The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Pag-abot Program, conducts its day-to-day reach-out operations in Metro Manila—even on a holiday—as part of its ongoing efforts to extend social protection to families and individuals in street situations (FISS). During the reach-out operation on Friday (June 6) along Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City, Representative JC Abalos of the Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino Partylist joined the DSWD team as an observer. The lawmaker lauded the DSWD social workers for their commitment and hard work, saying, “Gusto kong magbigay ng pugay sa lahat ng social workers dito sa DSWD, […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian meets with Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa and World Bank Division Director for the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei Zafer Mustafaolu for the expansion of the Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City on Thursday (June 5). A total of 633 target municipalities nationwide, including the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have been identified for the program expansion. The PMNP is a holistic project of the Philippine government that aims to harmonize the delivery of multi-sectoral interventions to reduce stunting of […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian engages social workers from various associations and organizations in a dialogue on Thursday (June 6). Secretary Gatchalian thanked the social workers’ community for the opportunity to discuss issues with them on a deeper level and personally hear their sentiments following the viral case of Rose, the woman who surfaced from a Makati sewer. Secretary Gatchalian was joined by Undersecretary Denise Bernos-Bragas and Asst. Secretary Janet Armas of the Regulatory Services and Institutional Development (RSIDG). The social workers who handled Rose’s case led by Director Marlyn Moral of the Pag-abot Program […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Baldr Bringas of the Innovations Program and Development Group (IPDG) shared updates and enhancements to the Walang Gutom Program during the Thursday Media Forum held on June 5 at the Central Office’s New Press Center in Quezon City. Asst. Secretary Bringas presented the program’s recent milestones, on-going innovations, and its continuing commitment to address food insecurity across the country, including the scale up and the agency’s plan of increasing the current Php3,000 monthly food credits as directed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. The IPDG assistant secretary highlighted collaborative efforts to […]