For the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), strengthening linkages between donors and charity-driven foundations and non-government organizations (NGOs) is one way of honoring the good work that they do for Filipinos in need. Assistant Secretary Marie Rafael of the DSWD’s Partnerships Building and Resource Mobilization Office (PBRMO) told a news forum that simplifying the donation process for both donors and donees was the primary objective of the newly-launched Kaagapay Donations Portal. “For Kaagapay Donations Portal, our aim is to bring in donors and beneficiaries together for us to bring a welcoming environment of giving and sharing,” Asst. Secretary […]

In a bid to intensify its campaign for ‘Tamang Tulong sa Tamang Impormasyon’ (3Ti), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Strategic Communications group launched on March 29 (Saturday) its new radio program, ‘Serbisyong DSWD for Every Juan,’ in partnership with DYPM Radyo 630. The new program is anchored by veteran anchor Alvin Elchico together with Information Officer Bianca Piedad-Tamondong of the DSWD’s Traditional Media Service (TMS). DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian went on air to express his greetings to the DSWD and Radyo 630 for the partnership radio program. “Congratulations on your new show at alam kung […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) certifies eligibility for for duty exempt importation (DEI) to non-government organizations (NGOs) as part of the agency’s regulatory services to individuals and groups engaged in social welfare service delivery across the country, a DSWD official said on Friday (March 28). This process, according to Director Megan Therese Manahan of the DSWD’s Standards Bureau (SB), is among the services that was digitalized with the recent launch of the Harmonized Electronic License and Permit Systems (HELPS). The HELPS serves as a virtual one-stop-shop to all of the agency’s regulatory services for social welfare and […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has emphasized that the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) and the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation are social welfare programs that are need-driven and not just arbitrarily given to anyone. “Itong AICS at AKAP, they fall under our social welfare program. Yung social welfare o ang tulong pinansyal laging may reason yan, is it medical, is it burial, is it for transportation ‘yung mga balik probinsya, is it for food? Kasi yan yung mga isyu na tinatalakay natin. So, hindi siya ‘yung konsepto na pupunta ka, hihingi […]

Some 25 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries from the town of Sta. Ana, Cagayan, who are also members of an indigenous group, received Php375,000-worthof livelihood supplies from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to support their local fish processing business. The livelihood assistance is part of the Enhanced Support Services Intervention (ESSI) under the 4Ps. The ESSI provides a menu of projects and services geared at addressing the barriers andvulnerabilities that hinder the socioeconomic development of the most vulnerable 4Ps households, including indigenous peoples (IPs), homeless families (HFs), and beneficiaries from geographically-isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs). “Under […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) highlighted the importance of nutrition education sessions being attended by beneficiaries of the Walang Gutom Program (WGP) in the country’s fight against hunger. During the opening ceremonies of the WGP Kusinero Cook-Off Challenge at the Alicia Community Center in Alicia, Isabela on Thursday (March 27), Undersecretary Edu Punay of the DSWD’s Innovations and Program Development Group (IPDG) said the WGP aims to promote nutrition and behavioral change among beneficiaries by helping them understand the value of buying and eating nutritious food through nutrition education sessions. “Gusto nating ipakita sa programang ito na […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian expressed his confidence on the values gained by Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries from attending monthly family development sessions (FDS). During a press conference on Thursday (March 27), the DSWD chief was asked by reporters on various scenarios that may happen to 4Ps beneficiaries who received new mobile phones donated by Globe Telecom and G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI), the operator of GCash. “Part ng success nitong program is the values that we teach them and the morals that we teach them through the family development session…lahat ng kinwento niyo pwede […]