To enhance its delivery of social services, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ramping up efforts to encourage beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to enroll in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). DSWD Assistant Secretary for Strategic...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian led the kick-off ceremony for the agency’s expanded “Tara, Basa!” tutoring program in Cebu City on Friday, March 8. With this scale up, the program is expected to benefit over 180,700 beneficiaries, including...
(Photo from Pixabay) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) collaborated with national government agencies and private institutions to implement the Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Poor projects (Projects LAWA and...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to ensure that the peso value of government assistance will not diminish. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/ KJ Rosales) Marcos made the directive during a sectoral meeting in...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian Even though discussions are still ongoing with the Department of Agriculture (DA) regarding the proposed distribution of actual rice aid rather than cash subsidy, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)...
CARMONA CITY, Cavite – A project to construct a Philippine General Hospital (PGH) branch in Cavite's newest city is currently underway, Gov. Jonvic Remulla announced on Monday, Feb. 19. Gov. Jonvic Remulla announces plans to construct a Philippine General Hospital branch in Carmona, Cavite...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday, Feb. 14 defended the “Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program” (AKAP) that aims to prevent the “near poor” minimum wage earners from going below the poverty line. In a statement, Gatchalian pointed out...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has directed social workers known as “angels in red vests” to provide grief counseling to the families of survivors of the landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro, on Feb. 6. Social workers have paid special attention to the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said doing away with the senior citizen’s discount booklet requirement for buying medications and other necessities will address the many complaints regarding its use. “In previous years, the department received various concerns and...
Indigent senior citizens who are beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) social pension program started receiving their P1,000 monthly stipend on Friday, Feb. 2. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos led the social pension payout for...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian requested a more comprehensive package of services and interventions for families and individuals in street situations (FISS) from key government agencies during the first Inter-Agency Committee (IAC) meeting for “Oplan...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday, Jan. 29 said an “extensive” examination of the regulations for its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program implementation is underway in light of the alleged “ayuda scam.” Gatchalian...
