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April 5, 2025

DSWD to be watchdog of abuse vs poor, vulnerable sectors – Sec. Gatchalian

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will continue to be a watchdog to protect the poor, marginalized and vulnerable sectors against any forms of abuse and exploitation. This was emphasized by Secretary Rex Gatchalian during the Saturday News Forum at the Dapo Restaurant in Quezon City on April 5, following several incidents affecting the sectors of solo parents, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. “Every day, kahit hindi election period, maninilbihang watchdog at taga pagtanggol ang DSWD ng ating mga naaapi o bulnerable, at kami mismo, we will take the initiative of filing cases laban sa mga mang-aabuso, […]
April 5, 2025

DSWD reaches out to elderly person with disability in viral video

On instructions of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the agency’s Field Office CALABARZON has conducted on Friday (April 4) a home visit in Antipolo City and provided appropriate services to the family of the elderly person with disability who was seen being mocked by four men in a video that went viral. In a report to Secretary Gatchalian, DSWD Field Office CALABARZON said it has provided Php10,000 cash relief assistance, under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS), to the family of the elderly. “The cash assistance will be used to augment expenses for […]
April 5, 2025

PBBM gathers gov’t services in Rizal job fair for 4Ps beneficiaries

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., together with some members of the Cabinet, took the “Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas” to Antipolo City in Rizal province on April 4 (Friday) as part of the Chief Executive’s earlier commitment to bring the job fair nationwide to help the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). In his message to the more than 1,800 4Ps members at the Antipolo Educational Sports Hub, the President emphasized the importance of a whole-of-nation-approach in responding to the needs of Filipinos. The President said the successful job fair was made possible through the collective work […]
April 5, 2025

DSWD is mandated to protect vulnerable sectors from abuse – Sec. Gatchalian

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian emphasized on Friday (April 4) that the agency’s mandate is to protect the rights and welfare of members of vulnerable sectors including solo parents, against any form of abuse. “Ang mandato ng DSWD ay laging pangalagaan mula sa anumang pang-aabuso—-verbal, physical man yan—-ang mga marginalized, mahirap, o bulnerable. Para sa amin, ang anguish nyan ay napakabigat,” Secretary Gatchalian told reporters on the sidelines of the job fair in Antipolo City. The DSWD chief made this statement following a viral video showing a local candidate using solo parents as the subject […]
April 4, 2025

DSWD to work with Antipolo City LGU in filing case vs group who made fun of female elderly with disability

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has directed concerned agency officials to coordinate with the Antipolo City’s local government unit (LGU) in filing a criminal case against a group of men who made fun of a female senior citizen as shown in a video that has since gone viral. “We will work with the Antipolo City LGU in filing a case against the group of four men who made fun of the senior citizen who is also a person with disability. This is a very cruel act and those responsible should be charged in court,” Secretary […]
April 4, 2025

Over 1,800 4Ps members in Rizal join government-led job fair

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., accompanied by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and other Cabinet members, takes the ‘Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas’ job fair to Antipolo City in Rizal on Friday (April 4) to bring opportunities and government services closer to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in the province. More than 1,800 4Ps beneficiaries gathered at the Antipolo Educational Sports Hub to take part in the job fair and avail of various government services. As of press time, 59 jobseekers were hired-on-the-spot (HOTS), with 58 of them 4Ps beneficiaries. The […]
April 4, 2025

DSWD chief presides first quarter full council meeting of NDRRMC

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian presides over the First Quarter Full Council Meeting of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) on Wednesday (April 2) at the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Quezon City. Gathering representatives from NDRRMC member-agencies and key partners from the private sector, the Full Council approved the related guidelines and guidebooks focused on enhancing Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) activities nationwide, implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the Republic Act (RA) 12076 or the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act, and the proposed inclusion of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) […]
April 4, 2025

DSWD chief presides 11th meeting of Task Force on Zero Hunger

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday (April 4) presides over the 11th regular meeting of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger (IATF-ZH) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. The meeting focused on the government’s continuing initiatives to address hunger, food insecurity, and child stunting in the Philippines. Updates on the Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP) were jointly presented by Director Bernadette Mapue-Joaquin, Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) National Program Manager; and Deputy Team Leader Ana EpefaniaEscober of the Department of Health (DOH). Other DSWD officials […]
April 4, 2025

DSWD chief speaks before bishops’ executive course

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian served as a resource speaker during the magisterial lecture on Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), held as part of the Archbishop’s/Bishop’s Executive Course on Wednesday (April 3) at the Caritas Philippines Development Center in Tagaytay City. The DSWD chief thanked Caritas Philippines Executive Director Father Carmelo “Tito” Caluag for the opportunity to share the agency’s programs and highlight the role of public-private partnerships in strengthening social welfare initiatives for the Filipinos’ holistic development. # (LSJ)
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