Senior officials from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Office and Field Office (FO) 4A-CALABARZON joined delegates from ASEAN member states to serve as resource speakers during a panel discussion at the ASEAN Social Work Day 2025 hybrid celebration on Tuesday (March 25) in Quezon City. The panel discussion underscored the critical work of social workers on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate resiliency. Undersecretary Diana Rose Cajipe of the DSWD’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said in her message that the role of social workers and social service workforce are both complex and vital in bridging […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian commended the dedication and selfless acts of social workers to help families affected by disasters during the hybrid celebration of the ASEAN Social Work Day 2025 on Tuesday (March 25) in Quezon City. “The engagement of social workers is crucial at all stages in disaster response management, from mitigating its devastating effects through providing humanitarian aid during response efforts, to providing psychosocial interventions to help those affected in rebuilding their lives. Even when their families are also affected by calamities, social workers step out of their homes to help those […]

A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Monday (March 24) the agency’s newly-launched Kaagapay Donations Portal seeks to provide the public with easier access to the list of legitimate charitable organizations across the country and prevent them from falling prey to public solicitation scams. In an interview with radio station DZXL, Director Megan Therese Manahan of the DSWD’s Standards Bureau (SB) said the Kaagapay Donations Portal has a directory of legitimate, licensed charitable organizations and foundations which the agency aptly calls as ‘social welfare and development agencies’ (SWDAs). The DSWD official said this […]

In line with its continuing efforts at enhancing quality childcare across the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Academy has startedits week-long training for house parents from residential care facilities for children on Monday (March 24). From March 24 to 29, over 30 house parents from various residential care facilities managed and run by the DSWD, local government units (LGUs), and non-government organizations (NGO) will undergo training at the newly-renovated DSWD Academy in Taguig City. Undersecretary Denise Florence Bernos-Bragas of the DSWD’s Regulatory Services and Institutional Development Group (RSIDG) said the training will revolve onthe latest trends […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Monday (March 24) that with the agency’s new digital initiatives, human interventions in key services are minimized, ensuring faster, more efficient, and accessible transactions for the public. “Hindi mo na kailangan ng human intervention. Lahat yan, you just have to apply online, upload your requirements,” Secretary Gatchalian said in an interview over DZRJ 810 AM – Radyo Bandido’s Morning Report Pilipinas as he explained the DSWD’s latest digital initiatives — Minors Travelling Abroad (MTA) System; Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System (HELPS); and the Kaagapay Donations Portal. The […]