The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has partnered with the non-government organization (NGO) Climate Conflict Action Asia (CCAA) to improve government services for Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) and Indigenous Peoples (IPs) across the country. The collaboration, called...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has increased the budget for its Supplemental Feeding Program (SFP) to P5.182 billion for the School Year 2025–2026 to provide nutritious meals to about 1.5 million schoolchildren in public early childhood care centers nationwide. DSWD...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has added electric buses to its existing fleet to provide safer and more comfortable transportation for persons with disabilities (PWDs). The renewed focus on PWD safety comes amid public concern after a viral social media post on June 13...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided P32 million worth of relief assistance to local government units affected by heavy rains and flooding in Mindanao and parts of the Visayas, Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Thursday, May 29. The aid, which includes food and...
In celebration of the International Day of Families on Thursday, May 15, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched a new digital platform designed to match Filipino families with appropriate government programs and services. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, who also chairs the...
Kanlaon Volcano had an explosive eruption at 5:51 a.m. on April 8, 2025, sending an ash plume 4,000 meters high. Pyroclastic flows were detected on the southern slopes. The volcano remains at Alert Level 3, with ongoing risks of eruptions, lava flows, and ashfall. (Screenshot/Phivolcs Facebook...
DSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday, April 7 directed the agency to launch a fact-finding investigation into the alleged exploitation of a mentally-challenged woman who was reportedly coerced into appearing in a video with negative remarks...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian announced that the agency has commissioned Brain Trust Inc., a third-party evaluator, to assess the effectiveness of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and its synergy with other government anti-poverty...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian criticized political candidates who use vulnerable groups as the subject of offensive jokes during their campaigns, following a viral video of a Pasig congressional candidate making a lewd remark about solo parents. In a...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has announced that its Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) will focus specifically on Filipinos earning below the minimum wage, as part of a revised set of guidelines. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday, March 27 explained that the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has pledged to provide psychosocial interventions and other forms of assistance to Filipinos repatriated from Myanmar, where they were allegedly victims of trafficking. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday, March 26 assured that the...
DSWD In a key milestone for disaster response, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, alongside ASEAN representatives, launched the Regional Guidance on the Role of Social Workers and the Wider Social Service Workforce in Disaster Risk Reduction and...
