As the combined effects of Tropical Depression ‘Bising’ and the ‘habagat’ bring inclement weather in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public on the agency’s readiness to support families who will be affected, with over 3 million boxes of family food packs (FFPs) prepositioned nationwide. Director Maria Isabel Lanada of the DSWD’s Disaster Response Management Bureau (DRMB) said these food items were made readily-available in 935 storing facilities across the country even before the LPA developed into a tropical depression. This reflects the agency’s proactive response in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr’s […]

As part of its initiative to combat the proliferation of fake persons with disabilities identification (ID) cards, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and its attached agency, the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), will start the roll out of the unified ID system in pilot local government units (LGUs) by October. According to Asst. Secretary for Information and Communications Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO) Johannes Paulus Acuña, the unified ID system for persons with disabilities is now in the internal pilot testing stage. “May mga ginagawa na po kaming internal technical pilots tapos pinapakita na po […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin piloting a digital system for processing and issuance of guarantee letters (GLs) under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program by the 4th quarter of 2025, an agency official said on Thursday (July 3). “Ipa-pilot po namin yung bagong AICS system by 4th quarter of this year. Sa ngayon po, ang inayos ng ating system ay paiksiin po ang pag-aantay ng mga guarantee letter. Mayroon pa po kaming tinitingnan na mga improvements, kung sakali pong payagan ng ating mga guidelines, baka po pwede naming gawin na huwag na […]

“Marami po tayong gagawin sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), at hindi po namin ito kaya na kami lang.” This was emphasized by Asst. Secretary for Information and Communications Technology Service and Chief Information Officer (CIO) Johannes Paulus Acuña during the DSWD Thursday Media Forum on July 3 as he officially opened calls for the submission of proposals for possible collaboration in the digital transformation of the Department. “We are launching a call for proposals dito po sa DSWD, kung kayo po ay government agency, private sector, technology provider, academe, consulting firm, nasa start-up, NGO or non-profit, punta […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has collaborated with the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) for the sustainability evaluation test (SET) of the subprojects under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS). According to KALAHI-CIDSS National Program Manager (NPM) Bernadette Mapue-Joaquin, the SET assessed the long-term functionality, relevance, and impact of the subprojects implemented through the KALAHI-CIDSS’ Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran sa Barangay (KKB) modality. “This activity reflects our goal to build not just infrastructure but resilience—ensuring that the subprojects initiated through KALAHI-CIDSS are not only completed but sustained by empowered communities,” NPM Mapue-Joaquin […]

An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has confirmed that the agency is looking into a possible partnership with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to help exiting household beneficiaries to access affordable housing options. During the July 2 episode of the DSWD’s online program, “4Ps Fastbreak,” Director Gemma Gabuya, the 4Ps National Program Manager (NPM), said exploratory talks are ongoing with the DHSUD to help the beneficiaries own affordably-priced homes with lower monthly amortizations. “[Nasa] exploratory [talks pa] kung paano makaka-avail yung ating mga 4Ps beneficiaries dun […]

In Barangay San Isidro in San Luis, Pampanga, the residents converted a 7,000-sqm. land into a community garden and rehabilitated a nearby riverbank with the help of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). And this did not only boosted the villagers’harvests and food security but also their disaster resilience. Early Wednesday (July 2) morning, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian inspected the site where he was able to see firsthand how the community is benefitting from the twin initiatives, which particularly fall under the agency’s Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for […]

Beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are assured of continued support from the government after they have exited from the program, an agency official said on Tuesday (July 1). “Even if the 4Ps beneficiaries already graduate or exit from the program, patuloy po natin silang i-a-assist through other interventions,” Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao, the DSWD’s spokesperson, said during the National Press Club’s (NPC) Meet the Press in Intramuros, Manila. Asst. Secretary Dumlao explained to reporters that before exiting the program, 4Ps household-beneficiaries are assessed based on the Social Welfare and Development […]

A Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official has reaffirmed the agency’s dual role in providing both immediate humanitarian aid and long-term development along with the DSWD’s core mandate of responding to emergencies and uplifting the lives of the poor and vulnerable sectors. “Lagi natin pinapaalala na ang DSWD ay may first name at last name. Ang first name niyan ay social welfare, diyan papasok ‘yung mga binanggit na mga social sentiments, mga stop gap measure, mga ayuda. But DSWD has the last name which is social development, diyan pumapasok ‘yung mga programa at serbisyo natin na nag-e-empower sa […]