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March 25, 2025

DSWD chief, ASEAN reps launch regional guidance on social workers’ role in disaster risk reduction, climate resilience

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD) and Social Work Consortium launch the Regional Guidance for ASEAN Member States on the Role of Social Workers and the wider Social Service Workforce in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Resilience (DRRCR) during a hybrid session of the ASEAN Social Work Day 2025 on Tuesday (March 25) in Quezon City. The event was attended by UNICEF Philippines Ad Interim Country Representative Behzad Noubary, ASEAN Social Work Consortium (ASWC) Philippines Chairperson Dr. […]
March 25, 2025

DSWD eyes curbing public solicitation scams via Kaagapay Donations Portal

A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Monday (March 24) the agency’s newly-launched Kaagapay Donations Portal seeks to provide the public with easier access to the list of legitimate charitable organizations across the country and prevent them from falling prey to public solicitation scams. In an interview with radio station DZXL, Director Megan Therese Manahan of the DSWD’s Standards Bureau (SB) said the Kaagapay Donations Portal has a directory of legitimate, licensed charitable organizations and foundations which the agency aptly calls as ‘social welfare and development agencies’ (SWDAs). The DSWD official said this […]
March 25, 2025

DSWD Academy trains house parents on latest trends in childcare

In line with its continuing efforts at enhancing quality childcare across the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Academy has startedits week-long training for house parents from residential care facilities for children on Monday (March 24). From March 24 to 29, over 30 house parents from various residential care facilities managed and run by the DSWD, local government units (LGUs), and non-government organizations (NGO) will undergo training at the newly-renovated DSWD Academy in Taguig City. Undersecretary Denise Florence Bernos-Bragas of the DSWD’s Regulatory Services and Institutional Development Group (RSIDG) said the training will revolve onthe latest trends […]
March 25, 2025

DSWD Academy kickoffs 1st batch of week-long training for house parents of childcare facilities

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Academy commenced on Monday (March 24) its first batch of house parents of residential child care facilities who will undergo a week-long training with Undersecretary Denise Florence Bernos-Bragas of the Regulatory Services and Institutional Development Group (RSIDG) welcoming the participants. More than 30 house parents from residential care facilities managed by the DSWD, local government units (LGUs), and non-government organizations (NGOs) across the country are set to train from March 24-29 at the DSWD Academy in Taguig City. The capacity-building program will particularly revolve on the latest trends and best practices in […]
March 24, 2025

DSWD’s newest digital initiatives lessen human interventions; ensure faster transactions – Sec. Gatchalian

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Monday (March 24) that with the agency’s new digital initiatives, human interventions in key services are minimized, ensuring faster, more efficient, and accessible transactions for the public. “Hindi mo na kailangan ng human intervention. Lahat yan, you just have to apply online, upload your requirements,” Secretary Gatchalian said in an interview over DZRJ 810 AM – Radyo Bandido’s Morning Report Pilipinas as he explained the DSWD’s latest digital initiatives — Minors Travelling Abroad (MTA) System; Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System (HELPS); and the Kaagapay Donations Portal. The […]
March 23, 2025

PBBM: Gov’t keen on helping 4Ps members reach self-sufficiency through job fairs

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., together with his Cabinet members, brought the 9th leg of the ‘Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas para sa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)’ job fair to Biñan City, Laguna on Saturday (March 22). In his message during the event, President Marcos reaffirmed that the continuing initiative is part of the whole-of-government approach in helping 4Ps members toward self-sufficiency. “Asahan po ninyo na ang inyong pamahalaan ay walang ginawa kundi mag-isip at magtrabaho upang mapaganda ang takbo ng pamahalaan. Para mapabilis, mapaganda, at maparami ang serbisyo ng pamahalaan para sa inyo, para sa ating […]
March 22, 2025

PBBM, DSWD chief laud hired-on-the spot 4Ps members in Laguna leg of gov’t job fair

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., joined by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and other Cabinet members, congratulated the 45 job seekers who were hired-on-the-spot at the ‘Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas’ job fair on Saturday (March 22) at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna. The job fair is part of the whole-of-government initiative of the Marcos administration to bring employment opportunities closer to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries around the country and help them reach the level of self-sufficiency. Other DSWD officials present at the job fair were Undersecretary Vilma […]
March 22, 2025

Over 6,500 jobs await DSWD 4Ps members in Laguna leg of ‘Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas’

A total of 6,502 local job openings from 26 companies are up for grabs at the Laguna leg of ‘Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas para sa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)’ at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna on Saturday (March 22). These job opportunities are expected to be tapped by more than 2,000 beneficiaries of 4Ps from the province of Laguna. The ‘Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas’ is a nationwide job fair led by the Office of the President (OP) in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Labor […]
March 22, 2025

DSWD brings health services, potable water to poor, disaster-hit areas with new mobile lab clinics, water station

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian received four mobile laboratory clinics and one water station from private partners in a turnover ceremony on Thursday (March20) at the Kalayaan Grounds in Malacanang Palace. Gracing the event was First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos, who has championed the “Lab for All” program that provides laboratory consultation and medicine for all Filipinos. Secretary Gatchalian said the mobile lab clinics and water stations were extended by generous partners from the private sector, pursuant to the whole-of-nation approach to nation building. “The four mobile laboratory clinics are equipped with a portable X-ray machine, […]
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