In response to the intense rains and floodings in Mindanao, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian ordered the agency’s Field Office (FO) 12 – SOCCSKSARGEN to immediately deliver 30,000 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) to Maguindanao province in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The DSWD chief’s move was based on the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr to ensure that the government’s disaster response is immediately felt by the affected families. “Make necessary coordination so we can process the full deployment of 30,000 FFPs for Maguindanao by tomorrow,” Secretary Gatchalian told FO-12 […]

Beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) have once again proven that poverty is no barrier to success as five former 4Ps monitored children topped the March 2025 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). “We commend these five former 4Ps monitored children for their success. Their accomplishments are living proofs that the program continues to fulfill its mission of breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty through education,” Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) spokesperson Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao said on Tuesday (May 27). Leading the 4Ps achievers is Jeanlyn Guinita Colipano from Carmen, Cebu, who secured the top […]

Helping people in need does not always have to be costly or come from a place of fame, luxury or power. Sometimes, all it takes is a heart that humbly listens, eyes that see beyond the present and hands that are always ready to help. Director Edwin Morata of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Protective Services Bureau (PSB) has dedicated his 20 years to public service and has lived by these values. Growing up in the coastal town of Bulan in Sorsogon, the young Edwin witnessed early on how her mother moved through the community with quiet, […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far provided Php2,286,285 million-worth of relief items to families affected by the intense rainfall in Mindanao due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), an agency official reported on Sunday (May 25). “Alinsunod na nga rin po sa utos ng ating Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., tuloy-tuloy po ang pakikipag-ugnayan natin sa mga local government units (LGUs) para makapag-abot tayo ng agarang tulong at kapanatagan sa mga apektadong pamilya,” Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, the DSWD spokesperson, said. From May 15 to 18, the effects of ITCZ have impacted families from Regions […]

The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), has officially launched a revised “Guide for Media Practitioners on the Reporting and Coverage of Children”, aimed at preventing retraumatization as well as protecting the rights and dignity of children in media coverage. “When you report, create article or content, pag hindi po isinaalang-alang best interest of the child—-kung nag iinterview ka ng biktima—-maaaring magkaroon ng retraumatization. Kung nag interview ka naman ng children involved in armed conflict, maaaring mapahamak sya at ma-trace ng mga terorista o armed groups,” CWC […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian led the reach out operation of the Pag-abot Program early morning of Friday (May 23) along NIA Road in Quezon City. “Simula 2023 noong sumali ako sa Departamento, isa sa mandato ng mahal na Pangulo, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, ay masiguro na walang pamilyang Pilipino na naiiwan, lahat dapat natutulungan ng DSWD. Primary diyan yung mga pamilyang nasa lansangan, kasi sabi ko nga kung may mahirap na pamilyang Pilipino sila na siguro yung pinaka mahirap na pamilyang Pilipino,” Secretary Gatchalian said in an interview over GMA’s Unang Balita sa […]

The number of cases involving violence against children (VAC) in the Philippines has been decreasing under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., according to a senior official of the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), an agency attached to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). “Dito sa administration na ito, I am happy to say—hindi ko opinyon ito and you can always check with the Philippine National Police (PNP) Women and Children Protection Center—when we talk about VAC, since 2016 ay pababa yan,” CWC Undersecretary Angelo Tapales told reporters at the DSWD Thursday Media Forum […]

How can media reporting protect children while still telling powerful, important stories? This was the highlight of the discussion at the DSWD Thursday Media Forum on May 22 as the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), launched the revised “Guide for Media Practitioners on the Reporting and Coverage of Children.” CWC Undersecretary Angelo Tapales said the guide aims to support journalists, content creators, and social media personalities in promoting ethical, child-sensitive storytelling that respects and safeguards the rights of minors. “The purpose of this guideline is to […]