Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Elaine Fallarcuna of the agency’s International Affairs, Attached and Supervised Agencies (IAASA) participates in the Consultation Meeting with Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) Dr. Christophe Bernasconi and the Philippine Central Authorities of HCCH Conventions on Thursday (May 15) at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Pasay City. Asst. Secretary Fallarcuna discussed the progress and shared good practices in the implementation of the HCCH International Child Support Convention which seeks to establish a modern, efficient and accessible system for the cross border recovery of child […]

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. The three minor victim-survivors were provided with psychosocial intervention upon rescue while the remaining five were reunited with their families and will be assisted by the DSWD through the agency’s Recovery and Reintegration Program for Trafficked Persons (RRPTP) # (MBM)

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 […]