The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday (March 10) officially formalized its partnership with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) during a ceremonial signing of a tripartite agreement at the Chairman\’s Hall, Palacio Del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila. The memorandum of agreement (MOA), signed by Assistant Secretary Elaine Fallarcuna of the DSWD’s International Affairs and, Attached and Supervised Agencies, representing Secretary Rex Gatchalian; COMELEC Chairperson George Erwin Garcia; and NCDA Executive Director Glenda Relova, aims to enhance the voting experience of vulnerable Filipinos, particularly the senior citizens and persons with […]

Classes at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Academy are about to kick-off and the agency is enjoining all social workers and paraprofessionals across the country to avail of the various training opportunities offered by the learning center. The DSWD Academy recently unveiled the available training opportunities for Calendar Year 2025, providing information on courses that is being offered in the revitalized academy starting on Tuesday (March 11). “Scheduled from March 11-15, a training on Data Quality Management Statistical Analytics is set to banner the first ever training program to be held in the newly-renovated academy,” Director Justin […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided humanitarian assistance worth more than Php14 million for the needs of families affected by a shear line that brought isolated thunderstorms and flooding in several regions across the country last February. “The DSWD provided a total of Php14,578,175.65 worth of assistance to the Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, and Caraga to ensure that all families affected by the recent shear line will have sufficient aid,” Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao of the Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said on Monday (March 10). According to Asst. Secretary Dumlao, who is also the DSWD’s […]

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 […]