Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured on Wednesday (March 26) the rescued Filipinos from an alleged case of trafficking in person in Myanmar will be provided with psychosocial interventions and other assistance to support their rehabilitation and reintegration into their families and communities. “Ang role ng DSWD ay rehabilitation and reintegration. May package of services naman (from different agencies), pero whole-of-government approach. The DSWD will step in, kasama namin ang Department of Health (DOH) in making sure na nade-debrief nang maayos—yung psychosocial interventions. Nandyan ang social workers namin since yesterday,” Secretary Gatchalian said. The DSWD […]

A total of 91 Sustainable Livelihood Program Associations (SLPAs) composed of farmers and agri-vendors from Pangasinan received Php38 million in seed capital fund from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday (March 25). DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian led the ceremonial turnover of checks under the agency’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). Close to 2,000 local farmers and agri-vendors will benefit from the capital assistance fund. The DSWD chief said this initiative is more than a financial relief and a part of the agency’s ‘development’ mandate aimed at uplifting people out of poverty by giving them the means to […]

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 […]