Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian led on Friday (March 15) the awarding of livelihood settlement grants to the small-scale vendors and stall owners who were affected by the January fire incident that hit the San Fernando City Market in La Union province. The provision of the livelihood settlement grants is continue reading : DSWD chief leads distribution of livelihood grants to stall owners, vendors affected by San Fernando City market fire
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has given the green light to renew the agency’s partnership with the US Peace Corps following a courtesy meeting on Thursday (March 14) with representatives of the US agency that trains and deploys volunteers. During the meeting at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City, continue reading : DSWD, US Peace Corps set to renew partnership
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to scale up its implementation of the Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program (FSP) starting July, a senior agency official said on Thursday (March 14). “Ang plano po natin is by July, makapag-scale up na tayo from 3,000 to 300,000 beneficiaries. Mag-rurun for another year. continue reading : DSWD to scale up Food Stamp Program implementation starting July
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) Chairperson Atty. Franklin Quijano sign on Thursday (March 14) the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) formalizing the transfer of functions and funds of the agency to the commission for the implementation of the assistance to older persons (ATOP). Joining continue reading : DSWD chief, NCSC chair sign agreement for transfer of functions, cash aid for older persons
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officially turned over on Thursday (March 14) the implementation of the Assistance to Older Persons (ATOP) to the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC), the government body mandated to spearhead the programs and projects for elderly. Through a ceremonial signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) held continue reading : DSWD turns over implementation of assistance to older persons to NCSC
As part of its contributions to the government’s efforts in addressing the needs of communities affected by armed conflict, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reaffirmed its commitment in advancing the agency’s peace and development initiatives through program review and evaluation processes. DSWD Undersecretary for Inclusive-Sustainable Peace and Special Concerns Alan Tanjusay continue reading : DSWD reaffirms commitment to enhance peace, development programs
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Asst. Secretary for Innovations Atty. Baldr Bringas discusses updates on the anti-hunger programs of the agency during the Thursday Media Forum on March 14 at the Central Office’s New Press Center in Quezon City. During the forum, Asst. Sec. Bringas highlighted the plans for the scale up implementation continue reading : DSWD exec shares updates on agency’s anti-hunger efforts in Media Forum
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), represented by Asst. Bureau Director for Policy and Administration and Concurrent Officer-in-Charge of the Crisis Intervention Division under the Program Management Bureau Edwin Morata, is among the government agencies that welcomed the repatriated seafarers who survived the March 6 Houthi rebels’ attack upon their arrival at the Manila continue reading : DSWD, other gov’t agencies welcome repatriated seafarers
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian confers with representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on Wednesday (March 13) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. The meeting was aimed at strengthening the scale up implementation of the Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp continue reading : DSWD chief, int’l dev’t partners eye more areas for collab
In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) immediately mobilized its personnel to assist the Filipino seafarers who survived as well as the families of those who perished in the missile attack by Houthi rebels. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian has instructed the agency’s operations continue reading : DSWD aids Pinoy seafarers in Houthi rebels’ attack
