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May 31, 2025
May 31, 2025

DSWD reaffirms citizen-centered service delivery as ‘Ease of Doing Business Month’ ends

As the nation wraps up the observance of the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) Month this May, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to a citizen-centered approach in delivering social protection programs and services. “Sa batas po natin, kadugtong sa EODB yung sinasabi na efficient government service delivery. Kaya kailangang chine-check natin kung talagang nagiging epektibo at mabilis ang serbisyo kaya nga ‘DSWD at your service’. Tagline ito para masigurado natin na citizen-centered ang ating mga serbisyo,” Director Wayne Belizar of the DSWD’s Management Service (MS) and Committee on Anti-Red Tape (CART) Secretariat said […]
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May 31, 2025
May 31, 2025

Over 200 fire-hit families in Lapu-Lapu City get aid from DSWD, LGU

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 7-Central Visayas continues to coordinate with the local government unit (LGU) of Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu for any assistance that the FO may extend to the families that were affected by two fire incidents in Barangays Canjulao and Basak on Friday (May 30). “The DSWD 7 maintains its close coordination with concerned offices in the city to gather further information about the two incidents,” Central Visayas Regional Director Shalaine Marie Lucero reported to Undersecretary Diana Rose Cajipe of the Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG). The regional director also reported […]
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May 31, 2025
May 31, 2025

DSWD’s Walang Gutom Program effective in curbing hunger – experts

The new Social Weather Stations’ (SWS) study that showed a dip in the hunger level of beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Walang Gutom Program (WGP) is a ‘clear sign’ that the agency is effectively addressing the issue of hunger in the country, experts emphasized on Friday (May 30). “Makikita po natin na pagdating sa layunin ng programa na pababain ang kagutuman, matagumpay ang programa,” Professor Roehlano Briones, a senior researcher at the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS), said at a press conference co-organized by the DSWD, SWS, and Globe Telecom. Commissioned by the DSWD […]
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May 31, 2025
May 31, 2025

DSWD chief: Positive findings on Walang Gutom Program affirms President Marcos’ vision of hunger-free Philippines

The Social Weather Stations (SWS) study that noted a sharp decline in hunger incidence among Walang Gutom Program (WGP) beneficiaries is an affirmation of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s commitment to end hunger in the Philippines, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Friday (May 30). “Ngayon nga na alam natin na yung Walang Gutom Program ay nakakatulong na bawasan ang kagutuman, mas sisikapin pa natin na palawakin ito at maging tulay for us to end hunger tulad ng vision at instructions ng ating Pangulo,” Secretary Gatchalian said in the press conference on the SWS […]
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May 31, 2025
May 31, 2025

Woman from Makati drainage prepares for her ‘sari-sari’ store

Rose, the woman who emerged from a sewerage in Makati City, buys on Friday (May 30) various commodities for the ‘sari-sari’ store that she will open from the livelihood assistance provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Opening a sari-sari store is Rose’s long time dream to help her establish a sustainable source of income and be able to rise from a difficult life on the streets. Rose is among the families and individuals in street situations (FISS) reached out by the DSWD in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr to secure this […]
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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

DSWD chief appeals for public’s help in campaign to reach out to families living on streets

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian appealed to the public on Friday (May 30) to help in the reach out campaign for families and individuals in street situations (FISS) by reporting to the agency where they see them frequently. “Una panawagan ko sa mga kababayan natin na nadadaanan yung mga mamamayang nakatira sa lansangan, may Facebook account yung Pag-abot at ang DSWD. Picturan nyo kung nasaan yung location, i-post nyo para makapunta kami ng team. Sa lawak ng Metro Manila, nakita nyo gumagalaw yung mga individuals in streets situations, kailangan namin ng tulong nyo. Tulungan nyo […]
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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

DSWD chief interacts with WGP beneficiaries in food redemption activity in Tondo

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian greets beneficiaries of the agency’s Walang Gutom Program (WGP) during a food redemption activity at Barangay 72 Covered Court in Tondo, City of Manila on Friday (May 30). A total of 62 beneficiaries successfully purchased various food items using their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards during the session. Alongside the redemption activity was a press conference on the Social Weather Stations (SWS), which was commissioned by the DSWD and Globe, that showed a drop in hunger incidence – a strong indication on the positive impact of the WGP on alleviating […]
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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

DSWD, SWS, Globe cite impact of Walang Gutom Program in press conference

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian presented the key findings of a recent Social Weather Station (SWS) showing a significant drop in hunger incidence among Walang Gutom Program (WGP) beneficiaries in a press conference held on Friday (May 30). Globe Telecom Chief Corporate Communications Officer Chito Manyago, Social Weather Stations (SWS) Vice-President Jay Sandoval and Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) Senior Research fellow Roehl Briones also joined the press conference where they noted the survey results that the WGP is on the ‘right track,’ with its goal of mitigating involuntary hunger in the country. Certified […]
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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

DSWD chief leads Pag-abot team in early morning reach out ops in Makati

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian talks to families and individuals in street situations (FISS) during an early morning reach out operations in Makati City on Friday (May 30). Secretary Gatchalian and the Pag-Abot team were joined by Rose, the woman who was seen emerging from a sewerage in Makati City. In a meeting with Secretary Gatchalian on May 29, Rose expressed her willingness to help in the program by convincing other FISS to be reached out by the DSWD’s Pag-Abot team. (MBM)
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