Officials from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led by Asst. Secretary Ada Colico and the National Coalition for the Family and the Constitution (NCFC) gathered for a coordination meeting last May 30 to expound on the brewing collaboration aimed at enhancing support systems for Filipino families. Ms. Maria Lourdes Sereno, Convenor of the NCFC, reiterated their group’s support for the integration of values-based lessons into the modules used in the implementation of the Parent Effectiveness Service (PES) Program. The PES is a national program that focuses on empowering Filipino parents and parent-substitutes to efficiently perform their parental […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Management Committee (MANCOM) has provisionally approved four new sets of guidelines aimed at enhancing the agency’s innovative programs, disaster response monitoring, and donations management systems. The approvals were made during the 9th MANCOM Meeting held on Tuesday (June 10) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. Among the approved policies are the Revised Guidelines on the Implementation of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program and the Amendment to Memorandum Circular No. 7, Series of 2024, as Amended, which institutionalizes the Pag-abot Program for children as well as families and individuals in street […]

In line with its Peace and Development Buong Bansa Mapayapa (PDBBM) program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducted a series of profiling among 1,997 former members of non-state armed groups (FMNSAG) and decommissioned combatants (DCs) from Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte. The PDBMM program is aligned with President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s commitment to achieve peace as an integral component in nation building. Conducted through DSWD Field Office 10 – Northern Mindanao, the profiling was held from April 5 to June 5, 2025. Profiling is a crucial step in assessing the status, […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), represented by Asst. Secretary Marie Paz Rafael of the Partnership Building and Resource Mobilization Office (PBRMO), signed a Memorandum of Agreement with representatives of GCash on Friday (June 6) to enhance the processing of digital payments for the Kaagapay Donations Portal. The agreement intends to enhance the experience and safety of donors in processing their digital cash donations for charitable causes and emergency response operations. Launched under the leadership of DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the Kaagapay Donations Portal is in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s socioeconomic agenda focused on digitalizing […]

Department of Social Wel fare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday (June 9) successfully convinces families and individuals living under the Raxabago Bridge in Tondo, Manila to voluntarily go with social workers of the Pag-Abot Program to the agency’s processing center in Pasay City. During the reach out operation, the DSWD chief assured the concerned families and individuals that they will be properly assessed and provided with necessary social welfare interventions. Joining Secretary Gatchalian in the reach out activity were Undersecretary Edu Punay of the Innovations Program and Development Group (IPDG); Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the Disaster […]