The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as the chair of the Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography (IACACP) commits to strengthen its programs and services for victims of child pornography and their families and to advocate for stronger policies that would ensure the protection of children from various forms of sexual exploitation. This developed continue reading : DSWD vows for strengthened effort to protect children from pornography
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) welcomes the findings and recommendations of the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) on the need to adjust the cash grants received by the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and to improve on the cash delivery mechanisms. Starting in 2020, program beneficiaries have enjoyed continue reading : DSWD welcomes findings, recommendations of PIDS on 4Ps
In continuation of the efforts of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to empower communities around the country through the Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach, Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista led the ground-breaking and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the seven Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran continue reading : DSWD Secretary leads ground-breaking of Kalahi-CIDSS sub-projects in CAR
As the nation faced various challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and the series of calamities that hit the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in 2020 remained true to its mandate of compassionately and promptly delivering programs, projects, and services that assist the poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged individuals and families; and continue reading : Yearender: “Serbisyong May Malasakit” hallmarks DSWD’s public service in 2020
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided psychosocial intervention to the wife and child of the cop involved in the Tarlac shooting incident. Social workers from DSWD Field Office III conducted on December 22 initial critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) to the mother and child to help them cope with the trauma continue reading : DSWD provides stress debriefing to Tarlac police’s wife and child, victims’ family members
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continued to promote and recognize the people’s rights to correct information through the implementation of its Freedom of Information (FOI) program. As a testament to its efforts, DSWD was among the government agencies which received a special citation from the 2020 FOI Awards continue reading : DSWD continues to promote public’s right to information amid pandemic
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Association of DSWD Social Workers (ADSWI) to ensure the effective execution of social work practice in the agency on December 22 at the DSWD Central Office. ADSWI is a legal entity composed of Registered Social Workers (RSW) employed in the DSWD whose continue reading : DSWD partners with ADSWI to ensure effective social work practice
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), launched its e-Commerce/Online Marketing Platform dubbed as “ProdukTodo” on December 22 at the DSWD Central Office. ProdukTodo is one of the strategies of SLP to mainstream the products of its participant by providing market linkages and advantageous networks through the application continue reading : DSWD launches ProdukTodo e-Commerce platform
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) committed to continue to assist informal sector workers in the tourism industry whose livelihood have been severely affected by the COVID-19 crisis. This was emphasized by DSWD Assistant Secretary for Specialized Programs Rhea B. Peñaflor during the recently concluded “Meetings, Incentive Travel, Conventions, and Exhibitions and Events continue reading : DSWD commits continuous aid to informal sector workers in tourism sector
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) expressed its condolences to the family left behind by Sonya and Frank Gregorio, the mother and son who were fatally shot in Paniqui, Tarlac. DSWD, through its Field Office (FO) III, immediately reached out to the bereaved family of the victims and extended family food packs and continue reading : DSWD assists family of Sonya, Frank Gregorio; appeals to stop condemning child of perpetrator
