Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian meets with Task Force Sama Bajau on Thursday (August 10) at the DSWD Central Office to discuss ways to strengthen efforts on reaching out indigenous peoples in street situations. The meeting was set by the DSWD Field Office National Capital Region as part of the continue reading : DSWD chief meets with Task Force Sama Bajau
Sec. Gatchalian in open forum with management practitioners
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian responds to questions raised by members of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), discussing further the programs and services of the Department on social protection and poverty reduction. The open forum was part of the MAP Membership General Meeting held on Thursday (August 10) continue reading : Sec. Gatchalian in open forum with management practitioners
DSWD chief presents Food Stamp Program to management practitioners
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian presents the Food Stamp Program (FSP) to the officers and members of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) at the Shangri-La The Fort in Taguig City on Thursday (August 10).
More family food packs bound for Batanes
Philippine Navy (PN) personnel load 6,000 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) on the BRP Waray at Sual Fishport, Pangasinan on Thursday (August 10). The FFPs will be shipped to Basco, Batanes as augmentation assistance to families affected by the recent weather disturbances. # (DSWD August 10, 2023)
DSWD starts training Youth Dev’t Workers for Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) trains the first batch of Youth Development Workers (YDWs) consisting of 27 college students from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina on Thursday (August 10). The YDWs will conduct Nanay-Tatay teacher sessions for parents and guardians of struggling and non-reader elementary learners to guide them to become continue reading : DSWD starts training Youth Dev’t Workers for Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program
DSWD set to release almost 1M food packs for families affected by ‘Egay’
In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to ensure that families affected by disasters will never experience hunger, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has continuously augmented family food packs (FFPs) to residents in areas severely affected by Super Typhoon Egay. From July 26 to August 10, the DSWD continue reading : DSWD set to release almost 1M food packs for families affected by ‘Egay’
DSWD trains 492 new batch of student-tutors for Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program
In its continuing effort to capacitate student-tutors to be part of its Tara, Basa ! Tutoring Program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) trained another batch of college students on Tuesday (August 7) at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela (PLV). Some 492 college students from PLV who attended the training are now continue reading : DSWD trains 492 new batch of student-tutors for Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program
DSWD, Hungarian gov’t to collaborate against stunting in Pinoy kids
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian confers with Hungarian Ambassador to the Philippines Dr. Titanilla Tóth on Wednesday (August 9) to discuss possible collaboration on fighting stunting among Filipino children through the government of Hungary’s expertise on potable drinking water technology. #
DSWD chief presents new social protection initiatives to Aussie embassy exec
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian presents the newest social protection initiatives of the Department to Mr. Thanh Le PSM, Counsellor for Development at the Australian Embassy in Manila. Among the projects discussed by Secretary Gatchalian with the Australian Embassy executive during his visit Wednesday (Aug. 9) to the DSWD Central continue reading : DSWD chief presents new social protection initiatives to Aussie embassy exec
DSWD trains more student-tutors for Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has trained an additional 370 college student-beneficiaries of the recently-launched Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program at the Marikina Convention Center on Friday (August 4). The Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program will use cash-for-work scheme in exchange for the rendered service of the tutors and Youth Development Workers (YDWs) who continue reading : DSWD trains more student-tutors for Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program