The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has vowed to work closely with the local government units (LGUs) to strengthen their capacity and improve the delivery of social services to ensure that more Filipinos will have an improved quality of life.
The agency made this commitment as it welcomed the result of the latest Pulse Asia Ulat ng Bayan Nationwide Survey showing that it obtained the highest approval rating among the different government offices in the executive branch.
Based on the survey which was conducted from November 23 to December 2, 2020, the DSWD garnered a 78 percent approval rating.
“The sustained favorable survey result, once again, ascertains that the sectors being served by the Department are satisfied by the kind of service provided to them. The high approval rating also affirms that the programs and services of the DSWD continue to trickle down to the target beneficiaries,” the DSWD said in a statement.
"To maintain this gain, the Department pledges that it will further strengthen its partnership with local government units by increasing their capacity to improve their service delivery to ensure that more families and individuals will have an improved quality of life.”
In the survey, the Department received an 87 percent approval rating in Mindanao and an 81 percent approval rating in Visayas.
The DSWD assured the public that it will "continue the unhampered provision of social protection programs to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and community quarantine measures.”
It said it will continue to implement its regular programs such as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Social Pension (SocPen) Program, Supplementary Feeding Program, Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), and Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS).
The agency said the implementation of protective services for individuals and families in distress and disaster response and rehabilitation programs will continue.