“With the cash grants from Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), we purchased uniforms, school supplies, and other necessary items for school. Due to my ability to participate in different extracurricular activities, I was able to graduate on top of my class. I am extremely proud to be a product of 4Ps and now a licensed teacher.” These were the words of Jeanlyn Guinita Colipano of Carmen, Cebu, who secured Top 1 in the March 2025 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). A former monitored child under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) 4Ps, Jeanlyn credited her academic success to […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Friday (May 30) the agency will make sure that “Rose,” the woman who surfaced from a Makati sewer, is well-guided as she receives her livelihood aid and start her own sari-sari store. The DSWD chief also clarified that the Php80,000 livelihood aid pledged to Rose will not be given in a snap and will abide by the agency’s standard operating procedure in supporting all reached-out clients. “In all our case, it’s a gradual monitoring system, hand-holding yan. Ang gagawin ng aming social worker, una bibigyan siya ng paunang […]

As the nation wraps up the observance of the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) Month this May, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to a citizen-centered approach in delivering social protection programs and services. “Sa batas po natin, kadugtong sa EODB yung sinasabi na efficient government service delivery. Kaya kailangang chine-check natin kung talagang nagiging epektibo at mabilis ang serbisyo kaya nga ‘DSWD at your service’. Tagline ito para masigurado natin na citizen-centered ang ating mga serbisyo,” Director Wayne Belizar of the DSWD’s Management Service (MS) and Committee on Anti-Red Tape (CART) Secretariat said […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 7-Central Visayas continues to coordinate with the local government unit (LGU) of Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu for any assistance that the FO may extend to the families that were affected by two fire incidents in Barangays Canjulao and Basak on Friday (May 30). “The DSWD 7 maintains its close coordination with concerned offices in the city to gather further information about the two incidents,” Central Visayas Regional Director Shalaine Marie Lucero reported to Undersecretary Diana Rose Cajipe of the Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG). The regional director also reported […]

The new Social Weather Stations’ (SWS) study that showed a dip in the hunger level of beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Walang Gutom Program (WGP) is a ‘clear sign’ that the agency is effectively addressing the issue of hunger in the country, experts emphasized on Friday (May 30). “Makikita po natin na pagdating sa layunin ng programa na pababain ang kagutuman, matagumpay ang programa,” Professor Roehlano Briones, a senior researcher at the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS), said at a press conference co-organized by the DSWD, SWS, and Globe Telecom. Commissioned by the DSWD […]

The Social Weather Stations (SWS) study that noted a sharp decline in hunger incidence among Walang Gutom Program (WGP) beneficiaries is an affirmation of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s commitment to end hunger in the Philippines, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Friday (May 30). “Ngayon nga na alam natin na yung Walang Gutom Program ay nakakatulong na bawasan ang kagutuman, mas sisikapin pa natin na palawakin ito at maging tulay for us to end hunger tulad ng vision at instructions ng ating Pangulo,” Secretary Gatchalian said in the press conference on the SWS […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian appealed to the public on Friday (May 30) to help in the reach out campaign for families and individuals in street situations (FISS) by reporting to the agency where they see them frequently. “Una panawagan ko sa mga kababayan natin na nadadaanan yung mga mamamayang nakatira sa lansangan, may Facebook account yung Pag-abot at ang DSWD. Picturan nyo kung nasaan yung location, i-post nyo para makapunta kami ng team. Sa lawak ng Metro Manila, nakita nyo gumagalaw yung mga individuals in streets situations, kailangan namin ng tulong nyo. Tulungan nyo […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Walang Gutom Program (WGP) is on the right track with its goal of reducing hunger among program beneficiaries as indicated by the results of the nationwide impact evaluation study conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). “We are pleased to note this favorable result of the nationwide impact evaluation conducted by the SWS. This indicates that the impact of the WGP is indeed felt on the ground by no less than our beneficiaries. With this positive development, we will continue to develop ways to make the program more responsive to the needs […]