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February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025

DSWD, PAWS highlight benefits of animal-aided therapy thru ‘Angel Pets’ program

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian is optimistic that the agency’s tie-up program with the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) through ‘Angel Pets,’ will further affirm the efficiency of animal-assisted therapy in the Philippines. “Animal-assisted therapy is a unique concept in the Philippines. It’s been done before pero hindi institutionalized and sustaining. With this being a unique concept, susukatin natin yung mga positibong epekto, never pa yan nasusukat and we hope that with this, we will elevate public trust towards this initiative,” Secretary Gatchalian told reporters during the media-re-launch of Angel Pets at the Sanctuary Center […]
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February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025

DSWD secures dual ISO certifications from SOCOTEC, SGS Philippines

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has renewed its ISO 9001:2015 Certification and was also granted ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification, reinforcing its commitment to excellence, efficiency, and security in public service delivery. The certifications were awarded to the agency on Monday (February 17) as part of the DSWD’s 74th anniversary celebration at the Central Office in Batasan, Quezon City. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, alongside Undersecretary Adonis Sulit of the Policy and Planning Group (PPG), Asst. Secretary Rodolfo Santos, and Division Chief Sandy Roy Ocampo of the Information and Communications Technology Management Service (ICTMS), received thecertifications from the SOCOTEC Certification […]
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February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025

DSWD chief inks data-sharing agreement with partners for newly-launched online system

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian inks a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that formalizes data-sharing with the Department’s various partner-agencies for its newly-launched Minors Travelling Abroad (MTA) system on Tuesday (February 18). The other signatories were the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), National Authority for Child Care (NACC), Bureau of Immigration (BI), and the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime (PCTC). The MTA system, which now allows online processing and issuance of clearance for minors traveling abroad without their parents or guardians, is among the digital initiatives launched during the agency’s 74th anniversary […]
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February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025

DSWD relaunches ‘Angel Pets’ for clients of agency’s care facilities

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) will be relaunching their collaborative project dubbed “Angel Pets” on Wednesday (February 19) at the Sanctuary Center in Mandaluyong City. “We are relaunching this initiative to the members of the media so that they can familiarize themselves even more with this significant partnership,” Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the DSWD spokesperson said. Initially introduced during the PAWS’s anniversary last October 2024, the Angel Pets is a heartwarming initiative centered on animal-assisted therapy. It aims to enhance the therapeutic services in select centers and […]
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February 18, 2025
February 18, 2025

DSWD chief urges partners to use newly-launched donations portal

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian urged partner social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs) and institutions to fully utilize the agency’s Kaagapay Donations Portal during its launch on Tuesday (February 18), as part of the agency’s 74th anniversary celebration at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. Secretary Gatchalian explained that the Kaagapay Donations Portal will help create a welcoming environment to help SWDAs, which the DSWD considers as partners in extending social protection. “We know that in this age of corporate cost cutting, it becomes harder to find resources to operate your SWDAs. In response […]
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February 18, 2025
February 18, 2025

PBBM, DSWD chief lead launching of agency’s newest digital initiatives, social welfare model

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian unveils on Tuesday (February 18)  the agency’s newest online systems, the  ‘Harmonized Electronic Licensing Permit System (HELPS) and  the ‘Minors Travelling Abroad (MTA)’ portal, during the DSWD’s 74th Anniversary celebration held at the SMX Convention, with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr as guest honor. In his message, the Chief Executive recognized the DSWD’s laudable initiatives to fortify the agency’s services amid the growing demand for digitalization to meet the evolving needs of the public.   Now officially launched, the HELPS shall serve as a digital one-stop-shop for the agency’s regulatory […]
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February 18, 2025
February 18, 2025

DSWD’s digital innovations gateway to client-centered frontline services – Sec. Gatchalian

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has emphasized the importance of easing access to the agency’s regulatory services through its latest digital initiatives as this would greatly benefit social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs) and the people receiving their services. “Through the DSWD HELPS, we are able to provide a welcoming environment for all our SWDAs to make sure that we bring you into the fold so that you can be our partners and force multipliers in ending poverty,” Secretary Gatchalian told representatives of various SWDAs during the launching of the Harmonized Electronic Licensing and Permit […]
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February 18, 2025
February 18, 2025

PBBM visits booths of DSWD’s compendium, new online systems at agency’s 74th anniversary celebration

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., accompanied by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, makes the rounds of the different booths featuring the agency’s programs and services during the DSWD’s 74th anniversary celebration on February 18 (Tuesday) at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. During the President’s rounds, Undersecretary Monina Josefina Romualdez of the DSWD’s Operations Group (OG)  showed the features of the Minors Traveling Abroad (MTA) online system, while Undersecretary Denise Florence Bernos Bragas of the Regulatory Services and Institutional Development Group (RSIDG) explained the features of the Harmonized Electronic Licensing Permit System (HELPS). Undersecretary […]
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February 18, 2025
February 18, 2025

PBBM grateful for DSWD’s 74 years of dedicated service to Filipinos

“You are the first to respond but the last to sleep. While others sought shelter from the storm, you walked into the chaos to deliver relief. You have saved lives, brought hope, and demonstrated the true power of compassion. For that, the country is grateful. For that, your President is grateful.” This was the commendation received by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr in his keynote address during the agency’s 74th anniversary celebration on February 18 (Tuesday) at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. President Marcos emphasized in his speech that the DSWD […]
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