In anticipation of the impact of tropical depression Aghon, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday, May 24, directed all DSWD field offices along the projected path of the storm to assess their stockpiles of family food packs (FFPs). (Photo from DSWD)...
Department of Social Welfare and Development- Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DSWD-DROMIC) Progress Report on Effects of El Niño (DSWD-DROMIC Facebook) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said the El Niño phenomenon has affected at least 4.6...
Photo from Pixabay Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday, May 20, said poverty should never be used as a justification for mothers to sell their babies, following the rescue of a newborn in Cavite that was sold online. He...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started the implementation of the “Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program” (AKAP) to protect minimum wage earners from the devaluing effects of inflation on their purchasing power. In a statement on Monday, May 20, DSWD Secretary Rex...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 has started releasing the first batch of the P60.9-million cash aid for low-income families in Western Visayas. The DSWD-6 rolled out this weekend the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) that will benefit 20,311 families in...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has held a dialogue with its partner-stakeholders to discuss the agency’s proposed implementation of adoption and alternative child care programs and services in all residential-based facilities dedicated to children nationwide. DSWD...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has rejected the notion that the Marcos administration's Food Stamp Program (FSP) is a "band-aid solution". In a press conference...
The Marcos administration is preparing for the full implementation of the “Food Stamp Program” in July this year for some 300,000 families, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said. DSWD Undersecretary Edu Punay shared that preparations are underway to hire the staff...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to validate and register 300,000 families for the “Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program (FSP)” before its full implementation in July. DSWD Undersecretary Innovations Edu Punay on May 12 said the department has recruited around...
DAVAO CITY – A Department of Social Welfare and Development-Region 12 (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and General Santos City or Soccskargen area) community-based intervention to assist vulnerable communities in rural areas is in full swing. THE Project Lawa water reservoir...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, May 9, reiterated its ongoing collaboration with key agencies to identify the most effective index for automatically adjusting cash grants for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries. DSWD Assistant...
Through its "Pag-Abot Program," the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reaches out to families, children, and individuals who are homeless and offers them vital interventions and support. (DSWD photo) Do you ever come across someone living on the streets in Metro Manila? Here's how...
