The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it is continuously supporting the local government units (LGUs) in Bataan and Cavite by augmenting their resources to assist fisherfolk and families affected by the oil spill. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management...
Photo from Pixabay Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said reducing the poverty incidence to a single digit by the end of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s term in 2028 is achievable through the collective efforts of government agencies. In an interview...
Photo from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) The expanded “Tara, Basa!” program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided reading tutoring services to nearly 55,000 struggling and non-reading elementary learners in this year’s sessions...
(NOEL PABALATE/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) A Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) executive on Thursday, Aug. 1 assured that the agency is ready to provide various support services to fisherfolk affected by the MT Terra Nova oil spill. In a media forum, DSWD-Program Management Bureau...
Photo from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) wrapped up its 20-day “Tara, Basa!” tutoring program, during which 1,625 college students from state and local universities in the Visayas and Mindanao provided reading...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided humanitarian aid totaling P200 million to families and individuals affected by typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon (habagat). DSWD-Disaster Response and Management Group (DRMG) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said on Monday,...
To assist families and individuals affected by super typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon (habagat), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) facilitated temporary employment through the cash-for-work (CFW) program. The initiative enabled 200 beneficiaries to engage in the...
(photo from San Mateo Public Information Office) The national government and local government units (LGUs) have been distributing food packs to flood-affected families that are still in evacuation centers in Rizal Province. In San Mateo, the day was spent by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.,...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday, July 23 assured that the agency is ready to assist both local and foreign nationals who will be affected by the impending closure of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) operations by year-end. The DSWD...
Photo from Pixabay Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has directed the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program’s (4Ps) National Program Management Office (NPMO) to immediately work on the conditionalities for the implementation of the First 1,000 Days...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said President Marcos’ vision to eradicate hunger by 2027 and achieve a single-digit poverty incidence by the end of his term in 2028 is right on track, as the country’s poverty rate continues to decline. Gatchalian...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reiterated on Friday, July 19th, its commitment to enhance the lives and welfare of every Filipino through investments in human capital, in response to the latest survey results from the Social Weather Stations (SWS), which showed a...
