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April 16, 2025
April 16, 2025

DSWD chief welcomes NEDA-ICC CabCom approval of REFUEL Project for Walang Gutom Program scale up

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian is pleased with the approval of the Reducing Food Insecurity and Undernutrition with Electronic Vouchers (REFUEL) Project by the National Economic and Development Authority – Investment Coordination Committee Cabinet Committee (NEDA ICC-CabCom), which will support the scale up of the Walang Gutom Program, formerly the agency’s Food Stamp Program, for 2025-2028. The REFUEL Project is under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and will be co-financed by Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund for International Development. The approval was made during a meeting […]
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April 15, 2025
April 15, 2025

DSWD upskills 18K college students ahead of Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program rollout

In preparation for the 20-day tutorial and parenting sessions under the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program this May, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has intensified its capacity-building efforts for college student tutors and youth development workers (YDWs) across the country. “As instructed by Secretary Rex Gatchalian, our Field Offices have started training and capacitating college students who will be part of this year’s Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program,” Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the DSWD spokesperson, said on Tuesday (April 15). A total of 18,055 college students are expected to participate in a 5-day capacity-building activities across […]
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April 15, 2025
April 15, 2025

DSWD on stand-by to provide assistance to the public on ‘Semana Santa’

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has assured the public that all its disaster management and response teams from the Central Office (CO) and 16 Field Offices (FOs) will be on standby for any incident that may require the agency’s immediate assistance during the observance of this year’s Holy Week or ‘Semana Santa.’ “As directed by DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, quick response teams (QRT) of the Department will remain on standby the entire Holy Week, ready for deployment should any event necessitate their intervention,” Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said on […]
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April 15, 2025
April 15, 2025

4Ps members’ increased economic productivity may have contributed to country’s improved job rate – DSWD spox

The increasing economic productivity among Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries may have contributed to the recent spike in the country’s employment rate, an official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Monday (April 14). Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the DSWD spokesperson, said the Department is pleased with the 4Ps beneficiaries’ gains over the years, and their willingness to avail of government’s initiatives aimed at realizing the program’s goal of poverty-alleviation and human capital investment. “Optimistic po tayo na mas mag-improve pa po yung ating condition in terms of reducing poverty incidents in […]
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April 15, 2025
April 15, 2025

DSWD adopts whole-of-society approach in programs addressing poverty, hunger

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) adopts the whole-of-society approach in addressing poverty and hunger as it vows to continue innovating and intensifying its programs as the agency contributes to the Marcos’ administration’s goal of achieving a single digit poverty incidence and zero hunger by 2028. DSWD spokesperson Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao said on Monday (April 14) the DSWD implements the whole-of-society approach by engaging other government agencies and the private sector to strengthen the implementation of its programs like the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the Walang Gutom Program, and the Walang Gutom Kitchen. “We have a […]
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April 15, 2025
April 15, 2025

DSWD provides aid to parents of 2 Grade 8 students slain in Las Piñas City

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office-National Capital Region (FO-NCR) has provided financial assistance worth Php10,000 and family food packs (FFPs) to the families of the two Grade 8 students who were killed in a stabbing incident in Las Piñas City last April 11. DSWD spokesperson Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao said on Tuesday (April 15) the FO-NCR will also provide burial aid in the coming days based on the directive of Secretary Rex Gatchalian to render all possible assistance to the families of the two junior high school students. “We are saddened by this incident as children […]
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April 14, 2025
April 14, 2025

DSWD eyes increase in monthly food credits for WGP beneficiaries

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now studying an increase in the current Php3,000 monthly food credits provided to beneficiaries of the Walang Gutom Program (WGP) as part of the agency’s continued efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity in the country. In a press briefing by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) in Malacañang on Monday (April 14), Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the agency spokesperson, said the DSWD is currently assessing the implementation of the WGP to determine whether the amount and frequency of the food credit top-ups remain adequate for beneficiary households. “Mayroon […]
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April 14, 2025
April 14, 2025

Individuals in crisis may avail psychosocial services under DSWD’s WiSupport program

More than 2,500 clients in crisis were provided with psychosocial assistance through the Wireless Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (WiSupport) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD Assistant Secretary Dumlao, who is also the agency’s spokesperson, said on Monday (April 14) the WiSupport was developed and launched in 2021 to address the growing mental health challenges at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “WiSupport is a psychosocial support program of DSWD designed to address the mental health and psychosocial needs of our kababayans. From the very start, this program was pursued to provide those in need […]
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April 14, 2025
April 14, 2025

Government still on track in fight against poverty, hunger amid latest SWS survey – DSWD spox

An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Monday (April 14) the National Government is still on track in its goal of attaining single-digit poverty incidence by 2028 based on the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) results of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) that showed poverty incidence dropping to 15.5 percent or 17.54 million people in 2023. DSWD spokesperson Irene Dumlao said the Department recognizes the latest SWS survey results which was based on the perception of Filipino families and will use it as reference in the continuing commitment of the agency to innovate […]
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