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 […]

In observance of the National Women’s Month this March, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) renewed its call to the public to report cases of violence against women and children (VAWC), gender-based violence (GBV), and other forms of abuse that they may have witnesses or experienced within their homes and communities. “Women should never feel alone in their struggle against abuse, and they should know that they have the right to live a life free from violence. We encourage women to reach out, report cases of violence, and access the services available to them because VAWC is a […]

While the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) remains impartial and free from any political influence, the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) has appealed anew to 4Ps beneficiaries to be wary of political candidates who are using the program to advance their agenda. “Huwag po kayong maniniwala kapag po may mga kandidato o mga politiko na nagsabing pwede nila kayong ipasok o tanggalin mula sa programa,” 4Ps Social Marketing Division Chief (DC) Marie Grace Ponce said on Wednesday (March 5) in the DSWD’s online program, “4Ps Fastbreak”. DC Ponce has reiterated that the DSWD is the sole agency that […]

With the latest digital innovation of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) aptly called ‘HELPS’ or the Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System, an agency official assured the public that it will not compromise the DSWD’s mandate as the regulatory arm for non-government organizations (NGOs) and people’s organizations (POs) engaged in social welfare and development (SWD) services. Director Megan Therese Manahan of the DSWD’s Standards Bureau said in a radio interview Sunday (March 2) face-to-face visitations of social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs) will be a permanent fixture as this will ensure that there will be no blind […]

In preparation for the 2025 implementation of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signed tripartite agreements with state and local universities and colleges (S/LUCs) and local government units (LGUs) across the country. Undersecretary Edu Punay of the DSWD’s Innovations and Program Development Group (IPDG) said the agency has partnered with 66 S/LUCs whose responsibility is to conduct the initial screening of 2nd to 4th year college students belonging to low income families, as prospective beneficiaries of the program. In a ceremonial signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with LGUs and S/LUCs which […]

A total of 129 beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who were hired instantly during the ‘Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas Para sa 4Ps’ job fairs held in four regions were declared eligible for the agency’s Sustainable Livelihood Program’s (SLP) employment assistance fund (EAF) of Php5,000. “The EAF was offered to those who secured employment during the job fairs in Regions 6 (Western Visayas); 7 (Negros Oriental); 11 (Davao Region); and National Capital Region (NCR). The EAF is under the SLP’s Employment Facilitation (EF) Track which provides assistance to help participants to […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is eyeing the inclusion of a feedback mechanism to its newly-launched Kaagapay Donations Portal to further improve donor’s experience. “Sa mga susunod na mga buwan, ilulunsad po namin yung feedback mechanism para malaman po ng mga donors kung papaano po ito [Kaagapay Portal] ma-a-access,” Assistant Secretary Marie Rafael of the DSWD’s Partnership Building and Resource Mobilization Office (PBRMO) said in a radio interview last Sunday (March 2). Asst. Secretary Rafael, who is also on top of this agency initiative, told radio station DZRH the DSWD will have a roadshow to promote the […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla forged a partnership on Monday (March 3) for the implementation of the Client Referral and Psycho-Social Intervention Program, in a simple agreement signing ceremony at the DOJ Central Office in Padre Faura, Manila. In his message during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the DSWD chief said: “Through the partnership, the DOJ will refer clients in crisis situations due to circumstances of injustice inflicted upon them. In turn, we [DSWD] will provide financial assistance to help them as they […]