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June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025

DSWD prioritizing welfare of social workers with innovative programs – Sec Gatchalian

“We see you. We hear you. And we acknowledge your struggles.” This was emphasized by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian during the celebration of Filipino Social Workers Day on Thursday (June 19) as he cited the constant innovations of the agency aimed at easing the small inconveniences that often put the social work community at a disadvantage. “The instruction of our President is simple: to make the lives of our service providers easier and more efficient, so you can do what you do best, serve with a heart and with compassion,” the DSWD chief told […]
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June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025

First Reg’l Rehab Center for female kids in conflict with law to rise in Cebu

In continuation of the efforts to promote restorative justice for children in conflict with the law (CICLs), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will lead the inauguration and blessing of the first Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) exclusively for girls on Friday (June 20) in the municipality of Consolacion, Cebu. Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao, the DSWD’s spokesperson, said the new RRCY is necessary to create a separate gender-sensitive facility to help in the rehabilitation and reintegration of girls in conflict with the law. “Young women and girls face distinct challenges that are different from their male counterparts. […]
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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program not just about cash, but long-term preparedness – SLP head

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Sustainable LivelihoodProgram (SLP) does not just give outright cash assistance for livelihood but instead focuses on helping individuals and associations prepare, learn, and grow so they can manage and sustain their start-ups as stable sources of income, an agency official said. Director Miramel Laxa of the agency’s SLP said eligible participants go through a step-by-step process that includes social preparation, financial literacy training, and capacity-building activities before they receive any form of livelihood support. “Hindi po ito outright cash, nag-undergo po muna ng social preparation and that includescapacity building in managing a […]
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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

DSWD ready to assist distressed overseas Filipinos affected by Israel-Iran conflict

With the escalation of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has expressed its readiness to provide social protection and other form of assistance to overseas Filipinos (OFs) and their children should a mandatory repatriation is called by the Philippine government. According to Director Edwin Morata of the DSWD’s Protective Services Bureau-Crisis Intervention Unit (PSB-CIU), the agency has teams of social workers and prepared packages of interventions that can immediately be extended to OFs who will be repatriated to Manila. “Ready po ang DSWD. Pag nakatanggap po ng direktiba mula sa ating […]
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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

AICS program is open to anyone, poor or middle class, who is in crisis – DSWD exec

The Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is a catch-all, all inclusive, stop-gap measure with the assistance provided depending on the situation being faced by the client – whether poor or middleclass, an agency official explained on Thursday (June 19). DSWD Director Edwin Morata of the Crisis Intervention Division (CID) also debunked prevailing perception that the AICS program is only for the poor and that the program was making the poor “lazy” and dependent on the DSWD. “Ang AICS ay isa sa mga frontline services ng Departamento. Isa po itong […]
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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

DSWD Thursday Media Forum reports updates on AKAP, AICS, SLP, aid to person with disability in viral video

Discussions in the Thursday (June 19) Media Forum of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) revolved on updates on the agency’s social protection and livelihood program for persons with disabilities. Director Miramel Laxa of the agency’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) shared updates on the upcoming turnover of disability-friendly e-buses to persons with disabilities in SLP associations through the Persons with Disabilities – Electric Transportation Service (PWD-ETS) Project. Director Edwin Morata of the Protective Services Bureau-Crisis Intervention Unit (PSB-CIU) updated reporters on the implementation of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) Program and the Ayuda sa Kapos […]
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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

DSWD vows to listen more to Indigenous Peoples thru new project

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is taking a new step toward making the agency’s programs more responsive to Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) by committing to listen more closely to their lived experiences, culture, and needs. This commitment is part of the Kasama Katutubo Project, a partnership with the Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia (CCAA), that focuses on developing and digitizing a new survey tool that is values-based and resilience-sensitive. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian and CCAA Executive Director Francisco Lara Jr. signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City […]
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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

DSWD cites observations on seniors’ voting experience in post-election review

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) presented its key observations on the voting experience of senior citizens during the Commission on Election – Vulnerable Sectors Office’s (Comelec-VSO) Post-Election Evaluation on Tuesday (June 17) at the Lanson Place, Mall of Asia in Pasay City. Asst. Secretary Elaine Fallarcuna of the DSWD’s Legislative Affairs Group (LAG) congratulated the Comelec for the successful midterm polls last May 12 and commended the over-all safe voting experience of vulnerable groups. “With the help of our DSWD Field Offices, we deployed 382 personnel on the ground to observe and assist — making sure we […]
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June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

Social workers in limelight as DSWD leads Filipino Social Workers Day

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) opens the whole day celebration of Filipino Social Workers Day with warm greetings and inspiring messages from esteemed social workers and advocates on Thursday (June 19) at the Manila Hotel. With the theme, “Tibay at Pagkakaisa ng Salinlahi Gamit ang Talino, Husay at Kalinga para sa Pagpapanatili ng Kagalingang Pantao,” the event was led by the DSWD in collaboration with the ASEAN Social Work Consortium-Philippines (ASWC-Ph). It gathered local social workers across the country, paying tribute to their invaluable contribution to nation-building. DSWD officials who led the morning program were Undersecretary Denise […]
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