Twenty-year-old Lorena proudly shows her silver medal from the 200-meter run during the Palarong Pambansa Special Games 2023 held from July 26 to August 9 in Marikina City in the National Capital Region.

Bringing home the bacon: The successful Palarong Pambansa journey of DSWD’s Home for Girls resident

Home is not a structure but a feeling of being surrounded by supportive and loving people. For many children who have been abused, neglected, and abandoned by their own families, a center like the Home for Girls (HFG) run by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Butuan City serves not just as continue reading : Bringing home the bacon: The successful Palarong Pambansa journey of DSWD’s Home for Girls resident

PBBM wants list of rice retailers inclusive for SLP cash aid – DSWD chief

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday (September 8) reiterated the instruction of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that the list of the small rice retailers who will be given cash aid under the DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) must be inclusive. “Ang instruction ng Pangulo, dapat inklusibo ‘yung listahan. continue reading : PBBM wants list of rice retailers inclusive for SLP cash aid – DSWD chief

Close to 10K disaster-affected individuals in Abra benefit from DSWD’s ECT

Some 9,912 individuals affected by the recent weather disturbances in the province of Abra received cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under the Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) Program. The DSWD Field Office (FO) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) facilitated the distribution of ECT to families and individuals whose houses continue reading : Close to 10K disaster-affected individuals in Abra benefit from DSWD’s ECT

DSWD, GT Foundation Inc, conduct eye screening for kids under Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with GT Foundation Inc. (GTFI), conducts eye screening for the beneficiaries of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program at the Bagong Silangan Elementary School on Friday (September 8). The eye screening is one of the components of the program to ensure that the grade schooler-beneficiaries have continue reading : DSWD, GT Foundation Inc, conduct eye screening for kids under Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program

DSWD Zam Pen aids fire-hit families in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has ordered the Field Office – 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) to give immediate assistance to some 1,000 individuals affected by the big fire in Bongao town in Tawi-Tawi province on Thursday (Sept.7). Sec. Gatchalian ordered Regional Director Riduan P. Hadjimuddin to coordinate with the local government continue reading : DSWD Zam Pen aids fire-hit families in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi

DSWD chief swears in newly-appointed NCIP chair

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian administers the Oath of Office to Central Mindanao Commissioner Jennifer Pia S. Las, the newly-appointed Chairperson of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City on Thursday (September 7). The NCIP is one of the Supervised Agencies (SAs) continue reading : DSWD chief swears in newly-appointed NCIP chair

DSWD joins 3rd quarter nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) participated in the 3rd Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) 2023 held at the Central Office in Quezon City on Thursday, September 7. During the NSED, DSWD officials and employees performed the “Duck, Cover and Hold” in their respective work stations followed by the safety evacuation procedures. continue reading : DSWD joins 3rd quarter nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill

DSWD Sec. Gatchalian meets with WB execs

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian welcomes the World Bank Group headed by Carlos Perez-Bito, who presented their comprehensive study on Indigenous Peoples (IP) and communities in the Philippines, on Wednesday (Sept.6) at the Central Office in Batasan. The DSWD chief and the World Bank Group executives also discussed future collaborations continue reading : DSWD Sec. Gatchalian meets with WB execs

DSWD chief, DTI execs to finalize details of SLP cash aid for small rice retailers

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian met with the executives of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at the DSWD Central Office on Wednesday (September 6) to discuss the finer points in the implementation of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) for small rice retailers affected by the imposition of price continue reading : DSWD chief, DTI execs to finalize details of SLP cash aid for small rice retailers

DSWD chief, DTI exec discuss economic relief subsidy for small rice retailers

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday (September 1) met with the family whose three members died from the fire that gutted a garments shop in Tandang Sora, Quezon City. Secretary Gatchalian extended personal financial assistance to the family and assured them that they can also expect additional aid from continue reading : DSWD chief, DTI exec discuss economic relief subsidy for small rice retailers