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March 14, 2025

DSWD looks forward to working with IOM on enhanced humanitarian response

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has renewed the agency’s partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Philippines aimed at making disaster response more humanitarian in its focus. The DSWD and the IOM on Friday (March 14) forged an updated collaboration that focuses on strengthening and enhancing capacity building initiatives, undertake knowledge building and transfer of technology on camp coordination and camp management (CCCM), protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs), and accelerate efforts toward the digital service transformation in disaster management. “This partnership signals more learning for us and more learning for local government units […]
March 14, 2025

DSWD expands Pag-Abot Program to Central Luzon, CALABARZON

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is expanding its Pag-abot Program to Region 3 (Central Luzon) and CALABARZON to reach out more children, individuals, and families in street situations. Undersecretary Edu Punay of the DSWD’s Innovations and Program DevelopmentGroup (IPDG) said on Friday (March 14) the expansion, as directed by SecretaryRex Gatchalian, reflects the agency’s full commitment in serving the most vulnerable sectors by addressing the circumstances of people in street situations. “With the institutionalization of the Pag-Abot Program under Executive Order No. 52, the program is now scaling up to provide wider and more sustainable support at […]
March 13, 2025

DSWD Central Office exemplars, loyal employees honored in PRAISE Awards

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Office honored its dedicated officials and staff for their 10 to 40 years of loyal service, along with outstanding employees, during the Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) and Loyalty Awards held on Thursday (March 13) at the Landbank’s Diosdado Macapagal Hall in Malate, Manila. In the message of Secretary Rex Gatchalian, which was delivered by Undersecretary Vilma Cabrera, the PRAISE Central Office Committee Chairperson, the agency chief thanked the awardees for their notable contributions to the Department. \”In over seven decades of service, the DSWD is often […]
March 13, 2025

DSWD receives overwhelming response to new online portal for travel clearance for minors

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already processed 1,773 applications for travel permit for minors via the online Minors Travelling Abroad (MTA) permit system since it was launched last February 18. Assistant Secretary Ada Colico of the agency’s Protective Programs told reporters at the DSWD Thursday Media Forum on March 13 that the Department receives around 127 online applications a day and agency personnel are being complemented based on the demands of the public. “Yung original, nasa around 26 kami, but now we are adding up to 70 sa staff complement. Kasi we never anticipated na magiging […]
March 13, 2025

DSWD’s automation of travel permit system closes doors for middlemen, ‘fixers’

For the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the automated processing of travel clearance for minors travelling abroad is a vital tool in expediting transactions and doing away with the interventions of ‘fixers’ and ‘middlemen’ in the process of obtaining government-issued permits. Assistant Secretary Ada Colico of the DSWD’s Protective Programs, the oversight office for Minors Traveling Abroad (MTA), told reporters that the newly-launched system only allows parents or guardians to apply for minors’ travel clearance. “Ang pwede lang pong gumawa ng account para sa ating MTA is una, the parents, the accompanying adult o guardian, other than that […]
March 13, 2025

DSWD, IOM to seal partnership on stronger disaster response measures

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will be signing a Memorandumof Understanding (MOU) for a stronger emergency preparedness and response capacities on Friday (March 14) at the National Resource Operations Center (NROC) in Pasay City. “As part of the agency’s commitment as the Vice-Chair of the Disaster Response Pillar under the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the DSWD ensures that the government is ready to respond to any disaster. In pursuing this, the Department forges partnerships with stakeholders as part of the government\’s whole of nation approach topublic […]
March 12, 2025

DSWD’s 4Ps reiterates value of grantees’ attendance in family development sessions

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has reiterated the significance of attending family development sessions (FDS) which is one of the program’s conditionalities for its grantees. “Importante po ang pagdalo sa family development sessions dahil ito ay isa sa mga conditionality o itinakdang kundisyon ng programa natin…dito po natin ginagawa yung paghulma ng kamalayan ng bawat miyembro ng pamilya [na kabilang sa] Pantawid,” 4Ps Social Marketing Division (SMD) Chief (DC) Marie Grace Ponce said on Wednesday (March 12) in the DSWD’s online program, “4Ps Fastbreak”. DC Ponce said the FDS is one of […]
March 12, 2025

DSWD to honor exemplary, loyal employees in Central Office PRAISE Awards

As the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) caps its 74th founding anniversary celebration, the agency is set to give tribute to its exemplary and loyal employees in the Central Office (CO) through the Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) and Loyalty Awards. DSWD spokesperson Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao said the annual PRAISE awards is a mechanism to recognize the significant contributions of notable agency personnel. “The PRAISE Award is presented each year to outstanding performers in the DSWD. It aims to foster creativity, innovation, efficiency, integrity, and productivity in public service by acknowledging and rewarding […]
March 12, 2025

DSWD urges solo moms, dads to apply, update solo parent IDs to avail of services

As the nation observes National Women’s Month with the theme, “Babae sa Lahat ng Sektor, Aangat ang Bukas sa Bagong Pilipinas,” the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is encouraging all solo parents to apply for or update their Solo Parent Identification Cards (SPIC) to access the services available to them and ensure that they will not be left behind in development. Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the DSWD spokesperson, said on Tuesday (March 11) solo parents are entitled to expanded package of social protection services under Republic Act (RA) 11861, or the Expanded Solo Parents’ Welfare […]
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