An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has confirmed that the agency is looking into a possible partnership with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to help exiting household beneficiaries to access affordable housing options. During the July 2 episode of the DSWD’s online program, “4Ps Fastbreak,” Director Gemma Gabuya, the 4Ps National Program Manager (NPM), said exploratory talks are ongoing with the DHSUD to help the beneficiaries own affordably-priced homes with lower monthly amortizations. “[Nasa] exploratory [talks pa] kung paano makaka-avail yung ating mga 4Ps beneficiaries dun […]

In Barangay San Isidro in San Luis, Pampanga, the residents converted a 7,000-sqm. land into a community garden and rehabilitated a nearby riverbank with the help of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). And this did not only boosted the villagers’harvests and food security but also their disaster resilience. Early Wednesday (July 2) morning, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian inspected the site where he was able to see firsthand how the community is benefitting from the twin initiatives, which particularly fall under the agency’s Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for […]

Beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are assured of continued support from the government after they have exited from the program, an agency official said on Tuesday (July 1). “Even if the 4Ps beneficiaries already graduate or exit from the program, patuloy po natin silang i-a-assist through other interventions,” Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao, the DSWD’s spokesperson, said during the National Press Club’s (NPC) Meet the Press in Intramuros, Manila. Asst. Secretary Dumlao explained to reporters that before exiting the program, 4Ps household-beneficiaries are assessed based on the Social Welfare and Development […]

A Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official has reaffirmed the agency’s dual role in providing both immediate humanitarian aid and long-term development along with the DSWD’s core mandate of responding to emergencies and uplifting the lives of the poor and vulnerable sectors. “Lagi natin pinapaalala na ang DSWD ay may first name at last name. Ang first name niyan ay social welfare, diyan papasok ‘yung mga binanggit na mga social sentiments, mga stop gap measure, mga ayuda. But DSWD has the last name which is social development, diyan pumapasok ‘yung mga programa at serbisyo natin na nag-e-empower sa […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has welcomed the initiative of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr in providing Php20 per kilo rice that is affordable for vulnerable sectors and a timely step towards ensuring food security for poor Filipinos. The subsidized rice to be provided by the Department of Agriculture (DA) is available to senior citizens, persons with disabilities, solo parents, and members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). “Ang ganitong hakbang ay malaking tulong para sa ating mga kababayan na araw-araw ay nagsusumikap na maitawid ang kanilang pamilya. Ito ay patunay na hindi nakakalimutan ng ating […]

After 22 years of continuously strengthening child rights protection systems, the Philippines will be officially removed from the United Nations’ (UN) agenda of children and armed conflict in 2025. This historical development follows the release of the 2024 report of UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) last June 20. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary Fatima Aliah Dimaporo of the agency’s Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs said on Tuesday (July 1) this milestone marks the country’s commitment of creating a safe and enabling environment for children, especially those who are in situations of armed conflict. […]

In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to ensure that all Filipinos affected by disasters will never get hungry, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to strengthen its relief supply chains and logistic capabilities through the Buong Bansa Handa (BBH) Program. “Alam naman po natin na ang bansang Pilipinas ay number one in the World’s Risk Index dahil very prone po ito sa mga iba’t-ibang disasters and calamities. And with the threats of climate change na exacerbate po, o mas pinapalala ‘yung mga disasters na kinakaharap ng ating bansa, kagaya ng mga bagyo…kaya […]

“There are two kings in the DSWD: data and the social worker. You mix them together, you get the perfect targeting tool and the perfect intervention.” This was emphasized by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian in a no-holds-barred interview last June 19 over the program ‘Long Take’ with Ces Drilon. Secretary Gatchalian said the Department values both statistics and the sentiments of the public in the conceptualization, implementation, and in the evaluation of the agency’s programs and services. This is in response to the misconception that the DSWD disregards self-rated polls, preferring the surveys conducted […]