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 […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Monday (March 24) that with the agency’s new digital initiatives, human interventions in key services are minimized, ensuring faster, more efficient, and accessible transactions for the public. “Hindi mo na kailangan ng human intervention. Lahat yan, you just have to apply online, upload your requirements,” Secretary Gatchalian said in an interview over DZRJ 810 AM – Radyo Bandido’s Morning Report Pilipinas as he explained the DSWD’s latest digital initiatives — Minors Travelling Abroad (MTA) System; Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System (HELPS); and the Kaagapay Donations Portal. The […]

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., together with his Cabinet members, brought the 9th leg of the ‘Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas para sa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)’ job fair to Biñan City, Laguna on Saturday (March 22). In his message during the event, President Marcos reaffirmed that the continuing initiative is part of the whole-of-government approach in helping 4Ps members toward self-sufficiency. “Asahan po ninyo na ang inyong pamahalaan ay walang ginawa kundi mag-isip at magtrabaho upang mapaganda ang takbo ng pamahalaan. Para mapabilis, mapaganda, at maparami ang serbisyo ng pamahalaan para sa inyo, para sa ating […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian received four mobile laboratory clinics and one water station from private partners in a turnover ceremony on Thursday (March20) at the Kalayaan Grounds in Malacanang Palace. Gracing the event was First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos, who has championed the “Lab for All” program that provides laboratory consultation and medicine for all Filipinos. Secretary Gatchalian said the mobile lab clinics and water stations were extended by generous partners from the private sector, pursuant to the whole-of-nation approach to nation building. “The four mobile laboratory clinics are equipped with a portable X-ray machine, […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office 8- Eastern Visayas is set to deliver on Saturday (March 22) more than 23,000 family food packs (FFPs) to the Province of Eastern Samar as part of its augmentation support for families affected by recent flooding caused by the shear line. Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said Field Office Eastern Visayas is now preparing for the immediate dispatch of the food packs following a request from the provincial local government. “Secretary Rex Gatchalian already instructed our Field Office in Eastern Visayas to swiftly […]

More than 200 regional directors and their representatives from nine national government agencies and partners participated in the Regional Directors Consultation Workshop (RDCW) organized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) from March 19 to 21 at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Conference Center in Makati City. With the theme “Pagtataya: 4S para sa 4Ps, Strengthening Synergy towards Sustained Self-Sufficiency,” the RDCW was aimed at seeking the participants’ commitment for convergence in alleviating poverty among 2.4 million 4Ps beneficiaries who are set to graduate from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in 2026. “As we plan to […]