact of Walang Gutom Program in press conference

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian presented the key findings of a recent Social Weather Station (SWS) showing a significant drop in hunger incidence among Walang Gutom Program (WGP) beneficiaries in a press conference held on Friday (May 30). Globe Telecom Chief Corporate Communications Officer Chito Manyago, Social Weather Stations (SWS) Vice-President Jay Sandoval and Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) Senior Research fellow Roehl Briones also joined the press conference where they noted the survey results that the WGP is on the ‘right track,’ with its goal of mitigating involuntary hunger in the country. Certified […]
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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

DSWD chief leads Pag-abot team in early morning reach out ops in Makati

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian talks to families and individuals in street situations (FISS) during an early morning reach out operations in Makati City on Friday (May 30). Secretary Gatchalian and the Pag-Abot team were joined by Rose, the woman who was seen emerging from a sewerage in Makati City. In a meeting with Secretary Gatchalian on May 29, Rose expressed her willingness to help in the program by convincing other FISS to be reached out by the DSWD’s Pag-Abot team. (MBM)
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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

DSWD chief meets with “Rose,” the viral woman who crawled out of Makati drainage

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian talks with “Rose,” the woman who was seen crawling out of a sewerage in Makati City early this week. Rose, who was taken to the DSWD Pag-abot Processing Center in Pasay City for assessment, told the DSWD chief the real story behind her photos. Rose, who collects recyclable garbage and sells them for a living, went into the sewerage after a small blade cutter she uses for her daily collection fell into the drainage. Viral photos showed snippets of her after securing the said item. Secretary Gatchalian assured that in […]
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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

DSWD’s Walang Gutom Program reduces hunger, says SWS report

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Walang Gutom Program (WGP) is on the right track with its goal of reducing hunger among program beneficiaries as indicated by the results of the nationwide impact evaluation study conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). “We are pleased to note this favorable result of the nationwide impact evaluation conducted by the SWS. This indicates that the impact of the WGP is indeed felt on the ground by no less than our beneficiaries. With this positive development, we will continue to develop ways to make the program more responsive to the needs […]
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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

4Ps members in remote villages reap benefits of digital technology – DSWD exec

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to bring technology closer to the beneficiaries of the agency’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), particularly in Geographically Isolated Areas (GIDA), through its ‘e-Panalo ang Kinabukasan’ initiative. Undersecretary Vilma Cabrera of the DSWD’s Conditional Cash Transfer Group (CCTG) explained to reporters during the agency’s Thursday Media Forum on May 29 that the “e-Panalo ang Kinabukasan”is a financial digital initiative of the 4Ps that aims to educate, inform, and encourage beneficiaries to utilize digital applications for managing their finances, especially for the beneficiaries living in remote areas. “ Ang e-Panalo ang Kinabukasan […]
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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

Woman from Makati sewer to get Php80K from DSWD to start ‘sari-sari’ store

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday (May 29) met with Rose, the woman who surfaced from a sewerage in Makati City, to check on her condition after the incident went viral and to let her know that the government is ready to assist her. During the meeting held at the DSWD’s Pag-abot Center in Pasay City, Secretary Gatchalian said Rose will be given Php 80,000 in livelihood assistance to help her start a ‘sari-sari’ store which is her preferred entrepreneurial project. “Ang magiging intervention natin kay Rose, pangarap daw niya kasing magkaroon ng tindahan […]
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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

DSWD chief cites 381 4Ps ‘graduates’ from Palawan

A total of 381 household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from the Province of Palawan have officially graduated from the program after reaching the self-sufficiency level. The milestone was given recognition during a graduation rites dubbed as “Pugay Tagumpay” on May 29 at the Bataraza Town Center in Palawan led by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian who lauded the graduates for their perseverance and commitment to uplifting their families’ lives. “Alam natin ay may hangganan ang pagiging miyembro ng programa pero hindi yon rason para ikalungkot kundi dapat ay nagsasaya tayo ngayon kasi […]
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