The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far provided Php2,286,285 million-worth of relief items to families affected by the intense rainfall in Mindanao due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), an agency official reported on Sunday (May 25). “Alinsunod na nga rin po sa utos ng ating Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., tuloy-tuloy po ang pakikipag-ugnayan natin sa mga local government units (LGUs) para makapag-abot tayo ng agarang tulong at kapanatagan sa mga apektadong pamilya,” Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, the DSWD spokesperson, said. From May 15 to 18, the effects of ITCZ have impacted families from Regions […]

The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), has officially launched a revised “Guide for Media Practitioners on the Reporting and Coverage of Children”, aimed at preventing retraumatization as well as protecting the rights and dignity of children in media coverage. “When you report, create article or content, pag hindi po isinaalang-alang best interest of the child—-kung nag iinterview ka ng biktima—-maaaring magkaroon ng retraumatization. Kung nag interview ka naman ng children involved in armed conflict, maaaring mapahamak sya at ma-trace ng mga terorista o armed groups,” CWC […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian led the reach out operation of the Pag-abot Program early morning of Friday (May 23) along NIA Road in Quezon City. “Simula 2023 noong sumali ako sa Departamento, isa sa mandato ng mahal na Pangulo, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, ay masiguro na walang pamilyang Pilipino na naiiwan, lahat dapat natutulungan ng DSWD. Primary diyan yung mga pamilyang nasa lansangan, kasi sabi ko nga kung may mahirap na pamilyang Pilipino sila na siguro yung pinaka mahirap na pamilyang Pilipino,” Secretary Gatchalian said in an interview over GMA’s Unang Balita sa […]

The number of cases involving violence against children (VAC) in the Philippines has been decreasing under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., according to a senior official of the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), an agency attached to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). “Dito sa administration na ito, I am happy to say—hindi ko opinyon ito and you can always check with the Philippine National Police (PNP) Women and Children Protection Center—when we talk about VAC, since 2016 ay pababa yan,” CWC Undersecretary Angelo Tapales told reporters at the DSWD Thursday Media Forum […]

How can media reporting protect children while still telling powerful, important stories? This was the highlight of the discussion at the DSWD Thursday Media Forum on May 22 as the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), launched the revised “Guide for Media Practitioners on the Reporting and Coverage of Children.” CWC Undersecretary Angelo Tapales said the guide aims to support journalists, content creators, and social media personalities in promoting ethical, child-sensitive storytelling that respects and safeguards the rights of minors. “The purpose of this guideline is to […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has launched last May 14 a new social case management system for former members of non-state armed groups (FMNSAGs) in Region 10 (Northern Mindanao), marking the start of a more enhanced government approach to the reintegration of decommissioned combatants (DCs) in the region. Over 5,000 DCs in Lanao del Sur and nearly 2,000 in Lanao del Norte are expected to benefit from the new initiative, according to Assistant Secretary Arnel Garcia of the DSWD’s Peace and Development Group (PDG). The DSWD initiative gathered 56 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National […]

In observance of the International AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) Candlelight Memorial (IACM), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has renewed its call for collective action to uphold the dignity of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) to ensure their access to supportive and life-saving care services. DSWD Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said the agency is closely-tied to the advocacies of the international observance, being the lead in the provision of social protection services to the Filipinos and one of the member-agencies of the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC). “The DSWD is one with the international and local […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) continues to engage with economic managers and legislators to study the possibility of increasing the cash grants of 4Ps beneficiaries in order to address the impacts of inflation. “Yung sa adjustments naman ng cash grants, patuloy pa rin naman yung pag-aaral at tinitignan din natin kung magkano nga ba yung pwedeng i-angat. Kapagka po may resulta na itong pag-aaral na ito, atin pong i-aannounce yung adjustment sa cash grants,” Division Chief (DC) Marie Grace Ponce of the 4Ps Social Marketing Division (SMD) said during the May 21 […]