The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday, May 16 approved the appointment of former Valenzuela mayor and representative Rex Gatchalian as Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary. Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian raises his hand as he...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is assisting around 1,000 victims of a “scam hub” who were rescued by members of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) in Mabalacat, Pampanga on May 4. Of the 1,048 rescued individuals, 129 were Filipinos, while the rest...
Families affected by an oil spill in Oriental Mindoro in February have received P430 million in humanitarian aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). According to the report of the DSWD-Disaster Response Management Bureau (DRMB), as of May 11, humanitarian assistance has...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez and Department of Social Welfare and Development-National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) acting director Atty. Michael Joseph Lorico met on Tuesday, May 9, to discuss plans to build a warehouse for immediate distribution of assistance in the city. Mayor Eric Olivarez...
Together with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is stepping up efforts to institutionalize the Anticipatory Action (AA) approach in the country’s social assistance programs. At the 6th National Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will send samples of canned tuna that have been recalled due to “foul odor” complaints to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for testing. The FDA will act as an independent third-party certification body to determine whether the canned...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has ordered the recall and replacement of a specific canned tuna brand included in the family food packs distributed in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro due to numerous complaints about its "foul odor." (Photo: Facebook) "It...
The Muntinlupa City government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-National Capital Region will sign agreements on the distribution of social pension to indigent senior citizens and the implementation of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). Two resolutions were...
Starting Wednesday, May 3, the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) satellite office in San Jose Del Monte (SJDM) City, Bulacan is ready to accept applicants from the city and nearby municipalities. Courtesy of DSWD The newly opened AICS center in Starmall Government Center will...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Wednesday, May 3 the acceptance of applications for the Government Internship Program (GIP) this year. College students between the ages of 19 and 25 who are preferably in their third or fourth year are eligible to apply for the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) turned over P100,000 in financial assistance to 10 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, May 2. TEN former NPA rebels receive P100,00 financial assistance from the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Saturday, April 29, that it is ready to assist eight Filipinos returning from conflict-torn Sudan. Courtesy of DFA "If there is a requirement for temporary shelter we will bring them to the Mandaluyong office of the Inter-Agency Council...
