The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to launch a new program after the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., approved the Panahon ng Pagkilos: Philippine Community Resilience Project (PCRP) with a Php56.706 billion budget. Director Bernadette Mapue-Joaquin of the DSWD’s Kapit-Bisig Laban Sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services National Program Management Office (KALAHI-CIDSS-NPMO) said the Panahon ng Pagkilos project targets to serve 4.13 million households across the country. “We will be covering 500 municipalities based on key criteria at maco-cover po natin ang 4 million household […]

One month after the launching of the Kaagapay Donations Portal, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already received Php1.4 million from donors for the agency’s disaster response operations and clients of DSWD-managed centers and residential care facilities (CRCFs). “In a few weeks’ time, may donations na tayong na-receive para sa DSWD at para na rin po sa ating mga foundations, non-government organizations (NGO), at mga non-profit corporations na naka-publish sa ating Kaagapay Donations Portal,” Assistant Secretary Maria Paz Rafael of the Partnerships Building and Resource Mobilization (PBRMO) told reporters at the DSWD Thursday Media Forum on April […]

Revisiting and enhancing the Philippine government’s disaster response plan ensures the country’s response system is capable of addressing multiple types of calamities and weather conditions which are exacerbated by climate change. This was emphasized by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian before member-agencies of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) during the launching of the National Disaster Response Plan (NRDP) 2024 on Wednesday (April 3) at the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Quezon City. The NDRP 2024 marks the third version of the Philippines’ multi-hazard response and early recovery framework that focuses […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started sending family food packs (FFPs) and other forms of relief assistance to families affected by flash floods in several barangays in Glan, Sarangani due to heavy rainfall brought by the easterlies. “Secretary Rex Gatchalian has instructed Regional Director Loreto Cabaya Jr. of our Field Office 12 – SOCCSKSARGEN to closely coordinate with the affected local government units (LGUs) for possible requests for relief augmentation. Our FO has started sending FFPs to the municipality of Glan,” Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD’s Disaster Response ManagementGroup (DRMG) said on Wednesday (April […]

“Liwanagin po natin, wala pong ginastos ang ating pamahalaan sa mga cellphone na ito. Hindi po natin ginamit ang pera ng mga taxpayers para makabili ng cellphone at maipamigay sa ating mga beneficiaries.” This was the explanation made by Division Chief (DC) Marie Grace Ponce of the Social Marketing Division (SMD) of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) as she shed light on queries regarding the distribution of mobile phones to 4Ps beneficiaries during the April 2 episode of the DSWD’s online program,“ 4Ps Fastbreak.” According to DC Ponce, the mobile phones were donated by the Globe Telecom and G-Xchange, […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and its partners from different national agencies have reaffirmed their commitment to an inclusive and comprehensive assistance to children, individuals, and families in street situations during the Pag-abot Inter-Agency Committee (IAC) first quarter meeting on Tuesday (March 25) at the DSWD Boardroom in Batasan, Quezon City. Undersecretary Edu Punay of the DSWD’s Innovations and Program Development Group (IPDG) said the meeting was a “big step forward” for the full scale implementation of the Pag-abot Program. “We have implementing rules and regulations (IRR) where the respective partner-national government agencies (NGAs) will be coming […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as the lead agency in social protection, continues to provide comprehensive programs to support both victim-survivors and perpetrators of gender-based violence (GBV), ensuring a holistic approach to prevention, response, and reintegration, the agency spokesperson said on Wednesday (April 2). DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said the agency implements the Comprehensive Intervention Against Gender-Based Violence (CIAGV) which aims to reduce vulnerability among women, men, girls, and boys by improving access to quality response and reintegration services while promoting active participation in violence prevention initiatives. “With the need to reduce incidence of gender-based […]

To promote the spirit of generosity and kindness and to orient its employees on the agency’s newly-launched Kaagapay Donations Portal, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to hold an on-site donation drive at the Central Office in Batasan Hills in Quezon City on Thursday (April 3). In a memorandum sent to all officials and employees on March 12, Asst. Secretary Ana Maria Paz Rafael of the DSWD’s Partnerships Building and Resource Mobilization Office (PBRMO), the focal office for the agency’s donations portal, invited all officials and employees, regardless of employment status, to participate in the on-side […]

Growing up selling various goods in the streets of Mindanao, Arafat Hadji Jamil has always been contemplating with the hard questions in life. As a young lad, he would often lament why there are families left with no choice but to sleep on the streets or why some children go past the day on a rumbling stomach. Arafat might have had a hard time digesting the answers to these questions, but certainly not the solutions that can be done. Ultimately, his quest for answers led to his greater purpose in life he now fulfills as a social worker or ‘Angel […]