Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla sign on Monday (March 3), the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) officially signifying the start of the Client Referral and Psycho-Social Intervention Program implementation. The program aims to provide DOJ clients, who are identified as individuals in crisis, with appropriate psycho-social interventions through the DSWD. Under the partnership, the DOJ Action Center (DOJAC) will refer clients who are in need of psycho-social assistance to the DSWD to help them recover and pursue their quest for justice. Other signatories during the MOU signing […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian is pleased to witness the five teams of selected beneficiaries of the Walang Gutom Program (WGP) as they show off their cooking skills at the first Walang Gutom Kusinero Cook-Off Challenge on Friday (February 28) at the Dapa Gymnasium, in Dapa, Surigao Del Norte. Each of the meals prepared by the participants was judged based on two criteria: innovation and creativity, and adherence to “masustansya, masarap, at murang pagkain” advocacy. Other DSWD officials who were present to oversee the competition were Undersecretary Edu Punay and Assistant Secretary Baldr Bringas of […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Director Megan Therese Manahan of the Standards Bureau (SB) provides updates on the newly-launched digital platforms of the agency, the Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System (HELPS) and the Kaagapay Donations Portal, during the Thursday Media Forum on February 27 at the Central Office’s New Press Center 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). The Kaagapay Donations Portal, on the other hand, is an online platform for donors to send their cash donations either to the DSWD for […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian joins Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque and the local officials of Camarines Sur in the ceremonial groundbreaking of a new manufacturing plant located at the Provincial Capitol Complex in Cadlan, Pili, Camarines Sur on Wednesday (February 26). The new manufacturing plant will be set up by the Veragon Technologies, a company that develops sustainable water solutions throughout Southeast Asia. Representing the Veragon Technologies in the ceremony was their Chief Executive Officer and Founder Dr. Alessio Lucatelli. Also present at the groundbreaking activity were Camarines Sur […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian serves as a panelist during the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) knowledge-sharing and dissemination event on Monday (February 24) at the ADB Headquarters’ Multifunction Hall 2 in Mandaluyong City. Dubbed as “Capturing Evaluation Lessons from ADB Development Projects in the Philippines”, the knowledge sharing event brought together key experts to share valuable insights on how to enhance ADB’s future operations and programs in the Philippines. Secretary Gatchalian was joined by SEAMEO INNOTECH Philippines Centre Director Majah-Leah Ravago; Country Director of ADB Philippines Country Office Pavit Ramachandra; World Bank Operations Manager Dandan […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) showcases the functionality of the electric vehicles (EV) that were handed over in a symbolic ceremony to persons with disability- beneficiaries of the agency’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) on Friday (February 21) at the DSWD Central Office. The EV is PWD-friendly with accessibility features to help those with mobility issues, such as a ramp for wheelchairs. Joining the turnover ceremony were DSWD Undersecretaries Emmeline Aglipay Villar, Monina Josefina Romualdez and Fatima Aliah Dimaporo; Asst. Secretaries Florentino Loyola Jr. and Elaine Fallarcuna; Director Miramel Garcia-Laxa of the SLP National Program Management Office; Asst. […]

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian reports to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr the status of the agency’s assistance to the families affected by the restiveness of Mt. Kanlaon during a situation briefing at the La Carlota South Elementary School II in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, on Friday (February 21). Secretary Gatchalian said the agency will continue providing the evacuees with financial aid apart from the relief items.

Fifty beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps ) who are pregnant and mothers with 0-2- year-old kids receive on Friday (February 21) their two-months cash grants during the ceremonial payout for the First 1,000 Days of Life (F1KD) as part ofthe launching activity for this new initiative of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Undersecretary Vilma Cabrera of the DSWD’s Conditional Cash Transfer and Beneficiary Targeting Group (CCTBTG) led the F1KD launch, which is one of the highlights of the week-long celebration for the agency’s 74th anniversary. The F1KD grant is an additional health and nutrition […]

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, alongside Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and other Cabinet secretaries, congratulates the 38 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who were hired on-the- spot at the ‘Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas para sa 4Ps’ job fair. The Chief Executive also checked the booths of companies who offered local and overseas employment opportunities as well as booths of government agencies that provided services to applicants with their employment documents. The ‘Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas para sa 4Ps’ job fair was held on Thursday (February 20) at the Lamberto L. Macias […]