Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday (April 7) ordered an agency team to conduct a fact-finding on the alleged use of a mentally-challenged female person who was forced to be in a video that is against Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto. “We have dispatched a fact-finding team to look into the reported malicious exploitation of a mentally-challenged person who was put on video and forced to say negative things against the incumbent mayor. And if proven true, the DSWD will take the lead in filing the case against those behind the video,” Secretary Gatchalian […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian reiterated on Saturday (April 5) that the agency’s newly-launched digital initiatives are anchored on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s socioeconomic agenda on digitalization of government processes and operations. “Digitalization, yan ang direction ng ating Pangulo, gawing mas efficient ang governance. Hindi kami exempted sa DSWD,” Secretary Gatchalian said as he briefed members of the media on the Harmonized Electronic License Permit System (HELPS), Minors Traveling Abroad (MTA) System, and Kaagapay Donations Portal during the Saturday News Forum at the Dapo Restaurant in Quezon City. One of the key digitalization efforts, […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Saturday (April 5) the agency is prioritizing the deinstitutionalization of abandoned, neglected, and orphaned children from child caring facilities so that they will find their forever loving homes. “The goal is to deinstitutionalize children from our facilities. How? Mayroon ang NACC (National Authority for Child Care), isinusulong ang foster care, so we are accrediting foster parents para pansamantalang arugain yung mga bata. And two, through adoption,” the DSWD chief explained during his guest appearance at the Teleradyo program, ‘Serbisyong DSWD for Every Juan’. Secretary Gatchalian said the DSWD […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Saturday (April 5) the agency has commissioned Brain Trust Inc., a third party evaluator, to assess the effectiveness of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and its synergy with other government anti-poverty initiatives. “We procured the service of a third party vendor, Brain Trust Inc. founded by Dr. Cielito Habito, to look at the success rate of pulling people out of poverty gamit ang 4Ps at in its relation to other government anti-poverty programs like Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) and Medical Assistance for Indigent Patients […]

“Walang tao, kahit sino man, kandidato o hindi kandidato, na gawing biro ang pagdurusa ng kapwa tao lalung-lalo na pag galing sa bulnerableng sektor, yung mga persons with disabilities, solo parents, at matatanda.” This was the firm statement made by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian during his guest appearance in the second episode of the teleradyo program, ‘Serbisyong DSWD for Every Juan’ on Saturday (April 5) aired over DYPM Radyo 630. The DSWD chief made the remark in response to the question of host and veteran broadcast journalist Alvin Elchico about the trending video of […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will continue to be a watchdog to protect the poor, marginalized and vulnerable sectors against any forms of abuse and exploitation. This was emphasized by Secretary Rex Gatchalian during the Saturday News Forum at the Dapo Restaurant in Quezon City on April 5, following several incidents affecting the sectors of solo parents, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. “Every day, kahit hindi election period, maninilbihang watchdog at taga pagtanggol ang DSWD ng ating mga naaapi o bulnerable, at kami mismo, we will take the initiative of filing cases laban sa mga mang-aabuso, […]

On instructions of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the agency’s Field Office CALABARZON has conducted on Friday (April 4) a home visit in Antipolo City and provided appropriate services to the family of the elderly person with disability who was seen being mocked by four men in a video that went viral. In a report to Secretary Gatchalian, DSWD Field Office CALABARZON said it has provided Php10,000 cash relief assistance, under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS), to the family of the elderly. “The cash assistance will be used to augment expenses for […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian emphasized on Friday (April 4) that the agency’s mandate is to protect the rights and welfare of members of vulnerable sectors including solo parents, against any form of abuse. “Ang mandato ng DSWD ay laging pangalagaan mula sa anumang pang-aabuso—-verbal, physical man yan—-ang mga marginalized, mahirap, o bulnerable. Para sa amin, ang anguish nyan ay napakabigat,” Secretary Gatchalian told reporters on the sidelines of the job fair in Antipolo City. The DSWD chief made this statement following a viral video showing a local candidate using solo parents as the subject […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has directed concerned agency officials to coordinate with the Antipolo City’s local government unit (LGU) in filing a criminal case against a group of men who made fun of a female senior citizen as shown in a video that has since gone viral. “We will work with the Antipolo City LGU in filing a case against the group of four men who made fun of the senior citizen who is also a person with disability. This is a very cruel act and those responsible should be charged in court,” Secretary […]