March 5, 2025
With the latest digital innovation of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) aptly called ‘HELPS’ or the Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System, an agency official assured the public that it will not compromise the DSWD’s mandate as the regulatory arm for non-government organizations (NGOs) and people’s organizations (POs) engaged in social welfare and development (SWD) services. Director Megan Therese Manahan of the DSWD’s Standards Bureau said in a radio interview Sunday (March 2) face-to-face visitations of social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs) will be a permanent fixture as this will ensure that there will be no blind […]