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June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025

DSWD ready for new storm; 3M food packs prepositioned in 938 warehouses nationwide

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prepositioned 3 million boxes of family food packs (FFPs) in 938 warehouses across the country as it braces for incoming storms with the onset of the rainy season. Secretary Rex Gatchalian had earlier directed the DSWD’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) to ensure that FFPs in the regions that are prone to storms and flooding are constantly replenished for adequate, prompt and efficient disaster response operations. “Utos ng Pangulo na siguraduhin ang kaligtasan at kapanatagan ng mga Pilipinong madalas maapektuhan ng mga bagyo at iba pang kalamidad. Ipinapatupad ng DSWD ang […]
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June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025

4Ps a development program, not dole-out; aims to break intergeneration poverty – DSWD chief

4Ps a development program, not dole-out; aims to break intergeneration poverty – DSWD chief “Isa sa pinakamalaking development program namin ay yung 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program). Hindi iyan ayuda. Yung 4Ps na ‘yan ay dinesign para una, i-ahon ang ating mga kababayan at hindi masalin ang kahirapan [mula] sa isang henerasyon patungo sa susunod na henerasyon.” This was emphasized by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday (June 5) in an interview over Bilyonaryo News Channel’s ‘At The Forefront’ program. Secretary Gatchalian stressed during the interview that the government has an obligation to help […]
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June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025

DSWD, DOH, World Bank eye expansion of Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian meets with Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa and World Bank Division Director for the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei Zafer Mustafaolu for the expansion of the Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City on Thursday (June 5). A total of 633 target municipalities nationwide, including the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have been identified for the program expansion. The PMNP is a holistic project of the Philippine government that aims to harmonize the delivery of multi-sectoral interventions to reduce stunting of […]
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June 5, 2025
June 5, 2025

DSWD chief listens to insights of social workers’ groups amid issue of ‘Rose’

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian engages social workers from various associations and organizations in a dialogue on Thursday (June 6). Secretary Gatchalian thanked the social workers’ community for the opportunity to discuss issues with them on a deeper level and personally hear their sentiments following the viral case of Rose, the woman who surfaced from a Makati sewer. Secretary Gatchalian was joined by Undersecretary Denise Bernos-Bragas and Asst. Secretary Janet Armas of the Regulatory Services and Institutional Development (RSIDG). The social workers who handled Rose’s case led by Director Marlyn Moral of the Pag-abot Program […]
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June 5, 2025
June 5, 2025

DSWD’s exec presents Walang Gutom Program updates, enhancements

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Baldr Bringas of the Innovations Program and Development Group (IPDG) shared updates and enhancements to the Walang Gutom Program during the Thursday Media Forum held on June 5 at the Central Office’s New Press Center in Quezon City. Asst. Secretary Bringas presented the program’s recent milestones, on-going innovations, and its continuing commitment to address food insecurity across the country, including the scale up and the agency’s plan of increasing the current Php3,000 monthly food credits as directed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. The IPDG assistant secretary highlighted collaborative efforts to […]
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June 5, 2025
June 5, 2025

Former 4Ps-monitored child takes Benguet Arabica beans to a higher level

Coffee lovers, how do you like your coffee? Some people like it hot. Others prefer it iced. Some crave its strong and bitter taste or love it with lots of sugar and cream. But for Rodiyo Tacdoy of Benguet province, a former monitored child of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), a coffee is more than just a drink as he took the La Trinidad-grown coffee to the next level. Proof to this was when Rodiyo Tacdoy was able to sell his special coffee beans for a hefty price of Php9,900 per kilo during the Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC) […]
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June 5, 2025
June 5, 2025

‘HELPS’ and ‘MTA’ digital systems now accessible in eGov PH app

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) regulatory services are now made more accessible as its digital systems aptly called ‘Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System’ (HELPS) and ‘Minors Travelling Abroad (MTA) have been integrated into the eGov PH (e-Government Philippines) Application. According to Director Megan Therese Manahan of the Standards Bureau (SB) that oversees the HELPS, this move will go a long way in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s vision to harness the power of technology to make government services closer to the reach of Filipinos. “We are more than pleased to announce this, especially to […]
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June 5, 2025
June 5, 2025

Php20/kilo rice means more food for ‘Walang Gutom’ households – DSWD chief

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian welcomed the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) approval of the Php20 per kilo rice that will be allocated for the beneficiaries of the Walang Gutom Program (WGP). The DSWD chief said in a radio interview on Wednesday (June 4) that accessing the low-cost rice would greatly help the WGP beneficiaries especially in budgeting their monthly food credits amounting to Php3,000. “Binibigyan natin itong food poor, yung mga pamilyang hindi na kumakain ng tama, o yung nakararanas ng kagutuman. Every month, binibigyan natin sila ng 3,000 pesos worth of food credit. Yung […]
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June 5, 2025
June 5, 2025

DSWD’s ‘Walang Gutom’ beneficiaries affirm program’s impact on their lives

Four beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Walang Gutom Program (WGP) in Tondo, Manila have affirmed the effectiveness of the government’s anti-hunger as they narrated to members of the Media its impact on their lives. One of them is Edwin Jimeno, a scavenger from Tondo who emotionally recalled how his family’s life significantly changed after he was included in the WGP. “Tuwang-tuwa po ako noong time na yon na nasabihan ako na nakuha ako sa WGP. Kaya sa sobrang excited ko, [sinabi] ko talaga yung pamilya ko na ito na siguro yung chance na makakatikim din […]
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