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May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025

DSWD pushes for enhanced protocols in handling children in situations of armed conflict

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to come up with a more refined protocol on handling children in situations of armed conflict (CSAC) to enhance the agency’s capacity to protect them from all forms of abuse, violence, neglect, cruelty, discrimination, and other conditions prejudicial to their development. “Here in the DSWD, we are very true to our mandate to serve our kababayans. Para hindi ma-compromise yung quality ng serbisyo natin para sa kanila, we ensure that protocols which guide our implementers in aiding people from different sectors are constantly revisited and enhanced,” Undersecretary Alan Tanjusay who […]
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May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025

DSWD distributes Php9.8M in cash aid to Mt. Kanlaon evacuees in Negros Occidental

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 6 – Western Visayas on Thursday (May 15) distributed Php9.8M in cash aid to families and individuals displaced by the Mt. Kanlaon eruption in Negros Occidental. During simultaneous payout activities, a total of 1,711 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) each received Php5,775 in cash assistance. Of the total recipients, 1,362 were from La Castellana, 327 from La Carlota City, and 22 from Bago City. These areas were among the most-affected by ashfalls and volcanic emissions throughout the 5-month unrest of Mt. Kanlaon. According to DSWD FO – Western Visayas Regional […]
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May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025

DSWD, COMELEC earn praise from EU for seamless voting experience of seniors, persons with disabilities

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian meets on Thursday (May 15) with delegates from the European Union (EU) to discuss the joint initiatives of the Department and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in ensuring a more seamless, inclusive, and empowering electoral process for vulnerable groups. The EU team, led by Legal Analyst Mercer Castells Vicente, lauded the government’s call to establish early voting hours for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and pregnant mothers, citing it as one of the best practices of the May 12 midterm elections. Secretary Gatchalian, alongside Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar and Asst. Secretary […]
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May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025

DSWD assists 8 human trafficking survivors in Zambales

Social workers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 3-Central Luzon responded swiftly to assist eight individuals who were rescued in an anti-human trafficking entrapment operations led by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday (May 14) at a bar in East Dirita, San Antonio, Zambales. DSWD spokesperson Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao said the social workers were able to immediately help the eight victim-survivors, including three minors who were subjected to sexual exploitation. “After the rescue operation, our social workers immediately secured the victim-survivors and attested to their sworn statements. We will also conduct psychosocial […]
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May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025

DSWD opens application for Government Internship Program

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to accept applications for the nationwide Government Internship Program (GIP) from May 19 to 21, a senior agency official said on Friday (May 16). Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, the DSWD spokesperson, said the GIP is one of the components of the Kabataan 2000 program initiated by the Philippine government, which aims to offer young individuals an opportunity to gain hands-on experience within various government agencies. “This is an opportunity for college students to learn life skills in the workplace and at the same time earn money to defray their school […]
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May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025

DSWD opens ‘Pamilya sa Bagong Pilipinas’ Registry to match Pinoy families with agency’s programs, services

As part of the celebration of the International Day of Families (IDF) on Thursday (May 15), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched the Pamilya sa Bagong Pilipinas Registry, one of the agency’s newest digitalization efforts. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, as the chairperson of the National Committee on the Filipino Family (NCFF), led the unveiling ceremony at the Park Inn by Radisson North EDSA in Quezon City. “Kaya ang alay natin para sa bawat pamilyang Pilipino ay ang mga inisyatibo na tunay na nagpapahalaga sa pamilya. In response to this call, the DSWD is launching today a vital […]
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May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025

DSWD, World Bank meet on proposed strategy options for exiting 4Ps beneficiaries

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday (May 14) met with officials of the World Bank to discuss possible areas of collaboration for the provision of support package to graduating household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The exit support package will feature appropriate needs-based interventions on education and employment, guided by strong case management, which will help prevent exiting 4Ps members from sliding back to poverty. The DSWD officials who joined Secretary Gatchalian in the meeting were Undersecretary Adonis Sulit of the Policy and Planning Group (PPG); Undersecretary Vilma Cabrera and Asst. […]
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May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025

DSWD chief unveils ‘Pamilya sa Bagong Pilipinas’ Registry on Int’l Day of Families

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian leads the celebration of the International Day of Families (IDF) at the Park Inn by Radisson North Edsa in Quezon City where he unveiled the agency’s latest digitalization effort dubbed ‘Pamilya sa Bagong Pilipinas’ Registry on Thursday (May 15). The family registry project aims to provide Filipino families with easier access to integrated social welfare services and harmonize the agency’s various initiatives across different life stages and family transitions. This year’s IDF theme, “Family-oriented Policies for Sustainable Development: Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development 2025,” with its localized […]
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May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025

DSWD’s Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program starts May 19; to benefit 138K students, parents

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD)Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program, which is a brainchild of Secretary Rex Gatchalian, will begin on Monday (May 19) its third-year of conducting tutorials among grade schoolers and Nanay-Tatay teacher sessions for their parents and guardians. “The DSWD is now ready for the expanded Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program. We have beenconducting several capacity building and training sessions for college students who will be deployed as tutors and youth development workers (YDWs) to ensure that they are ready to teach struggling or non-reader elementary students and their parents or guardians,” Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, the […]
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