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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

DSWD Thursday Media Forum reports updates on AKAP, AICS, SLP, aid to person with disability in viral video

Discussions in the Thursday (June 19) Media Forum of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) revolved on updates on the agency’s social protection and livelihood program for persons with disabilities. Director Miramel Laxa of the agency’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) shared updates on the upcoming turnover of disability-friendly e-buses to persons with disabilities in SLP associations through the Persons with Disabilities – Electric Transportation Service (PWD-ETS) Project. Director Edwin Morata of the Protective Services Bureau-Crisis Intervention Unit (PSB-CIU) updated reporters on the implementation of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) Program and the Ayuda sa Kapos […]
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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

DSWD vows to listen more to Indigenous Peoples thru new project

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is taking a new step toward making the agency’s programs more responsive to Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) by committing to listen more closely to their lived experiences, culture, and needs. This commitment is part of the Kasama Katutubo Project, a partnership with the Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia (CCAA), that focuses on developing and digitizing a new survey tool that is values-based and resilience-sensitive. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian and CCAA Executive Director Francisco Lara Jr. signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City […]
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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

DSWD cites observations on seniors’ voting experience in post-election review

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) presented its key observations on the voting experience of senior citizens during the Commission on Election – Vulnerable Sectors Office’s (Comelec-VSO) Post-Election Evaluation on Tuesday (June 17) at the Lanson Place, Mall of Asia in Pasay City. Asst. Secretary Elaine Fallarcuna of the DSWD’s Legislative Affairs Group (LAG) congratulated the Comelec for the successful midterm polls last May 12 and commended the over-all safe voting experience of vulnerable groups. “With the help of our DSWD Field Offices, we deployed 382 personnel on the ground to observe and assist — making sure we […]
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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

Social workers in limelight as DSWD leads Filipino Social Workers Day

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) opens the whole day celebration of Filipino Social Workers Day with warm greetings and inspiring messages from esteemed social workers and advocates on Thursday (June 19) at the Manila Hotel. With the theme, “Tibay at Pagkakaisa ng Salinlahi Gamit ang Talino, Husay at Kalinga para sa Pagpapanatili ng Kagalingang Pantao,” the event was led by the DSWD in collaboration with the ASEAN Social Work Consortium-Philippines (ASWC-Ph). It gathered local social workers across the country, paying tribute to their invaluable contribution to nation-building. DSWD officials who led the morning program were Undersecretary Denise […]
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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

DSWD chief orders immediate aid to abused person with disability in viral video

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will provide all the necessary assistance to “Mak-mak,” the person on the autism spectrum who was ganged-up inside a public utility bus along Buendia Avenue in Makati, an agency official assured on Thursday (June 19). “Nakatutok ang Central Office dito. Direktiba ni Secretary Rex Gatchalian na bantayan, i-proseso, at bigyan ng karampatang serbisyo [ang biktima],” Director Edwin Morata of the Protective Services Bureau-Crisis Intervention Unit (PSB-CIU) said during the DSWD Thursday Media Forum at the Central Office’s New Press Center in Quezon City. According to the CIU chief, Mak-mak, accompanied by his […]
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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

DSWD chief wants agency programs to suit actual needs of indigenous peoples

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia (CCAA) are working on the Kasama Katutubo Project—an effort to better understand the needs of Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) and make government programs more responsive and respectful of their way of life. One of the main goals of the project is to develop a new survey tool that will gather information about IPs’ values, resilience, culture, and goals. “In order for us to come up with programs that will suit the IP communities, we have to first know who they are, we […]
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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program not just about cash, but long-term preparedness – SLP head

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Sustainable LivelihoodProgram (SLP) does not just give outright cash assistance for livelihood but instead focuses on helping individuals and associations prepare, learn, and grow so they can manage and sustain their start-ups as stable sources of income, an agency official said. Director Miramel Laxa of the agency’s SLP said eligible participants go through a step-by-step process that includes social preparation, financial literacy training, and capacity-building activities before they receive any form of livelihood support. “Hindi po ito outright cash, nag-undergo po muna ng social preparation and that includescapacity building in managing a […]
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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

DSWD seeks to help improve Pinoy kids’ learning, reading skills, nutrition with vital agency development programs

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to support the learning process of young learners across the country by strengthening ties between social welfare and education-centric programs of the government, an agency official said on Thursday (June 19). Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the DSWD’s spokesperson, said the constant challenge to uphold quality education is a shared responsibility of everyone in the government. “As always stressed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the government must not work in a silo. Dapat laging ‘as one’. Tayo sa DSWD, we are known for our social welfareprograms and our […]
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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

DSWD, Climate Conflict Action Asia tie up to enhance social inclusion of Indigenous Peoples

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will formalize a new partnership with Climate Conflict Action Asia (CCAA) through the signing of a Memorandumof Understanding (MOU) for the Kasama Katutubo Project, an initiative that aims to improve the delivery of services to Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) across the country. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian and CCAA Executive Director Francisco Lara Jr. will lead the ceremonial signing on Thursday (June 19) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. Undersecretary Fatima Aliah Dimaporo of the DSWD’s Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs said the partnership marks a milestone in strengthening culturally sensitive […]
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