The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officially welcomed the newly-installed Regional Director and Assistant Regional Directors of the DSWD Field Office (FO) V, during the turn-over ceremony on Monday, October 3, in Legazpi City, Albay. The ceremonial turnover was led by Undersecretary for Special Concerns Vilma Cabrera, together with Assistant Secretary for Luzon continue reading : DSWD welcomes new officials of Bicol Field Office
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) congratulates the technical staff of the DSWD Administrative Service-Building and Grounds Management Division (AS-BGMD) for the approval of their accreditation in the Constructor’s Performance Evaluation System (CPES). The CPES accreditation is led by the Philippine Domestic Construction Board (PDCB) – Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP), continue reading : 10 DSWD staff now trained evaluators of constructors of infra projects
Fifty personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) received their Post-Graduate Diploma in Child Protection during the special graduation ceremony held on September 30 at the Henry Sy Innovation Center, Miriam College-Loyola Campus in Diliman, Quezon City. Through the scholarship grants provided by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the social workers continue reading : 50 DSWD social workers finish Post-Graduate Diploma in child protection
In its continuing commitment to protect the welfare of every solo parent, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo led the signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 11861 or the Expanded Solo Parents’ Welfare Act. RA 11861 which amended RA 8972 or the Solo Parents’ continue reading : DSWD leads signing of Implementing Rules and Regulations of Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo paid his last respects to the five rescuers who perished while in line of duty during the onslaught of Typhoon Karding in San Miguel, Bulacan. As instructed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Secretary Tulfo visited the wake of the rescuers on September 29 to continue reading : DSWD Secretary Tulfo honors five hero-rescuers in Bulacan
As part of its celebration for the 30th National Family Week (NFW), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducted “Masayang Pamilya Para sa Batang Pilipino Program (MaPa) Session” for the DSWD employees and parents on September 28 at the DSWD Child Development Center. With a goal to upskill and enhance the knowledge of continue reading : DSWD conducts ‘Masayang Pamilya’ Session for its employees
It is high time for the government to converge to make its social protection strategy more adaptive to the different risks and shocks including impacts of climate change and disasters. This core goal was emphasized during the conduct of the Stocktaking Workshop on Adaptive and Shock-Responsive Social Protection (ASRSP) spearheaded by the Department of Social continue reading : DSWD responds to the call for a more adaptive, shock-responsive social protection
In pursuit of a more effective and efficient delivery of services, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has partnered with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to conduct Philippine Identification System (PhilSys-ID) registration for its clients at the Central Office on September 19-23. Through the 5-day co-location partnership, 104 clients of DSWD, who received continue reading : DSWD partners with PSA to register clients to PhilSys ID
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributed cash assistance to the decommissioned combatants (DCs) in Sultan Kudarat as the Phase III of the Decommissioning Program for Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) – Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) resumed last September 22. DSWD Undersecretary for Inclusive and Sustainable Peace Alan A. Tanjusay, joined by continue reading : DSWD distributes Php 100k cash assistance to Decommissioned Combatants in Sultan Kudarat
In its continuing relief operations to assist the families and individuals affected by Super Typhoon Karding that hit Luzon island, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported that, as of September 28, it has provided more than ₱22.7 million worth of food and non-food items (FNIs) as resource augmentation to concerned local government continue reading : DSWD extends more than P22.7 million worth of relief aid to ‘Karding”-hit LGUs
