As the lead agency in social protection, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is one with Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council in its call against lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) as it spearheaded the national observance of the 5th Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness Week on Friday at Sulo Riviera Hotel in Quezon continue reading : DSWD joins Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council’s call against lowering age of criminal responsibility
DSWD opens hotline 734-8623 for public to report sightings of street kids in NCR
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo appealed to the public to inform the Local Government Units (LGUs) or the DSWD on the presence of street children and street families, especially in major thoroughfares. In the National Capital Region , the DSWD-Field Office here has provided the hotline number, 734-8623, which continue reading : DSWD opens hotline 734-8623 for public to report sightings of street kids in NCR
DSWD opposes lowering age of criminal responsibility
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo today issued the strong opposition of the department against the intent of House Bill No. 935 (An Act Amending Certain Provision of Republic Act No. 9344, Otherwise known as the “Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006: and for Other Purposes and House continue reading : DSWD opposes lowering age of criminal responsibility
Sec. Taguiwalo asks the public to tweet information to help street kids (@savestreetkids)
In line with the celebration of the National Children’s Month this November, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo calls for public attention to reach out to street children and safeguard them from violence, exploitation and all forms of physical, verbal or sexual abuse. “The present state of children seen roaming continue reading : Sec. Taguiwalo asks the public to tweet information to help street kids (@savestreetkids)
Pinoy kids form longest line of pencils; set new world record
More than 2,000 Filipino youth, 14-17 years old, achieved a world record as they produced the longest line of pencils measuring 858.76 meters during the kick-off activity of National Children’s Month (NCM) celebration at the SM Mall of Asia over the weekend. Authorities are now preparing the documents to make this the Philippines’ entry to continue reading : Pinoy kids form longest line of pencils; set new world record
DSWD Sec. Taguiwalo: Efforts to uphold children’s rights should prioritize the rights of children from impoverished families
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo today announced that the DSWD and the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) as well as the National Youth Commission (NYC) will take the lead in celebrating the rights of children this November as the Philippines observes National Children’s Month. The country has continue reading : DSWD Sec. Taguiwalo: Efforts to uphold children’s rights should prioritize the rights of children from impoverished families
Individuals nabbed in a drug session in Benguet, not minors
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), through the validation of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), reports that four out of the five individuals arrested in a drug session in Tuba, Benguet are not minors. The report was clarified by the Crisis and Intervention Section Satellite of the Social continue reading : Individuals nabbed in a drug session in Benguet, not minors
Elsie Gaches Village, the only gov’t facility helping persons with intellectual disability also needs help
The sprawling facility located in Alabang, Muntinlupa serves as the only government institution that provides care and rehabilitation to abandoned, neglected, dependent, and foundling children as well as adults with special needs such as those with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and other intellectual disabilities and neuro-developmental disorders. On February 3, 1964, an continue reading : Elsie Gaches Village, the only gov’t facility helping persons with intellectual disability also needs help
Children under DSWD custody now enjoy PhilHealth benefits
In accordance with the directive of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo to improve the social services for the disadvantaged and marginalized sectors of society especially the orphans under its custody, the Department has intensified the implementation of an agreement it has forged with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) continue reading : Children under DSWD custody now enjoy PhilHealth benefits
Sec. Taguiwalo reminds media to be more cautious on reporting incidents involving minors
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo reminds members of the press, in the local, regional and national media, to be more sensitive when interviewing or publishing any type of news article involving minors. She said that the objective of reporting such incidents to help the public become aware of the continue reading : Sec. Taguiwalo reminds media to be more cautious on reporting incidents involving minors
