Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has ordered the immediate release of 20,000 family food packs to Sorsogon as the DSWD chief’s commitment to help the province amid Mt. Bulusan’s eruption on Monday (April 28). Sorsogon Governor Jose Edwin Hamor thanked Secretary Gatchalian for immediately reaching out to his office in the wake of the eruption and taking swift action on the province’s request for resource augmentation. “Secretary Rex, maraming maraming salamat gaya ng pinag usapan kanina, nandon na yung truck namin, yung alloted sa amin na 20,000 na family food packs as you promised, pangako […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recognizes the results of surveys by various research institutions and uses the data to further enhance the Department’s programs and services, an agency official said on Monday (April 28). “We recognize the result of this survey and we use this as a listening tool to assess the implementation of the various programs of the Department that aim to alleviate poverty,” Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, the DSWD spokesperson, said in an interview over ONE News Morning Matters. According to Asst. Secretary Dumlao, the DSWD utilizes the information from survey results such as the […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) new intergenerational project, “Apo Ko: Kwento ni Lolo’t Lola, Gabay ng Kabataan,” will foster the bond between Filipino elders and young children, a senior agency official said on Monday (April 28). During the ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the local government unit of Tanay, Undersecretary Edu Punay of the DSWD’s Innovations and Program Development Group (IPDG) highlighted the significance of the project to preserve Filipino values among young children. “When Secretary Rex Gatchalian and our team were conceptualizing this Apo Ko project, the vision was clear. We wanted […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will continue providing medical and burial assistance to Filipinos who will be needing these services during the 10-day ‘ayuda’ ban imposed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from May 2 to 10 leading to the May 12 elections. DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said the agency’s medical and burial aid are the only forms of assistance allowed by the Comelec in the 10-day ‘ayuda’ ban. “While our Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) and Ayuda sa Kapos Ang Kita Program (AKAP) are among the government aid that have been placed […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to kickstart its latest initiative dubbed as PEACE Project for children involved in armed conflict (CIAC) in Regions 10 (Northern Mindanao) and 11 (Davao Region) within the next half of 2025, an agency official said on Monday (April 28). “Ang Departamento ay laging nakatuon sa best interest ng mga bata. Naniniwala ang ahensiya sa pag-i-invest para sa kagalingan, proteksiyon, at kaunlaran ng mga kabataan kaya’t nadevelop ang PEACE Project para sa mga children in armed conflict. Batid natin na ang mga kabataang nasa armed conflict ay biktima ng kanilang sitwasyon […]

The Philippines, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), will be hosting the 13th ASEAN Social Work Consortium (ASWC) Conference on April 29 to 30 via online video conference. With the theme, “Promoting Competency-development and Standardization Towards Strengthening Social Work in ASEAN,” the conference aims to reinforce regional cooperation to enhance social work practice and education across the ASEAN region. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, who also serves as the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting for Social Welfare and Development (AMMSWD) Leader of the Philippines, emphasized the significance of the ASWC Conference in his statement for the event. “The ASWC plays […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has assured Bicolanos that the agency is ready to respond if the restiveness of Mt. Bulusan continues and intensifies with over 180,000 family food packs (FFPs) already prepositioned at the DSWD Field Office 5-Bicol Region. More than 25,000 boxes of FFPs gave also been prepositioned in Sorsogon province that are ready for distribution to families that will be affected by this volcanic activity, Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said on Monday (April 28). “ Upon receiving the initial report on the incident, DSWD Bicol Regional […]

As the celebration of the National Solo Parents Week culminated on Saturday (April 26), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting solo parents across the country by highlighting the benefits available to them under Republic Act 11861 or the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act. Assistant Secretary Ada Colico of the DSWD’s Statutory Programs said among the most significant provisions of the law is that solo parents earning less than Php250,000 annually are now entitled to a 10 percent discount and VAT exemption on basic necessities and certain goods for their children below 7 […]

Some 1,800 members of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) participated in the ‘Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas’ job fair held at the Bulacan State University in Malolos City on Saturday (April 26). As of press time, the job caravan has recorded 235 hired-on-the-spot (HOTS) who have immediately bagged jobs from over 20 companies invited by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). In her short address during the activity, Regional Director (RD) Venus Rebuldela of the DSWD Field Office (FO) 3 – Central Luzon told participants to seize the opportunities made available by […]