The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released a total of ₱1.6 billion to replenish the Quick Response Funds (QRFs) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). This move comes in response to the successive typhoons...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is bringing the “Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program” to five more regions in its third year of implementation in 2025. DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said the program will...
Photo from Pixabay The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released the guidelines for the distribution of the First 1,000 Days (F1KD) conditional cash grants under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), which will begin this January. The guidelines are outlined in...
First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos, together with Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, DSWD Undersecretary for Innovations Edu Punay, and DSWD Undersecretary for Operations Pinky Romualdez, served nutritious, specially prepared meals to families, children, and...
(DSWD-DROMIC Facebook Page) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said 21,492 families or 75,110 individuals, are still sheltered in evacuation centers following the devastation caused by Typhoon Nika, Super Typhoon Ofel, and Super Typhoon Pepito. Based on the data from the...
The government allotted around P114 billion to the 2025 budget of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said this figure is an increase of about eight percent from P106.35...
DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (PPAB) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) told a House of Representatives panel that the social protection programs of the government, otherwise known as “ayuda” (aid), were not mere handouts but...
By ARGYLL CYRUS GEDUCOS Families affected by the southwest monsoon in Matanog, Maguindanao del Norte received government financial assistance and relief supplies over the weekend. ASSISTANCE TO FLOOD VICTIMS — Special Assistant to the President Secretary Antonio Lagdameo Jr. and Department...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) to crack down on the rampant selling of babies online, particularly on Facebook. In a press briefing, the Department of Social Welfare and Development-National Authority on Child Care (DSWD-NACC) Executive...
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)...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in a statement on Saturday, April 27, held an awarding ceremony in Mandaue City, Cebu to recognize the dedication and hard work rendered by Regional Program Management Offices (RPMOs) and Area Coordinating Teams (ACTs) across the nation....
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian led the launch of the reformatted educational assistance initiative called “Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program” in Samar province on April 19. Gatchalian said the reading tutorial program is important to help eradicate...
