The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as the lead agency of the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP), convened partner-agencies for the Program Convergence Budgeting–Zero Hunger (PCB-ZH) Workshop for Fiscal Year 2026 at the Madison 101 Hotel Tower in Quezon City on March 20 to 21. Aligned with the National Budget Call for Fiscal Year 2026, as outlined in National Budget Memorandum No. 153 issued by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the workshop aimed to strengthen collaboration within different agencies in advancing the government’s goal of zero-hunger by ensuring alignment with national priorities and yield […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD) and Social Work Consortium launch the Regional Guidance for ASEAN Member States on the Role of Social Workers and the wider Social Service Workforce in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Resilience (DRRCR) during a hybrid session of the ASEAN Social Work Day 2025 on Tuesday (March 25) in Quezon City. The event was attended by UNICEF Philippines Ad Interim Country Representative Behzad Noubary, ASEAN Social Work Consortium (ASWC) Philippines Chairperson Dr. […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Academy commenced on Monday (March 24) its first batch of house parents of residential child care facilities who will undergo a week-long training with Undersecretary Denise Florence Bernos-Bragas of the Regulatory Services and Institutional Development Group (RSIDG) welcoming the participants. More than 30 house parents from residential care facilities managed by the DSWD, local government units (LGUs), and non-government organizations (NGOs) across the country are set to train from March 24-29 at the DSWD Academy in Taguig City. The capacity-building program will particularly revolve on the latest trends and best practices in […]

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., joined by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and other Cabinet members, congratulated the 45 job seekers who were hired-on-the-spot at the ‘Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas’ job fair on Saturday (March 22) at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna. The job fair is part of the whole-of-government initiative of the Marcos administration to bring employment opportunities closer to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries around the country and help them reach the level of self-sufficiency. Other DSWD officials present at the job fair were Undersecretary Vilma […]

A total of 6,502 local job openings from 26 companies are up for grabs at the Laguna leg of ‘Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas para sa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)’ at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna on Saturday (March 22). These job opportunities are expected to be tapped by more than 2,000 beneficiaries of 4Ps from the province of Laguna. The ‘Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas’ is a nationwide job fair led by the Office of the President (OP) in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Labor […]

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., together with his Cabinet members, brought the ‘Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas’ job fair to Dasmariñas City, Cavite on Friday (March 21). Some 3,000 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) gathered at the Dasmariñas City Arena to seek employment and avail of other services from various government agencies. DSWD executives joining President Marcos at the job fair were Secretary Rex Gatchalian; Undersecretary Vilma Cabrera and Asst. Secretary Marites Maristela of the Conditional Cash Transfer Group; Asst. Secretary for Community Engagement Ulysses Aguilar; Asst. Secretary for Regional Operations Paul Ledesma; Director Gemma […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian is pleased with the approval of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services’ (KALAHI-CIDSS) successor program, the Panahon ng Pagkilos: Philippine Community Resilience Project (PCRP) by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board on Wednesday (March 19). Joining the DSWD chief in the photo are KALAHI-CIDSS Program Manager Atty. Bernadette Mapue-Joaquin; NEDA-Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) Secretariat members Aisah Matanog and Ma. Lexa Cordova; and NEDA OIC Assistant Director Calixto Mangilin, Jr. The Panahon ng Pagkilos project builds on the successes of the KALAHI-CIDSS National Community-Driven […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao discusses the agency’s programs and services particularly the new guidelines of the Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) and the free mobile phones for Level 1 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) during the Thursday Media Forum on March 20. Asst. Secretary Dumlao provided updates on the revised AKAP guidelines, jointly prepared by the DSWD, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Director Clarissa Lara Duran of the DSWD’s Public Relations Service (PRS) presented the agency’s anti-misinformation and […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao discusses the agency’s programs and services particularly the new guidelines of the Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) and the free mobile phones for Level 1 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) during the Thursday Media Forum on March 20. Asst. Secretary Dumlao provided updates on the revised AKAP guidelines, jointly prepared by the DSWD, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Director Clarissa Lara Duran of the DSWD’s Public Relations Service (PRS) presented the agency’s anti-misinformation and […]