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March 31, 2025

DSWD’s Project LAWA and BINHI bags nomination at UN’s Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction

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) has been nominated in the United Nations (UN) Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction. Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said on Monday (March 31) it is an honor for the DSWD to receive the nomination for the prestigious award from the UN World Food Programme (WFP). “The Department is honored to receive a nomination for such a prestigious award. As the lead disaster response agency, the DSWD addresses […]
March 31, 2025

Public can transact with DSWD in the comforts of their homes with new digital system – Sec. Gatchalian

‘Don’t fall in line, Go online’ This sums up the kind of service that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now providing to the public with its three digital initiatives on the issuance of licenses and permits as well as in providing a venue for donations to charitable groups and works. In a radio interview with Bombo Radyo on Monday (March 31), DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the recently launched Harmonized Electronic License Permit System (HELPS) online portal benefits the Filipino public needing assistance through social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs) or more commonly known as foundations […]
March 31, 2025

Only DSWD social workers can assess requests for aid under AKAP – Sec. Gatchalian

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian reiterated anew on Monday (March 31) that no referral is needed to access the Ayuda sa Kapos Ang Kita Program (AKAP) as only social workers can determine who can qualify for the program and the corresponding amount of assistance to be given. In an interview over Bombo Radyo, the DSWD chief answered a question pertaining to measures undertaken by the Department to protect the AKAP from being used by politicians during the campaign period. Secretary Gatchalian said the sole decision for the provision of AKAP is made by the DSWD […]
March 31, 2025

DSWD to champion programs on protecting persons with disabilities in global summit

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to lead the Philippine delegation in the Third Global Disability Summit (GDS) 2025 in Berlin, Germany from April 2 to 3. Asst. Secretary Elaine Fallarcuna of the DSWD’s International Affairs, Attached and Supervised Agencies (IAASA) explained that the global summit will be an avenue for member-states to express their support and commitments in implementing the rights of persons with disabilities as enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). “The DSWD is honored to represent the Philippines in this significant summit that will promote […]
March 31, 2025

DSWD’s Kaagapay donations portal boosts linkage between donors, charitable groups

For the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), strengthening linkages between donors and charity-driven foundations and non-government organizations (NGOs) is one way of honoring the good work that they do for Filipinos in need. Assistant Secretary Marie Rafael of the DSWD’s Partnerships Building and Resource Mobilization Office (PBRMO) told a news forum that simplifying the donation process for both donors and donees was the primary objective of the newly-launched Kaagapay Donations Portal. “For Kaagapay Donations Portal, our aim is to bring in donors and beneficiaries together for us to bring a welcoming environment of giving and sharing,” Asst. Secretary […]
March 31, 2025

DSWD goes on air with pilot episode of ‘Serbisyong DSWD for Every Juan’ over DYPM Radyo 630

In a bid to intensify its campaign for ‘Tamang Tulong sa Tamang Impormasyon’ (3Ti), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Strategic Communications group launched on March 29 (Saturday) its new radio program, ‘Serbisyong DSWD for Every Juan,’ in partnership with DYPM Radyo 630. The new program is anchored by veteran anchor Alvin Elchico together with Information Officer Bianca Piedad-Tamondong of the DSWD’s Traditional Media Service (TMS). DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian went on air to express his greetings to the DSWD and Radyo 630 for the partnership radio program. “Congratulations on your new show at alam kung […]
March 29, 2025

DSWD exec tackles features of Kaagapay donations portal

Assistant Secretary Marie Paz Rafael of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Partnerships Building and Resource Mobilization Office (PBRMO) tackles the key features of the agency’s newly-launched Kaagapay Donations Portal during the Saturday News Forum on March 29 at the Dapo Restaurant in Quezon City. The online platform is designed to provide donors with a simpler and more convenient way to extend their donations to DSWD-led disaster response operations and to the agency’s centers and residential care facilities (CRCFs), as well as to social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs) and local government units (LGUs). (LSJ)
March 29, 2025

DSWD chief convenes 1st NACC Council Meeting

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian convened the council members of the National Authority for Child Care (NACC) to discuss issues on adoption and alternative child care programs on Friday (March 28) at the DSWD Central Office, Quezon City. Joining Secretary Gatchalian in the council meeting were Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay Villar and Asst. Secretary Elaine Fallarcuna of the International Affairs, and Attached and Supervised Agencies. Also present were NACC Undersecretary Janella Estrada, and Council Members Atty. Gabriela Concepcion; Atty. Iris Sylvia Bonifacio; and, Dr. Maria Caridad Tarroja. #
March 29, 2025

DSWD streamlines issuance of tax-exemption certificate for foreign donations

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) certifies eligibility for for duty exempt importation (DEI) to non-government organizations (NGOs) as part of the agency’s regulatory services to individuals and groups engaged in social welfare service delivery across the country, a DSWD official said on Friday (March 28). This process, according to Director Megan Therese Manahan of the DSWD’s Standards Bureau (SB), is among the services that was digitalized with the recent launch of the Harmonized Electronic License and Permit Systems (HELPS). The HELPS serves as a virtual one-stop-shop to all of the agency’s regulatory services for social welfare and […]
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