The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has assured the public that all its disaster management and response teams from the Central Office (CO) and 16 Field Offices (FOs) will be on standby for any incident that may require the agency’s immediate assistance during the observance of this year’s Holy Week or ‘Semana Santa.’ “As directed by DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, quick response teams (QRT) of the Department will remain on standby the entire Holy Week, ready for deployment should any event necessitate their intervention,” Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said on […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) adopts the whole-of-society approach in addressing poverty and hunger as it vows to continue innovating and intensifying its programs as the agency contributes to the Marcos’ administration’s goal of achieving a single digit poverty incidence and zero hunger by 2028. DSWD spokesperson Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao said on Monday (April 14) the DSWD implements the whole-of-society approach by engaging other government agencies and the private sector to strengthen the implementation of its programs like the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the Walang Gutom Program, and the Walang Gutom Kitchen. “We have a […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now studying an increase in the current Php3,000 monthly food credits provided to beneficiaries of the Walang Gutom Program (WGP) as part of the agency’s continued efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity in the country. In a press briefing by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) in Malacañang on Monday (April 14), Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the agency spokesperson, said the DSWD is currently assessing the implementation of the WGP to determine whether the amount and frequency of the food credit top-ups remain adequate for beneficiary households. “Mayroon […]

More than 2,500 clients in crisis were provided with psychosocial assistance through the Wireless Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (WiSupport) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD Assistant Secretary Dumlao, who is also the agency’s spokesperson, said on Monday (April 14) the WiSupport was developed and launched in 2021 to address the growing mental health challenges at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “WiSupport is a psychosocial support program of DSWD designed to address the mental health and psychosocial needs of our kababayans. From the very start, this program was pursued to provide those in need […]

An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Monday (April 14) the National Government is still on track in its goal of attaining single-digit poverty incidence by 2028 based on the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) results of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) that showed poverty incidence dropping to 15.5 percent or 17.54 million people in 2023. DSWD spokesperson Irene Dumlao said the Department recognizes the latest SWS survey results which was based on the perception of Filipino families and will use it as reference in the continuing commitment of the agency to innovate […]

A former monitored child of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has topped the 2025 Electronics Technician Licensure Examination (ECTLE). Jayvee Fuentebella, who hails from Bacolod City, garnered the highest score of 95 percent out of the 2,411 examinees. Jayvee shared the first spot with four other ECTLE takers. “The DSWD family congratulates Jayvee for this outstanding accomplishment, which not only brings pride to his family and community but also serves as an inspiration to other 4Ps children across the country,” Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, the agency spokesperson, said on Monday (April 14). […]

There is a platform where the public can raise their complaints as well as other concerns and queries to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) without divulging their names or salient personal details, an agency official said on Saturday (April 12). Director Clarissa Lara Duran of the Public Relations Service (PRS) said that under the DSWD’s online grievance system called ‘Integrated Grievance Redress Management System (IGRMS),’ agency clients and the general public can anonymously file their commendations, complaints, grievance, inquiry, and request for assistance, among other concerns. “Kapag gusto ng clients na anonymous sila, meron naman sa IGRMS, […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to embark on a nationwide information campaign dubbed ‘Tamang Tulong sa Tamang Impormasyon’ that will amplify the agency’s fight against misinformation and disinformation in the agency’s programs and services.“Ito pong Tamang Tulong sa Tamang Impormasyon, ito ‘yung initiative or ‘yung primary information campaign ng DSWD laban sa fake news at saka maling impormasyon,” Director Clarissa Lara Duran of the Public Relations Service (PRS) explained in an interview on Saturday (April 12) at the Teleradyo program ‘Serbisyong DSWD for Every Juan.’ Director Duran said the ‘Tamang Tulong sa Tamang Impormasyon’is the […]