The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has welcomed the initiative of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr in providing Php20 per kilo rice that is affordable for vulnerable sectors and a timely step towards ensuring food security for poor Filipinos. The subsidized rice to be provided by the Department of Agriculture (DA) is available to senior citizens, persons with disabilities, solo parents, and members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). “Ang ganitong hakbang ay malaking tulong para sa ating mga kababayan na araw-araw ay nagsusumikap na maitawid ang kanilang pamilya. Ito ay patunay na hindi nakakalimutan ng ating […]

After 22 years of continuously strengthening child rights protection systems, the Philippines will be officially removed from the United Nations’ (UN) agenda of children and armed conflict in 2025. This historical development follows the release of the 2024 report of UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) last June 20. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary Fatima Aliah Dimaporo of the agency’s Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs said on Tuesday (July 1) this milestone marks the country’s commitment of creating a safe and enabling environment for children, especially those who are in situations of armed conflict. […]

In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to ensure that all Filipinos affected by disasters will never get hungry, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to strengthen its relief supply chains and logistic capabilities through the Buong Bansa Handa (BBH) Program. “Alam naman po natin na ang bansang Pilipinas ay number one in the World’s Risk Index dahil very prone po ito sa mga iba’t-ibang disasters and calamities. And with the threats of climate change na exacerbate po, o mas pinapalala ‘yung mga disasters na kinakaharap ng ating bansa, kagaya ng mga bagyo…kaya […]

“There are two kings in the DSWD: data and the social worker. You mix them together, you get the perfect targeting tool and the perfect intervention.” This was emphasized by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian in a no-holds-barred interview last June 19 over the program ‘Long Take’ with Ces Drilon. Secretary Gatchalian said the Department values both statistics and the sentiments of the public in the conceptualization, implementation, and in the evaluation of the agency’s programs and services. This is in response to the misconception that the DSWD disregards self-rated polls, preferring the surveys conducted […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reiterated on Monday (June 30) the criteria to qualify for the agency’s Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens Program or SocPen. “Ulitin po natin na tanging mga senior citizen na mahihirap, may sakit, mahina, o may kapansanan at walang tinatanggap na pension, tulong mula sa kapamilya, o permanenteng pinagkakakitaan para masuportahan ang kanyang pang-araw araw na pangangailangan ang maaaring tumanggap ng buwanang pension sa ilalim ng Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens mula sa DSWD,” Assistant Secretary Ada Colico of the DSWD’s Protective Programs said. Asst. Secretary Colico said the SocPen is […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reaffirmed its commitment to ramp up its efforts to address food insecurity through the Walang Gutom Program (WGP) following the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey that noted a slight increase in the number of Filipino families who experienced involuntary hunger. “Since the beginning of the Marcos administration, we have been clear with our intentions to end hunger in the country. We acknowledge that this is a challenge that needs a whole-of-nation and whole-of-society approach as we continue to scale up the Walang Gutom Program by broadening its reach and tapping […]

There is no political intrusion in the provision of the social protection programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), an agency official assured reporters during the Saturday News Forum at the Dapo Restaurant in Quezon City on June 28. Director Edwin Morata of the DSWD’s Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU) said the agency has policies in place to ensure that programs such as the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) and the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) are protected from being taken advantage by any political party or individual. “It’s very clear as part of […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reminded the public that selling, repacking, and unauthorized distribution of ready-to-eat food (RTEF) boxes and other relief items provided during disaster response operations are strictly prohibited under Republic Act No. 10121 or the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010. “Ito ang mga bawal: pagbenta at pagbili, bawal ang pag repack, pagpalit na laman—-hindi pwedeng palitan ang laman. Violation ito sa RA 10121,” Special Assistant to the Secretary (SAS) Leo Quintilla, who is also the Officer-In-Charge of the DSWD-National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau (NRLMB), said on Saturday (June 28) […]