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May 24, 2025

Real Life Stories – DSWD’s Project LAWA and BINHI rekindles Bayanihan spirit of Nueva Ecijanos

In the rustic farmlands of Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, an age-old Filipino tradition is taking root once more through the collective spirit of communal unity and cooperation – Bayanihan, as most people know. According to Melanie Barnachea, the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer (MSWDO) of Cuyapo, the resurgence of the Bayanihan spirit did not happen overnight. It was through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished) that helped their community to rekindle the spirit of helping each other. “Isa po dun sa […]
May 24, 2025

DSWD, World Bank to enhance exit strategies for graduating 4Ps members

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and representatives from World Bank gather for a meeting on Friday (May 23) to discuss the proposed enhanced exit strategies for graduating beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Secretary Gatchalian is optimistic that the package of services in the updated strategies will be able to cater to the varying needs of exiting 4Ps beneficiaries and lead them toward their sustained socioeconomic development. This is part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s thrust at ensuring that all graduating 4Ps beneficiaries will not slip back to poverty, and ultimately thrive […]
May 23, 2025

DSWD chief leads reach out for families, individuals living in NIA Road in QC

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian led the reach out operation of the Pag-abot Program early morning of Friday (May 23) along NIA Road in Quezon City. “Simula 2023 noong sumali ako sa Departamento, isa sa mandato ng mahal na Pangulo, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, ay masiguro na walang pamilyang Pilipino na naiiwan, lahat dapat natutulungan ng DSWD. Primary diyan yung mga pamilyang nasa lansangan, kasi sabi ko nga kung may mahirap na pamilyang Pilipino sila na siguro yung pinaka mahirap na pamilyang Pilipino,” Secretary Gatchalian said in an interview over GMA’s Unang Balita sa […]
May 23, 2025

DSWD chief leads Friday morning reach-out of families, individuals in street situations

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian kicks off his Friday schedule (May 23) by joining the early morning reach-out operation of the agency’s Pag-abot Program along NIA Road in Quezon City. Secretary Gatchalian personally spoke with families and individuals in street situations emphasizing the government’s commitment to helping them by bringing them back to their places of origin and providing them with immediate assistance and long-term interventions. Signed on January 18, 2024, the Pag-abot Program became one of the government’s flagship programs through Executive Order No. 52. The EO institutionalized the program as a platform for […]
May 23, 2025

Cases of violence vs children on the decline but gov’t remains vigilant – CWC exec

The number of cases involving violence against children (VAC) in the Philippines has been decreasing under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., according to a senior official of the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), an agency attached to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). “Dito sa administration na ito, I am happy to say—hindi ko opinyon ito and you can always check with the Philippine National Police (PNP) Women and Children Protection Center—when we talk about VAC, since 2016 ay pababa yan,” CWC Undersecretary Angelo Tapales told reporters at the DSWD Thursday Media Forum […]
May 23, 2025

DSWD chief, other gov’t execs listen to kids’ ‘voices’ at Open Gov Week

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian emphasizes the power of children’s voices in shaping a more open, inclusive, and transparent government as he actively answers questions from children-participants during an Open Government session held at Luxent Hotel in Quezon City on Thursday (May 22). Carrying the theme, “Making Spaces: Children Driving Change for Open Governments,” the session featured a panel discussion where over 30 children from different sectors were able to connect and raise their queries to various officials from the government and the private sector. The event is part of the celebration of Open Gov […]
May 22, 2025

DSWD, CWC launch media guide to protect children in news coverage

How can media reporting protect children while still telling powerful, important stories? This was the highlight of the discussion at the DSWD Thursday Media Forum on May 22 as the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), launched the revised “Guide for Media Practitioners on the Reporting and Coverage of Children.” CWC Undersecretary Angelo Tapales said the guide aims to support journalists, content creators, and social media personalities in promoting ethical, child-sensitive storytelling that respects and safeguards the rights of minors. “The purpose of this guideline is to […]
May 22, 2025

CWC exec briefs reporters on protocols for media reporting, coverage of children

The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), presents to reporters the revised Guide for Media Practitioners on the Reporting and Coverage of Children during the DSWD Thursday Media Forum on May 22 at the Central Office’s New Press Center in Quezon City. CWC Undersecretary Angelo Tapales said the guide aims to assist the Media in reporting children-related contents fairly and in promoting children’s rights and welfare while exercising press freedom. The guide includes practical tips and self-assessment questions based on five key principles: upholding children’s right to […]
May 22, 2025

7K ex-Moro rebels in Mindanao to benefit from DSWD’s new case management system

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has launched last May 14 a new social case management system for former members of non-state armed groups (FMNSAGs) in Region 10 (Northern Mindanao), marking the start of a more enhanced government approach to the reintegration of decommissioned combatants (DCs) in the region. Over 5,000 DCs in Lanao del Sur and nearly 2,000 in Lanao del Norte are expected to benefit from the new initiative, according to Assistant Secretary Arnel Garcia of the DSWD’s Peace and Development Group (PDG). The DSWD initiative gathered 56 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National […]
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