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March 30, 2025
March 30, 2025

DSWD joins int’l partners in multi-donor support mission in Bicol

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joined international partners in a multi-donor support mission in areas hardest hit by the series of typhoons in the Bicol Region last 2024. Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) and Regional Director Norman Laurio of the agency’s Field Office5~Bicol Region accompaned the dignitaries from the Embassies of Australia, Canada, Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom, as well as officials of the UNICEF and World Food Programme (WFP) in their two-day mission, from March 26 to 27, in Albay province. “We are grateful to our international […]
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March 29, 2025
March 29, 2025

DSWD exec tackles features of Kaagapay donations portal

Assistant Secretary Marie Paz Rafael of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Partnerships Building and Resource Mobilization Office (PBRMO) tackles the key features of the agency’s newly-launched Kaagapay Donations Portal during the Saturday News Forum on March 29 at the Dapo Restaurant in Quezon City. The online platform is designed to provide donors with a simpler and more convenient way to extend their donations to DSWD-led disaster response operations and to the agency’s centers and residential care facilities (CRCFs), as well as to social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs) and local government units (LGUs). (LSJ)
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March 29, 2025
March 29, 2025

DSWD chief convenes 1st NACC Council Meeting

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian convened the council members of the National Authority for Child Care (NACC) to discuss issues on adoption and alternative child care programs on Friday (March 28) at the DSWD Central Office, Quezon City. Joining Secretary Gatchalian in the council meeting were Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay Villar and Asst. Secretary Elaine Fallarcuna of the International Affairs, and Attached and Supervised Agencies. Also present were NACC Undersecretary Janella Estrada, and Council Members Atty. Gabriela Concepcion; Atty. Iris Sylvia Bonifacio; and, Dr. Maria Caridad Tarroja. #
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March 29, 2025
March 29, 2025

DSWD streamlines issuance of tax-exemption certificate for foreign donations

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) certifies eligibility for for duty exempt importation (DEI) to non-government organizations (NGOs) as part of the agency’s regulatory services to individuals and groups engaged in social welfare service delivery across the country, a DSWD official said on Friday (March 28). This process, according to Director Megan Therese Manahan of the DSWD’s Standards Bureau (SB), is among the services that was digitalized with the recent launch of the Harmonized Electronic License and Permit Systems (HELPS). The HELPS serves as a virtual one-stop-shop to all of the agency’s regulatory services for social welfare and […]
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March 28, 2025
March 28, 2025

Real Life Stories – Departed solo-parent mom leaves DSWD-funded business as lasting legacy to children

The five Reyes children are now hands-on with the business that their mother, Catalina, built and managed through her hard work and perseverance until her demise in 2020 due to COVID-19. A solo parent raising five children, Catalina Reyes became one of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries from San Simon, Pampanga in 2012. Later on, she became a parent leader and was active in all 4Ps activities. San Simon Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) Head Everlita Baluyut recalled that Catalina was determined to provide for her family as she tried different small businesses. Catalina experienced many […]
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March 28, 2025
March 28, 2025

Prove first that you need aid from AKAP, AICS – DSWD chief

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has emphasized that the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) and the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation are social welfare programs that are need-driven and not just arbitrarily given to anyone. “Itong AICS at AKAP, they fall under our social welfare program. Yung social welfare o ang tulong pinansyal laging may reason yan, is it medical, is it burial, is it for transportation ‘yung mga balik probinsya, is it for food? Kasi yan yung mga isyu na tinatalakay natin. So, hindi siya ‘yung konsepto na pupunta ka, hihingi […]
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March 28, 2025
March 28, 2025

DSWD, partners discuss measure to strengthen adoption, alternative child care services in PH

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian meets with executives of the National Authority for Child Care (NACC) and representatives of social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs) on Wednesday (March 26) to discuss the new guidelines in implementing the adoption and alternative child care programs in public and private residential-based social welfare agencies catering to children. Joining the DSWD chief in the meeting were Undersecretary Denise Florence Bernos-Bragas of the Regulatory Services and Institutional Development Group; Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay Villar and Asst. Secretary Elaine Fallarcuna of the International Affairs, and Attached and Supervised Agencies; and Director Megan […]
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March 28, 2025
March 28, 2025

IP members of 4Ps in Cagayan town turn micro-entrepreneurs with fish processing project

Some 25 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries from the town of Sta. Ana, Cagayan, who are also members of an indigenous group, received Php375,000-worthof livelihood supplies from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to support their local fish processing business. The livelihood assistance is part of the Enhanced Support Services Intervention (ESSI) under the 4Ps. The ESSI provides a menu of projects and services geared at addressing the barriers andvulnerabilities that hinder the socioeconomic development of the most vulnerable 4Ps households, including indigenous peoples (IPs), homeless families (HFs), and beneficiaries from geographically-isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs). “Under […]
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March 27, 2025
March 27, 2025

DSWD cites role of Walang Gutom Program nutrition education sessions in fight vs hunger

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) highlighted the importance of nutrition education sessions being attended by beneficiaries of the Walang Gutom Program (WGP) in the country’s fight against hunger. During the opening ceremonies of the WGP Kusinero Cook-Off Challenge at the Alicia Community Center in Alicia, Isabela on Thursday (March 27), Undersecretary Edu Punay of the DSWD’s Innovations and Program Development Group (IPDG) said the WGP aims to promote nutrition and behavioral change among beneficiaries by helping them understand the value of buying and eating nutritious food through nutrition education sessions. “Gusto nating ipakita sa programang ito na […]
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