In line with the thrusts and priorities of the Department to champion the well-being of the welfare givers, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has intensified its psychosocial services by linking up with professional psychosocial support providers to address their mental health concerns. The Human Resource Management and Development Service (HRMDS), together with continue reading : DSWD intensifies psychosocial support for employees, clients amid pandemic
In continuation of the efforts to address the needs of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) in Metro Manila, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided more than P5 million worth of financial assistance to some 2,242 LSIs during the government’s Hatid Tulong Grand Send Off activity on July 4 and 5, 2020 at the continue reading : DSWD provides financial aid to LSIs in Hatid Tulong initiative
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and other national government agencies welcomed the first batch of Filipino transferees from Sabah on July 4. Around 305 transferees were met in Bonggao, Tawi-Tawi by DSWD Assistant Secretary Joseline Niwane, the Department’s representative to the Inter-Agency Task Group Western Mindanao for the Management of the Returning continue reading : DSWD, other agencies welcome first batch of Filipino transferees from Sabah
In continuation of the efforts to address the needs of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) in Metro Manila, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), together with other government agencies, held a Hatid Tulong Grand Send-Off activity on July 4 and 5, 2020 at the Quirino Grandstand. Hatid Tulong was a transport assistance initiative by continue reading : DSWD, other government agencies hold Hatid Tulong Grand Send-Off for LSIs
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), together with the members of the Inter-Agency Task Group Western Mindanao for the Management of the Returning Filipinos (IATGWM-MREFs), will provide assistance to some 5,300 Filipino transferees from Sabah. The transfer is being organized after the Malaysian government’s implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) to prevent continue reading : DSWD, other gov’t agencies to assist Filipino transferees from Sabah
Officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), led by Undersecretary Danilo Pamonag, shed light on the issues raised by several congressmen on the implementation of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) and other related issues during the hearing on June 22 at the House of Representatives. Undersecretary Pamonag, in his presentation, mentioned the continue reading : DSWD sheds light on SAP issues during hearing
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) explained the selection process for the financial service providers (FSPs) to conduct the digital disbursement for the second tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP). The FSPs have been identified through the technical assistance of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) having the expertise on digitization as continue reading : DSWD explains selection of FSPs to conduct SAP digital payout
As one of the implementing agencies of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarified that it adhered to the guidelines stipulated in the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 2, S. of 2020 regarding the areas that will be covered by the second tranche of the emergency subsidy program. DSWD continue reading : DSWD clarifies issue on limited SAP 2nd tranche areas
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office I, has provided 100-year-old Aurea Basobas Corpuz of Barangay Bisocol in Alaminos, Pangasinan with her P100,000 cash gift as provided for under Republic Act (RA) 10868 or the Centenarians Act of 2016. Staff from DSWD FO I personally visited Lola Aurea to hand continue reading : DSWD provides Pangasinan centenarian with P100k cash gift
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ensured that it will continue to implement its protective programs and services for victim-survivors of violence against women and children (VAWC) despite the community quarantine restrictions and the threat of COVID-19. According to data from the Philippine National Police (PNP), which President Rodrigo R. Duterte reported in his continue reading : DSWD ensures continuous implementation of services for victim-survivors of VAWC
