The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is closer to getting the international Quality Management System certification. (DSWD/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) This after the DSWD successfully hurdled the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 Stage 1 Certification Audit...
Five persons, including a former kagawad of a barangay in Taguig and a minor, were arrested during a buy-bust operation and patrolling in Pateros and Taguig on Nov. 22. In Pateros, the police’s Drug Enforcement Unit conducted a buy-bust operation on P. Rosales Street in Bgy. Sta. Ana at about...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Nov. 22, called on public and private sectors to work together towards the promotion and protection of children at risk (CAR) and children in conflict with the law (CICL). DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista (Screengrab from...
As the nation celebrates the 10th Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness Week (JJWeek) on Nov. 21 to 27, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) renewed their commitment to continue raising awareness and promoting children’s...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) appealed Thursday, Nov. 18, to the local government units (LGUs) to include in its guidelines that caroling should be prohibited along roads and main thoroughfares. (UNSPLASH/MANILA BULLETIN) The DSWD made the appeal after the Department of...
Over 3.2 million indigent senior citizens have received their social pension, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista said the number of beneficiaries of the agency’s Social Pension (SocPen) Program increased...
More than 96,000 indigent patients have been given medical and financial assistance through the Malasakit Centers, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, Nov. 15. The 101st Malasakit Center in the country was launched in Ilocos Norte, particularly at the Governor Roque...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far provided assistance to over 7 million individuals in crisis situations, distributing financial aid worth about P30.1 billion. (DSWD/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista reported this to President Duterte...
Since President Duterte assumed office in 2016, over 51,400 families have graduated from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) after attaining self-sufficient status, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, Nov. 15. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a taped...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, Nov. 15, it will officially roll out the “Social Work Case Management Guide for Insurgent Returnees” next month. DSWD (Screengrab from DSWD website) The DSWD said in preparation for the rollout, training will be conducted for...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, Nov. 15, that over 7,000 decommissioned combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will receive livelihood settlement grants (LSG) this month. MILF CHECKPOINT – An MILF fighter guards the road to Pikit, North...
For this year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far provided assistance to more than 3,700 former rebels (FRs) and their families. REBEL RETURNEES — Surigao del Sur Gov. Alexander T. Pimentel (2nd from right) receives the automatic rifles surrendered by former New...
