The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), represented by Assistant Secretary for Protective Programs Ada Colico, joins 15 partner government agencies in the ceremonial signing of the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) for the establishment of the National Reintegration Network (NRN) held on June 7 (Saturday) at the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) in Quezon City. The NRN, a unified national effort led by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), aims to provide faster, more accessible, and holistic reintegration services to returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families. With the DSWD’s participation, the agency will ensure that OFWs […]

Some 62 students volunteered on Wednesday (June 11) at the National Resource Operations Center (NROC) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to help in the repacking of family food packs (FFPs) intended for disaster-affected families. The volunteers were composed of 54 students from the Far Eastern University (FEU) and eight from the Members Church of God International (MCGI) who worked tirelessly at DSWD’s NROC warehouses in Pasay City. The FFPs will form part of the stockpile for the agency’s regional warehouses as replenishment for the supplies that were used in recent disaster operations. The continuous repacking of […]

Officials from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led by Asst. Secretary Ada Colico and the National Coalition for the Family and the Constitution (NCFC) gathered for a coordination meeting last May 30 to expound on the brewing collaboration aimed at enhancing support systems for Filipino families. Ms. Maria Lourdes Sereno, Convenor of the NCFC, reiterated their group’s support for the integration of values-based lessons into the modules used in the implementation of the Parent Effectiveness Service (PES) Program. The PES is a national program that focuses on empowering Filipino parents and parent-substitutes to efficiently perform their parental […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Management Committee (MANCOM) has provisionally approved four new sets of guidelines aimed at enhancing the agency’s innovative programs, disaster response monitoring, and donations management systems. The approvals were made during the 9th MANCOM Meeting held on Tuesday (June 10) at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. Among the approved policies are the Revised Guidelines on the Implementation of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program and the Amendment to Memorandum Circular No. 7, Series of 2024, as Amended, which institutionalizes the Pag-abot Program for children as well as families and individuals in street […]

In line with its Peace and Development Buong Bansa Mapayapa (PDBBM) program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducted a series of profiling among 1,997 former members of non-state armed groups (FMNSAG) and decommissioned combatants (DCs) from Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte. The PDBMM program is aligned with President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s commitment to achieve peace as an integral component in nation building. Conducted through DSWD Field Office 10 – Northern Mindanao, the profiling was held from April 5 to June 5, 2025. Profiling is a crucial step in assessing the status, […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), represented by Asst. Secretary Marie Paz Rafael of the Partnership Building and Resource Mobilization Office (PBRMO), signed a Memorandum of Agreement with representatives of GCash on Friday (June 6) to enhance the processing of digital payments for the Kaagapay Donations Portal. The agreement intends to enhance the experience and safety of donors in processing their digital cash donations for charitable causes and emergency response operations. Launched under the leadership of DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the Kaagapay Donations Portal is in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s socioeconomic agenda focused on digitalizing […]

Department of Social Wel fare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday (June 9) successfully convinces families and individuals living under the Raxabago Bridge in Tondo, Manila to voluntarily go with social workers of the Pag-Abot Program to the agency’s processing center in Pasay City. During the reach out operation, the DSWD chief assured the concerned families and individuals that they will be properly assessed and provided with necessary social welfare interventions. Joining Secretary Gatchalian in the reach out activity were Undersecretary Edu Punay of the Innovations Program and Development Group (IPDG); Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the Disaster […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), led by Undersecretary Monina Josefina Romualdez of the Operations Group, joined on Sunday (June 8) the OFW Serbisyo Caravan in Hong Kong in celebration of the 30th Migrant Workers Day. The caravan was an initiative of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr to bring Government programs and services closer to people. This also aligns with the Marcos Administration’s recognition of the brave sacrifices of OFWs in supporting their families and a testament to their contribution in building the Filipino nation. Protective […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Pag-abot Program, conducts its day-to-day reach-out operations in Metro Manila—even on a holiday—as part of its ongoing efforts to extend social protection to families and individuals in street situations (FISS). During the reach-out operation on Friday (June 6) along Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City, Representative JC Abalos of the Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino Partylist joined the DSWD team as an observer. The lawmaker lauded the DSWD social workers for their commitment and hard work, saying, “Gusto kong magbigay ng pugay sa lahat ng social workers dito sa DSWD, […]