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March 31, 2025
March 31, 2025

DSWD goes on air with pilot episode of ‘Serbisyong DSWD for Every Juan’ over DYPM Radyo 630

In a bid to intensify its campaign for ‘Tamang Tulong sa Tamang Impormasyon’ (3Ti), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Strategic Communications group launched on March 29 (Saturday) its new radio program, ‘Serbisyong DSWD for Every Juan,’ in partnership with DYPM Radyo 630. The new program is anchored by veteran anchor Alvin Elchico together with Information Officer Bianca Piedad-Tamondong of the DSWD’s Traditional Media Service (TMS). DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian went on air to express his greetings to the DSWD and Radyo 630 for the partnership radio program. “Congratulations on your new show at alam kung […]
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March 30, 2025
March 30, 2025

DSWD continues to intensify ‘Walang Gutom’ Program amid rising hunger incidence in latest SWS survey

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reaffirmed its commitment to combating hunger through the Walang Gutom Program (WGP), formerly the agency’s Food Stamp Program, following the results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey which showed an increase in hunger incidence among Filipino families. “We recognize the growing challenge of food insecurity, and the latest survey reinforces the urgency of enhancing and further expanding the government’s WGP,” Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the DSWD’s spokesperson, said on Sunday (March 30). The SWS survey conducted last March 15-20 showed that 27.2 percent of Filipino families […]
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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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