The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prepositioned 3 million boxes of family food packs (FFPs) in 938 warehouses across the country as it braces for incoming storms with the onset of the rainy season. Secretary Rex Gatchalian had earlier directed the DSWD’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) to ensure that FFPs in the regions that are prone to storms and flooding are constantly replenished for adequate, prompt and efficient disaster response operations. “Utos ng Pangulo na siguraduhin ang kaligtasan at kapanatagan ng mga Pilipinong madalas maapektuhan ng mga bagyo at iba pang kalamidad. Ipinapatupad ng DSWD ang […]

4Ps a development program, not dole-out; aims to break intergeneration poverty – DSWD chief “Isa sa pinakamalaking development program namin ay yung 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program). Hindi iyan ayuda. Yung 4Ps na ‘yan ay dinesign para una, i-ahon ang ating mga kababayan at hindi masalin ang kahirapan [mula] sa isang henerasyon patungo sa susunod na henerasyon.” This was emphasized by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday (June 5) in an interview over Bilyonaryo News Channel’s ‘At The Forefront’ program. Secretary Gatchalian stressed during the interview that the government has an obligation to help […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) regulatory services are now made more accessible as its digital systems aptly called ‘Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System’ (HELPS) and ‘Minors Travelling Abroad (MTA) have been integrated into the eGov PH (e-Government Philippines) Application. According to Director Megan Therese Manahan of the Standards Bureau (SB) that oversees the HELPS, this move will go a long way in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s vision to harness the power of technology to make government services closer to the reach of Filipinos. “We are more than pleased to announce this, especially to […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian welcomed the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) approval of the Php20 per kilo rice that will be allocated for the beneficiaries of the Walang Gutom Program (WGP). The DSWD chief said in a radio interview on Wednesday (June 4) that accessing the low-cost rice would greatly help the WGP beneficiaries especially in budgeting their monthly food credits amounting to Php3,000. “Binibigyan natin itong food poor, yung mga pamilyang hindi na kumakain ng tama, o yung nakararanas ng kagutuman. Every month, binibigyan natin sila ng 3,000 pesos worth of food credit. Yung […]

Four beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Walang Gutom Program (WGP) in Tondo, Manila have affirmed the effectiveness of the government’s anti-hunger as they narrated to members of the Media its impact on their lives. One of them is Edwin Jimeno, a scavenger from Tondo who emotionally recalled how his family’s life significantly changed after he was included in the WGP. “Tuwang-tuwa po ako noong time na yon na nasabihan ako na nakuha ako sa WGP. Kaya sa sobrang excited ko, [sinabi] ko talaga yung pamilya ko na ito na siguro yung chance na makakatikim din […]

Water is an essential resource to life and access to potable water is a key driver to sustainable development. As a champion for development, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is introducing the Air-to-Water Technology as a modality under the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS). The KALAHI-CIDSS program is globally recognized for its community driven development (CDD) approach in assisting poor communities towards progress. The approach entails that members of the community actively participate in the identification of their needs, preparing for project proposals, and in the implementation of their projects. […]

With innovations and constant improvements as its core principles in development, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is eyeing to enhance the Walang Gutom Program (WGP) and changes are currently underway to ensure that the program will continue being more responsive to the hunger and nutritional needs of its beneficiaries. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian emphasized this as he visited Tatay Anselmo Brosas, a WGP household-beneficiary from Tondo Manila who emerged as the winner in the recently-held National Capital Region-Walang Gutom Cook-off challenge where he featured an original dish of ‘sinigang na tinapang galunggong’. Aside from congratulating Tatay Anselmo, […]

An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarified that distributing cash incentives for exiting household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is a prerogative of their respective local government units (LGUs). This was pointed out by Director Gemma Gabuya, the 4Ps National Program Manager, as a response to the featured question from a netizen during the June 4 episode of the DSWD’s online program, “4Ps Fastbreak.” Director Gabuya said the 4Ps management office hold graduation rites dubbed “Pugay Tagumpay” to recognize the milestones of household-beneficiaries who attained self-sufficiency status. During the Pugay Tagumpay, the 4Ps […]

With the Department of Agriculture (DA) approving the request for low-cost rice, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now taking steps to include the Php 20 per kilo rice in the food redemption system of the Walang Gutom Program (WGP). “Yung request natin na mag supply ang DA ng murang bigas ay inaprubahan nga po nila. Kung kaya ang gagawin natin, nitong June, ay magkakaroon tayo ng pilot run kung saan susubukan natin yung sistema noong pag-coordinate ng DA doon sa ating mga accredited merchants at retailers including mga Kadiwa outlets,” Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, the DSWDs […]