Bureau Directors of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signed a Quadripartite Memorandum of Agreement (QMOA) with GCash, Land Bank of the Philippines, and the Bureau of Treasury on Monday (May 19) to improve the streamlining and digitalization of regulatory services through the DSWD Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System (HELPS) online platform. Held at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City, the QMOA signing formalized the standing agreement of the DSWD with GCash as an online payment gateway of the agency’s regulatory services available through the HELPS online platform. Among the frontline services covered by the agreement […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Elaine Fallarcuna of the agency’s International Affairs, Attached and Supervised Agencies (IAASA) participates in the Consultation Meeting with Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) Dr. Christophe Bernasconi and the Philippine Central Authorities of HCCH Conventions on Thursday (May 15) at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Pasay City. Asst. Secretary Fallarcuna discussed the progress and shared good practices in the implementation of the HCCH International Child Support Convention which seeks to establish a modern, efficient and accessible system for the cross border recovery of child […]

Social workers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 3-Central Luzon responded swiftly to assist eight individuals who were rescued in an anti-human trafficking entrapment operations led by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday (May 14) at a bar in East Dirita, San Antonio, Zambales. The three minor victim-survivors were provided with psychosocial intervention upon rescue while the remaining five were reunited with their families and will be assisted by the DSWD through the agency’s Recovery and Reintegration Program for Trafficked Persons (RRPTP) # (MBM)

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian meets on Thursday (May 15) with delegates from the European Union (EU) to discuss the joint initiatives of the Department and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in ensuring a more seamless, inclusive, and empowering electoral process for vulnerable groups. The EU team, led by Legal Analyst Mercer Castells Vicente, lauded the government’s call to establish early voting hours for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and pregnant mothers, citing it as one of the best practices of the May 12 midterm elections. Secretary Gatchalian, alongside Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar and Asst. Secretary […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday (May 14) met with officials of the World Bank to discuss possible areas of collaboration for the provision of support package to graduating household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The exit support package will feature appropriate needs-based interventions on education and employment, guided by strong case management, which will help prevent exiting 4Ps members from sliding back to poverty. The DSWD officials who joined Secretary Gatchalian in the meeting were Undersecretary Adonis Sulit of the Policy and Planning Group (PPG); Undersecretary Vilma Cabrera and Asst. […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian leads the celebration of the International Day of Families (IDF) at the Park Inn by Radisson North Edsa in Quezon City where he unveiled the agency’s latest digitalization effort dubbed ‘Pamilya sa Bagong Pilipinas’ Registry on Thursday (May 15). The family registry project aims to provide Filipino families with easier access to integrated social welfare services and harmonize the agency’s various initiatives across different life stages and family transitions. This year’s IDF theme, “Family-oriented Policies for Sustainable Development: Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development 2025,” with its localized […]

Members of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Management Committee (MANCOM) convene for their 8th regular meeting to discuss pending memorandum circulars and administrative orders that will help strengthen the implementation of the agency’s programs and services. Assistant Secretary Baldr Bringas of the agency’s Innovations and Program Development Group (IPDG), who is also the MANCOM chairperson, presided over the meeting at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City on Tuesday (May 13). Among the policies discussed by the MANCOM were the proposed Memorandum Circular on the Implementation of LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian meets with Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Social Protection Project Team Leader Thomas Gonnet on Friday (May 9) to explore ways of strengthening partnership to address involuntary hunger in the Philippines. The meeting, which was held at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City, centered on anti-hunger initiatives, particularly the Walang Gutom Program (WGP), which aims to eliminate involuntary hunger before President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr steps out of office in 2028. Discussions also highlighted the importance of integrating digital systems into social welfare programs to enhance their implementation. By […]