The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signs a tripartite memorandum of agreement with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) on Monday (March 10) at the Chairman\’s Hall, Palacio Del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila. The MOA was signed by DSWD Secretary Gatchalian, represented by Assistant Secretary Elaine Fallarcuna of the agency’s International Affairs and Attached and Supervised Agencies; COMELEC Chairperson George Erwin Garcia; and NCDA Executive Director Glenda Relova. The signing, which came in time for the mid-term elections on May 12, aims to elevate the voting experience of the vulnerable sectors, […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian meets with United Kingdom (UK) Secretary David Lammy of the UK\’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on Saturday (March 8) at the British Embassy Manila in Taguig City. The two officials discussed the importance of sustainable reforms on child care system and creating a more nurturing environment for children through deinstitutionalization from care facilities and institutions. Joining the DSWD chief in the meeting were Assistant Secretary Elaine Fallacurna of the DSWD\’s International Affairs and Attached Supervised Agencies (IASAs); and National Authority for Child Care (NACC) Assistant Secretary Rowena Macalintal. The […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Director Megan Therese Manahan of the Standards Bureau (SB) briefs members of the media on the agency\’s newly-launched digital platform, the Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System (HELPS), during the Saturday News Forum on March 8 at the Dapo Restaurant in Quezon City. The HELPS serves as a virtual one-stop-shop for the agency’s regulatory services for social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs).

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., accompanied by Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary (DSWD) Rex Gatchalian and other Cabinet members, congratulated the 14 hired-on-the-spot beneficiaries of the Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas job fair on Friday (March 7) at the Fuerte CamSur Sports Complex in Pili, Camarines Sur. The job fair is part of the whole-of-government initiative of the Marcos administration to ensure that members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) will be able to secure employment to help them reach the level of self-sufficiency. Other government officials present at the event were Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) […]

More than 3,000 members of the DSWD\’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) continue to access job opportunities at the ‘Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas para sa 4Ps’ job fair at the Fuerte Sports Complex in Pili, Camarines Sur, on Friday (March 7). Simultaneously, the DSWD also conducted a payout activity for 1,500 families with partially damaged houses to help them repair their homes after Tropical Storm Kristine ravaged the area last October 2024. (AKDL)

Some 3,500 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) gather at the Governor Andres B. Bernos Gymnasium in the Province of Abra on Thursday (March 6) as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) brings the \’Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas para sa 4Ps\’ job fair in Northern Luzon. The agency\’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) also set up a ‘Sulong Trabaho’ Employment Assistance Booth to orient 4Ps beneficiaries who will be hired on the spot in today\’s job fair on the criteria and eligibility to be qualified for the employment assistance of the program. The Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Ada Colico of the agency’s Protective Programs led an exploratory meeting with the Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday (March 3) to firm up the collaboration aimed at protecting unaccompanied minors travelling abroad from all forms of harm. The discussion focused on the creation of a Child-Friendly Space for unaccompanied minors in international airports; the preparatory requirements on the system interface of Minors Travelling Abroad (MTA) online system; and the BI’s e-Travel system to secure real-time data sharing and seamless verification system between the two agencies. Launched during the DSWD’s 74th […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian meets with representatives of the Temasek Foundation on Monday (March 3) to explore possible areas of collaboration, particularly on the agency’s social protection programs for persons with disabilities. The DSWD chief, joined by Assistant Secretary Marie Rafael of the Partnership Building and Resource Mobilization Office (PBRMO), also briefed the Temasek Foundation on the Kaagapay Donation’s Portal, one of the agency’s latest digital projects for simpler, easier, and more seamless way to donate to local social welfare initiatives in the country. Temasek Foundation Manager Desiree Ng expressed enthusiasm on how the […]

The Inter-Agency Council on Violence Against Women and their Children (IACVAWC), chaired by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), conducted its 1st Quarter Regular Council Meeting on Thursday (February 27) at the Bayleaf Hotel in Intramuros Manila. The meeting was presided by Assistant Secretary Elaine Fallarcuna of the DSWD International Affairs, and Attached and Supervised Agencies (IAASA), alongside Chairperson Ermelita Valdeavilla of the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW). Among the key discussions are the adoption of the National Action Plan to End Violence Against Women and their Children (NAP-EVAW) 2025-2030 through a resolution to be issued by the […]