The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported on Friday (October 18) that 9,116 families from the Bicol Region have already benefited from the Walang Gutom Program (WGP). According to DSWD Field Office 5 – Bicol Region WGP Coordinator Sherryl Lofamia, these beneficiaries are from the provinces of Sorsogon and Camarines Sur who have already claimed their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards from August to September this year. “Each household-beneficiary was able to utilize Php3,000 worth of food credits. With these, they were able to put healthy meals on the table,” WGP Coordinator Lofamia said in an interview with […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO)-MIMAROPA emphasized that in times of disasters, the FO has protocols in place for a multidimensional disaster response to ensure that those affected are able to recover and resume their normal lives. DSWD-MIMAROPA Regional Director Leonardo Reynoso affirmed this during the DSWD’s Thursday Media Forum held last October 17, citing his FO employed this approach during the oil spill incident in Oriental Mindoro in February 2023. “Matatandaan po natin na nagkaroon ng oil spill sa karagatan po na malapit sa bayan ng Naujan noong February 28, 2023. Pero March 3, […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao is among the government officials who welcomed the 45 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and two minor dependents as they arrived  on Thursday (October 17) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport  (NAIA) Terminal 1 following their repatriation from conflict-torn Lebanon. DSWD social workers were also at the airport to hand out the agency’s initial assistance of Php20,000 to each of the 45 repatriates, on top of the Php150,000 cash aid from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). The DSWD social workers also interviewed the OFWs to further determine their needs […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian joins other representatives of the Philippine and Australian governments at the launching of the Australia-Philippine Development Partnership Plan (DPP) 2024-2029 on Thursday (October 17) at the Makati Shangri-La. Under the DPP, Australia’s development partnership with the Philippines will focus on supporting stability as a foundation for development, bolstering inclusive and sustainable economic growth; and increasing institutional and community resilience to social, economic, and climate-related shocks by working with the Philippine government, institutions, and communities. In a Facebook post, Secretary Gatchalian said the DSWD has benefited enormously from the social protection […]

Another partnership is set to boost the initiatives of Pag-abot Program as Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian confers with representatives of the Academe Foundation of the Villavicencio Family led by Executive Director Sachie Reyes on Wednesday (October 16) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. During the foundation representatives’ courtesy call, they expressed their willingness to support the Pag-abot program by providing food and extending scholarship opportunities for the reached out children and youth in street situations and placed under the DSWD’s centers and residential care facilities (CRCFs). The DSWD chief together with Assistant […]

A total of 246,786 individuals have been provided with short-term employment and income during the first semester of 2024 courtesy of the cash-for-work and training (CFW/T) scheme under the various programs and services of the Department of Social Welfare and Development ( DSWD). “The DSWD, through the CFW initiatives of the agency’s different programs and services, provides immediate employment opportunities for vulnerable and poor individuals. This initiative is designed to support families and persons affected by economic challenges and disasters among others, while promoting community development through productive work,” Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the DSWD spokesperson, said […]

From being selected as a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in 2012 to bagging the recognition as the Provincial Winner of the 2024 Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya, the Laylo family from Hermosa, Bataan shared their journey towards self-sufficiency in the fourth episode of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Kwento ng Pag-Asa at Pagbabago (#KPAP) online documentary. Paulino and Corazon Laylo, parents to seven children, are no strangers to hardship. Corazon vividly recalled the early days, when life was a daily struggle to make ends meet. “Talagang ang hirap ng buhay nung una…ang ginagawa […]

The government has put in place necessary measures to address the reported rise in the incidence of involuntary hunger in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Friday. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian cited the timely scale-up implementation of the Walang Gutom 2027 Food Stamp Program (WGP) starting July 2024 as the administration’s response to the increase in the number of Filipinos who experienced involuntary hunger. “As we expand the Walang Gutom program from an initial pilot implementation covering 2,300 household beneficiaries in five areas to 300,000 household beneficiaries in 22 provinces in 10 regions, we […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) highlighted the importance of preventive measures in addressing cases of violence against children (VAC) during the Talakayang Makabata press conference on Friday (October 18). “Prevention is one of the keys to really ensure that our children are protected para hindi po sila ma-aabuse. Isa nga po diyan yung pagpapalakas ng kapasidad ng mga magulang para alagaan yung kanilang mga anak, para maintindihan po yung complexities of childhood and of adolescence nang sa gayon ay matugunan po nila yung mga pangangailangan ng kanilang mga anak at ma-prevent from any forms of abuse and […]