A Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) senior official said 32 children from the Children's Joy Foundation, Inc. (CJFI), a residential center affiliated with the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, are now in DSWD residential care facilities or have been reintegrated into their families due to...
A proud former beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Sheena Mae Magdato Obispo, topped the September 2024 Social Worker Licensure Exam with a score of 87 percent. (Photo courtesy of Department of Social Welfare and Development/Facebook) Another former beneficiary of the...
Officials from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), led by Secretary Rex Gatchalian, met with Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director-General Jose Francisco Benitez to discuss “preferential treatment” for senior high school graduates among the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has incorporated measures to “disaster-proof” its programs and services by implementing adaptive and shock-responsive social protection systems, said spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao. To achieve this, she highlighted the need...
A Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official on Wednesday, Sept. 18 urged household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to utilize the grants to support their children’s education and health. “I hope our 4Ps beneficiaries take care of the grants. I...
Clients seeking assistance with their maintenance medicines can use guarantee letters (GLs) issued by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at select pharmacies nationwide, said the agency’s spokesperson on Wednesday, Sept. 11. “Under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis...
A Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) senior official reiterated on Monday, Sept. 9 that accessing services from the agency’s centers and residential care facilities (CRCFs) should be considered only as a last resort. In a statement, DSWD Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – One-thousand, two-hundred farmers and fisherfolk from the 70 barangays here received cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development's Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program on Thursday, September 5. AKO Bicol party-list Executive Director Alfredo Garbin...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, Sept. 5 reiterated the requirements that centenarians or their families must fulfill to receive the P100,000 cash gift provided under Republic Act (RA) 10868 or the Centenarians Act of 2016. DSWD Assistant Secretary and...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A total of 21,000 families or 83,000 persons affected by tropical storm "Enteng" in the six provinces of Bicol region have received assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Bicol and local government units (LGUs). DSWD-Bicol said that as...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), and Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Citing the "dubious track record" of Vice President Sara Duterte, ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro vowed to oppose the Office of the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it continues to closely monitor the effects of the Bataan oil spill on local communities and is prepared to provide additional assistance if needed. Regional Director Venus Rebuldela from the DSWD-Field Office 3 (Central Luzon) reported...
