As an expression of his support, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr signs the ‘Pamilya para sa Bagong Pilipinas’ Compendium, which was presented by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian to the Chief Executive during the agency’s 74th anniversary celebration on Tuesday (February 18) at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. The compendium serves as an information resource directory of the different programs and services of the DSWD that are responsive to the needs of Filipino families.   The President congratulated the DSWD for the agency’s seven decades of exceptional work in delivering government services to […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, together with other agency executives, receives two new ISO certifications for the agency’s quality management and information security efforts during a ceremonial awarding on Monday (February 17) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. The DSWD received the ISO 9001:2015 recertification from the SOCOTEC Certification Philippines, Inc.  Otherwise known as the international benchmark on Quality Management, the ISO recertification reaffirms that every program and initiative implemented by the DSWD meets the highest global standards. Another certification, the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 was conferred by the SGS Philippines, Inc. which is a […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, joined by Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay Villar and Assistant Secretary Ellaine Fallarcuna of the International Affairs, Attached and Supervised Agencies (IASAs) and Director Miramel Laxa of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), leads the ribbon cutting ceremony for the DSWD’s week-long bazaar and trade fair on Monday (February 17) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. The opening of the bazaar is among the DSWD’s lined-up activities in celebration of the agency’s 74th anniversary. Gathering various small businesses, local food chains, and Sustainable Livelihood Program Associations (SLPAs), the bazaar and trade […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officially kicked-off its 74th anniversary celebration on Monday (February 17) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay Villar of the International Affairs, Attached and Supervised Agencies (IASAs) Group, who is also the Committee Chairperson for the 74th DSWD Anniversary, announced the series of activities lined up for the week-long celebration. Undersecretary Villar mentioned the ceremonial awarding for the ISO 9001 and 27001  Certification for the DSWD as the first activity for the week. On Tuesday (February 18), a series of launches will be held at the SMX Convention […]