The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and its partners from different national agencies have reaffirmed their commitment to an inclusive and comprehensive assistance to children, individuals, and families in street situations during the Pag-abot Inter-Agency Committee (IAC) first quarter meeting on Tuesday (March 25) at the DSWD Boardroom in Batasan, Quezon City. Undersecretary Edu Punay of the DSWD’s Innovations and Program Development Group (IPDG) said the meeting was a “big step forward” for the full scale implementation of the Pag-abot Program. “We have implementing rules and regulations (IRR) where the respective partner-national government agencies (NGAs) will be coming […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as the lead agency in social protection, continues to provide comprehensive programs to support both victim-survivors and perpetrators of gender-based violence (GBV), ensuring a holistic approach to prevention, response, and reintegration, the agency spokesperson said on Wednesday (April 2). DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said the agency implements the Comprehensive Intervention Against Gender-Based Violence (CIAGV) which aims to reduce vulnerability among women, men, girls, and boys by improving access to quality response and reintegration services while promoting active participation in violence prevention initiatives. “With the need to reduce incidence of gender-based […]

To promote the spirit of generosity and kindness and to orient its employees on the agency’s newly-launched Kaagapay Donations Portal, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to hold an on-site donation drive at the Central Office in Batasan Hills in Quezon City on Thursday (April 3). In a memorandum sent to all officials and employees on March 12, Asst. Secretary Ana Maria Paz Rafael of the DSWD’s Partnerships Building and Resource Mobilization Office (PBRMO), the focal office for the agency’s donations portal, invited all officials and employees, regardless of employment status, to participate in the on-side […]

Growing up selling various goods in the streets of Mindanao, Arafat Hadji Jamil has always been contemplating with the hard questions in life. As a young lad, he would often lament why there are families left with no choice but to sleep on the streets or why some children go past the day on a rumbling stomach. Arafat might have had a hard time digesting the answers to these questions, but certainly not the solutions that can be done. Ultimately, his quest for answers led to his greater purpose in life he now fulfills as a social worker or ‘Angel […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished) has been nominated in the United Nations (UN) Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction. Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said on Monday (March 31) it is an honor for the DSWD to receive the nomination for the prestigious award from the UN World Food Programme (WFP). “The Department is honored to receive a nomination for such a prestigious award. As the lead disaster response agency, the DSWD addresses […]

‘Don’t fall in line, Go online’ This sums up the kind of service that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now providing to the public with its three digital initiatives on the issuance of licenses and permits as well as in providing a venue for donations to charitable groups and works. In a radio interview with Bombo Radyo on Monday (March 31), DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the recently launched Harmonized Electronic License Permit System (HELPS) online portal benefits the Filipino public needing assistance through social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs) or more commonly known as foundations […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian reiterated anew on Monday (March 31) that no referral is needed to access the Ayuda sa Kapos Ang Kita Program (AKAP) as only social workers can determine who can qualify for the program and the corresponding amount of assistance to be given. In an interview over Bombo Radyo, the DSWD chief answered a question pertaining to measures undertaken by the Department to protect the AKAP from being used by politicians during the campaign period. Secretary Gatchalian said the sole decision for the provision of AKAP is made by the DSWD […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to lead the Philippine delegation in the Third Global Disability Summit (GDS) 2025 in Berlin, Germany from April 2 to 3. Asst. Secretary Elaine Fallarcuna of the DSWD’s International Affairs, Attached and Supervised Agencies (IAASA) explained that the global summit will be an avenue for member-states to express their support and commitments in implementing the rights of persons with disabilities as enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). “The DSWD is honored to represent the Philippines in this significant summit that will promote […]

For the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), strengthening linkages between donors and charity-driven foundations and non-government organizations (NGOs) is one way of honoring the good work that they do for Filipinos in need. Assistant Secretary Marie Rafael of the DSWD’s Partnerships Building and Resource Mobilization Office (PBRMO) told a news forum that simplifying the donation process for both donors and donees was the primary objective of the newly-launched Kaagapay Donations Portal. “For Kaagapay Donations Portal, our aim is to bring in donors and beneficiaries together for us to bring a welcoming environment of giving and sharing,” Asst. Secretary […]