In preparation for the 2025 implementation of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signed tripartite agreements with state and local universities and colleges (S/LUCs) and local government units (LGUs) across the country. Undersecretary Edu Punay of the DSWD’s Innovations and Program Development Group (IPDG) said the agency has partnered with 66 S/LUCs whose responsibility is to conduct the initial screening of 2nd to 4th year college students belonging to low income families, as prospective beneficiaries of the program. In a ceremonial signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with LGUs and S/LUCs which […]

A total of 129 beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who were hired instantly during the ‘Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas Para sa 4Ps’ job fairs held in four regions were declared eligible for the agency’s Sustainable Livelihood Program’s (SLP) employment assistance fund (EAF) of Php5,000. “The EAF was offered to those who secured employment during the job fairs in Regions 6 (Western Visayas); 7 (Negros Oriental); 11 (Davao Region); and National Capital Region (NCR). The EAF is under the SLP’s Employment Facilitation (EF) Track which provides assistance to help participants to […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is eyeing the inclusion of a feedback mechanism to its newly-launched Kaagapay Donations Portal to further improve donor’s experience. “Sa mga susunod na mga buwan, ilulunsad po namin yung feedback mechanism para malaman po ng mga donors kung papaano po ito [Kaagapay Portal] ma-a-access,” Assistant Secretary Marie Rafael of the DSWD’s Partnership Building and Resource Mobilization Office (PBRMO) said in a radio interview last Sunday (March 2). Asst. Secretary Rafael, who is also on top of this agency initiative, told radio station DZRH the DSWD will have a roadshow to promote the […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla forged a partnership on Monday (March 3) for the implementation of the Client Referral and Psycho-Social Intervention Program, in a simple agreement signing ceremony at the DOJ Central Office in Padre Faura, Manila. In his message during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the DSWD chief said: “Through the partnership, the DOJ will refer clients in crisis situations due to circumstances of injustice inflicted upon them. In turn, we [DSWD] will provide financial assistance to help them as they […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joins the nation in honoring the contributions of women in nation-building and their indispensable role in shaping the society, as the country celebrates the National Women’s Month this March. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian conveyed the Department’s support to women empowerment in a video message played during the agency’s Monday flag-raising ceremony on Monday (March 3). “We, at the DSWD, are committed to advancing the cause of women’s empowerment and gender equality. Through the years, we have focused on ensuring that women from vulnerable and disadvantaged sectors are not only seen and heard, […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian underscored on Friday (February 28) the Marcos administration’s continuing effort at investing in human capital development, including the Walang Gutom Program (WGP). “Ang programang ito ay para mamuhunan or we invest in human capital. Namumuhunan tayo sa mga Pilipino, namumuhunan tayo sa ating mga residente dahil importanteng kapital ang ating mamamayan,” the DSWD chief said during the launch of the Walang Gutom Kusinero Cook-Off Challenge on Friday at the Dapa Gymnasium, in Dapa, Surigao Del Norte. Secretary Gatchalian said the WGP initiated the culinary challenge to celebrate the lessons learned […]

Sitio Mata of Barangay Marozo in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur is considered a conflict vulnerable area (CVA). With the CVA term, one would think there is chaos. But in the heart of the sitio lies a thriving egg layering business by the Mata Makitkita, a 20 member-association established through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Flora Ausa, President of the Mata Makitkita SLP Association (SLPA), said they learned from their Barangay Captain Marivic Tolentino that the government has a livelihood program, and twenty of them signified their interest. Flora added that her family […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) new online system dubbed ‘Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System’ or HELPS has received 218 requests for verification and creation of HELPS account since its official launch last February 18. Director Megan Therese Manahan of the Standards Bureau (SB) announced this during the DSWD’s Thursday Media Forum on February 27, citing that the agency is ready to process more requests as part of the agency’s efforts to ease access to its regulatory services. “Maganda po siyang statistic kasi nag-launch lang po tayo ng February 18… it has been just more than a […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public that the agency’s newly-launched Kaagapay Donations Portal will help prevent public solicitation scams. “Dito sa Kaagapay portal, you can guarantee it’s fully vetted by a regulatory body, which is the DSWD Standards Bureau, in coordination with Kaagapay, which is the partnerships group. So fully vetted [ito], clean, monitored, and regulated. Iwas scam kasi gusto natin may one stop shop na lang for donations in the sense na trusted na yung portal na pupuntahan ng taong bayan,” Director Megan Therese Manahan of the Standards Bureau (SB) said during the DSWD […]