The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) community-driven resilience and sustainable development project, the Panahon ng Pagkilos: Philippine Community Resilience Project (PCRP), secured a crucial approval from the National Economic and Development Authority – Investment Coordination Committee Cabinet Committee (NEDA ICC-CabCom) on Thursday (March 13). Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the determining decision followed a rigorous review process by the NEDA-ICC Technical Board (TB), which deemed the project economically viable, justifiable, and yieldinghigh benefit results – a testament to its strategic investment in community resilience. “The ICC-CabCom’s approval signifies a strong endorsement of the Panahon ng Pagkilos: PCRP as a […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian is set to recognize and honor the agency’s personnel also known as ‘Angels in Red Vests’, who have shown exemplary performance in 2024 through the National Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) ceremonies to be held on Friday (March 14) at the Landbank’s Diosdado Macapagal Hall in Malate, Manila. Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, the agency spokesperson, said the annual celebration aims to recognize and celebrate the exceptional contributions of DSWD personnel who implement programs and services that uplift the lives of Filipinos, especially those in vulnerable communities. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]