The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now enforcing strict monitoring on social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs) that were granted public solicitation permits, an agency executive said during the Saturday News Forum at Dapo Restaurant in Quezon City on March 8. According to Director Megan Therese Manahan of the DSWD’s Standards Bureau (SB), the Department issues public solicitation permits to non-stock and non-profit organizations to protect the public from falling prey to fraudulent solicitation activities and resource generation efforts. “Kapag po may mga public solicitation po, dapat kumuha po ng permit sa amin. So, kapag po kumuha […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and other Cabinet officials accompanied President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Friday (March 7) as the Chief Executive brought the sixth leg of the ‘Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas para sa 4Ps’ job fair in the Province of Camarines Sur. “Una naming tinitingnan kung ano ang pinakamagandang serbisyo na maibibigay namin sa tao. Sa aming palagay, ito na po ang pinakamahalaga sa bawat isa sa atin; na tayo ay maganda ang ating kalusugan, tayo ay malalakas at wala tayong sakit, mayroon tayong magandang hanap-buhay…sana po ay kayong lahat ay makahanap ng […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) welcomed the results of the latest Tangere survey which recognized Secretary Rex Gatchalian as the top-performing Cabinet member under the Marcos administration, with a 59.92 percent satisfaction rating. DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said on Friday (March 7) this recognition belongs to every dedicated \’Angel in Red Vest\’ working in the Central and Field Offices, as well as those in agency-managed centers and residential care facilities (CRCFs). “This achievement reflects the hard work of the entire DSWD workforce to deliver timely and necessary programs and services, with extra love and extra […]

Thousands of job opportunities were made available by government and private firms to beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) during the ‘Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas para sa 4Ps’ job fair held at the Governor Andres B. Bernos Gymnasium in Abra on Thursday (March 6). The job fair, aimed at providing employment opportunities to 4Ps members, offered a total of 10,019 overseas job vacancies and 3,543 local jobs for qualified applicants from various municipalities of Abra province. Undersecretary Denise Florence Bernos-Bragas of the DSWD\’s Regulatory Services and Institutional Development Group (RSIDG) said […]

As the lead agency for Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM), theDepartment of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to encourage evacuees of Mt. Kanlaon to participate in activities that ensure their protection while staying at the evacuation centers. DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said the DSWD’s Field Office (FO) 6 – Western Visayas recently led a Youth Development Session (YDS) on online privacy and safety for young evacuees staying at the municipal evacuation center in La Castellana, Negros Occidental. “The Department may be well-known for the food provisions and cash aid that we immediately roll outin times of […]

As homelessness remains a pressing social issue, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian gave a reassurance that the agency is relentless in reaching out to families and individuals in street situations (FISS) and extending appropriate support to give them a new lease on life. In an interview aired over Frontline Pilipinas on Wednesday (March 5), Secretary Gatchalian said the DSWD has a package of social assistance under its “Pag-abot Program,” that addresses the circumstances of people in street situations. “May temporary shelter naman kami para sa kanila. Tapos after a couple of weeks, iuuwi na natin […]

In observance of the National Women’s Month this March, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) renewed its call to the public to report cases of violence against women and children (VAWC), gender-based violence (GBV), and other forms of abuse that they may have witnesses or experienced within their homes and communities. “Women should never feel alone in their struggle against abuse, and they should know that they have the right to live a life free from violence. We encourage women to reach out, report cases of violence, and access the services available to them because VAWC is a […]

While the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) remains impartial and free from any political influence, the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) has appealed anew to 4Ps beneficiaries to be wary of political candidates who are using the program to advance their agenda. “Huwag po kayong maniniwala kapag po may mga kandidato o mga politiko na nagsabing pwede nila kayong ipasok o tanggalin mula sa programa,” 4Ps Social Marketing Division Chief (DC) Marie Grace Ponce said on Wednesday (March 5) in the DSWD’s online program, “4Ps Fastbreak”. DC Ponce has reiterated that the DSWD is the sole agency that […]

With the latest digital innovation of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) aptly called ‘HELPS’ or the Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System, an agency official assured the public that it will not compromise the DSWD’s mandate as the regulatory arm for non-government organizations (NGOs) and people’s organizations (POs) engaged in social welfare and development (SWD) services. Director Megan Therese Manahan of the DSWD’s Standards Bureau said in a radio interview Sunday (March 2) face-to-face visitations of social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs) will be a permanent fixture as this will ensure that there will be no blind […]