The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) will spearhead the celebration of the 10th Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness Week (JJWeek) on November 21 to 27, focusing on children’s involvement and participation under the new normal. The theme for this year’s observance is “Batang Handa at continue reading : 10th JJWEEK: A decade of raising awareness and promoting children’s rights
Working to help attain inclusive and sustainable peace in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to empower and improve the lives of former rebels (FRs) and their families, decommissioned combatants, Kapatiran members, communities in conflict-affected and vulnerable areas (CVAs), and individuals in marginalized sectors through the constant advancements on various peace-building continue reading : DSWD advances efforts for peace-building
To ensure balanced regional development and equitable wealth distribution, resources, and opportunities, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as one of the member-agencies of the Regional Development Council IX (RDC 9), continues to contribute in the roll-out of Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2) Program in Zamboanga Peninsula. The BP2 program is also a continue reading : Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa Program continues to roll-out in Zamboanga Peninsula
With the goal to help address hunger issues in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reached out to almost 7,000 beneficiaries as it intensified its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) during the pandemic. Knowing that many had difficulties with livelihood opportunities during the pandemic, the Department continued providing assistance through its SLP continue reading : DSWD contributes to government’s zero hunger campaign
In an effort to prepare the Local Social Welfare and Development Officers (LSWDOs) for full devolution, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau, conducted the 2021 Knowledge Fair over an online platform to provide a venue for sharing practices, strategies, and initiatives of various offices and social continue reading : 2021 DSWD Knowledge Fair for LSWDOs: Equipping social welfare program implementers for full devolution
Following the adoption of House Resolution No. 1047 of the House of Representatives’ Special Committee on Senior Citizens, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will release the social pension of indigent senior citizens every three months, instead of the current schedule of every six months, starting next year. In 2022, beneficiaries of the continue reading : DSWD to release social pension of seniors every quarter in 2022
To expedite the delivery of family food packs (FFPs) to local government units (LGUs) affected by granular lockdown in Western Visayas, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) tapped the logistical support of the Cebu Pacific Airlines. In response, the Airline has sponsored the transport of 10,000 FFPs from Manila to Caticlan on October continue reading : DSWD partners with CebuPac for transport of relief assistance
As part of its continuing initiatives for the health and safety of its employees, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) converted the Social Welfare and Development Center for Asia and the Pacific (SWADCAP) in Taguig City into an isolation facility for Covid-19 positive employees. DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista led the ribbon cutting continue reading : DSWD opens isolation facility for employees with Covid-19
In line with the implementation of its recovery support to low-income families in the informal sector under the Livelihood Assistance Grants (LAG), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public that all beneficiaries receive their grants in full by closely monitoring the disbursement of cash assistance. Through its monitoring mechanisms, DSWD continues continue reading : DSWD ensures beneficiaries to receive livelihood grants in full
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) released its guidelines on the sharing of its database of poor households to partners and stakeholders under the Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). Listahanan is an information management system that aims to establish a database of poor households that will serve continue reading : DSWD releases guidelines on sharing of Listahanan data to partners, stakeholders
