Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian meets on Thursday (May 15) with delegates from the European Union (EU) to discuss the joint initiatives of the Department and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in ensuring a more seamless, inclusive, and empowering electoral process for vulnerable groups. The EU team, led by Legal Analyst Mercer Castells Vicente, lauded the government’s call to establish early voting hours for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and pregnant mothers, citing it as one of the best practices of the May 12 midterm elections. Secretary Gatchalian, alongside Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar and Asst. Secretary […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday (May 14) met with officials of the World Bank to discuss possible areas of collaboration for the provision of support package to graduating household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The exit support package will feature appropriate needs-based interventions on education and employment, guided by strong case management, which will help prevent exiting 4Ps members from sliding back to poverty. The DSWD officials who joined Secretary Gatchalian in the meeting were Undersecretary Adonis Sulit of the Policy and Planning Group (PPG); Undersecretary Vilma Cabrera and Asst. […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian leads the celebration of the International Day of Families (IDF) at the Park Inn by Radisson North Edsa in Quezon City where he unveiled the agency’s latest digitalization effort dubbed ‘Pamilya sa Bagong Pilipinas’ Registry on Thursday (May 15). The family registry project aims to provide Filipino families with easier access to integrated social welfare services and harmonize the agency’s various initiatives across different life stages and family transitions. This year’s IDF theme, “Family-oriented Policies for Sustainable Development: Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development 2025,” with its localized […]