The number of cases involving violence against children (VAC) in the Philippines has been decreasing under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., according to a senior official of the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), an agency attached to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). “Dito sa administration na ito, I am happy to say—hindi ko opinyon ito and you can always check with the Philippine National Police (PNP) Women and Children Protection Center—when we talk about VAC, since 2016 ay pababa yan,” CWC Undersecretary Angelo Tapales told reporters at the DSWD Thursday Media Forum […]

How can media reporting protect children while still telling powerful, important stories? This was the highlight of the discussion at the DSWD Thursday Media Forum on May 22 as the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), launched the revised “Guide for Media Practitioners on the Reporting and Coverage of Children.” CWC Undersecretary Angelo Tapales said the guide aims to support journalists, content creators, and social media personalities in promoting ethical, child-sensitive storytelling that respects and safeguards the rights of minors. “The purpose of this guideline is to […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has launched last May 14 a new social case management system for former members of non-state armed groups (FMNSAGs) in Region 10 (Northern Mindanao), marking the start of a more enhanced government approach to the reintegration of decommissioned combatants (DCs) in the region. Over 5,000 DCs in Lanao del Sur and nearly 2,000 in Lanao del Norte are expected to benefit from the new initiative, according to Assistant Secretary Arnel Garcia of the DSWD’s Peace and Development Group (PDG). The DSWD initiative gathered 56 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National […]

In observance of the International AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) Candlelight Memorial (IACM), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has renewed its call for collective action to uphold the dignity of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) to ensure their access to supportive and life-saving care services. DSWD Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said the agency is closely-tied to the advocacies of the international observance, being the lead in the provision of social protection services to the Filipinos and one of the member-agencies of the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC). “The DSWD is one with the international and local […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) continues to engage with economic managers and legislators to study the possibility of increasing the cash grants of 4Ps beneficiaries in order to address the impacts of inflation. “Yung sa adjustments naman ng cash grants, patuloy pa rin naman yung pag-aaral at tinitignan din natin kung magkano nga ba yung pwedeng i-angat. Kapagka po may resulta na itong pag-aaral na ito, atin pong i-aannounce yung adjustment sa cash grants,” Division Chief (DC) Marie Grace Ponce of the 4Ps Social Marketing Division (SMD) said during the May 21 […]