A concrete road may just be an ordinary physical structure for most people, but for Barangay Malabbaga in La Paz, Abra, it is everything they hoped for. Malabbaga is home to 312 households whose main livelihood is rice farming and trading, and animal husbandry. It hosts an elementary school and a day care center with continue reading : Malabbaga says goodbye to muddy slippers

Cognizant of the health and physical limitations of pensioners under the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will soon adopt on a national scale the door-to-door delivery scheme as another way to distribute the pension of the beneficiaries. “The DSWD is adopting this scheme to make it continue reading : DSWD to adopt door-to-door delivery of seniors’ pension

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) enjoins the nation to advocate for legal adoption and help abandoned and neglected children have families to call their own. This month of love, the DSWD, together with partner agencies, raises public awareness on homeless children waiting to have their own families as it leads the nationwide celebration of continue reading : DSWD enjoins families to show love for abandoned kids

As part of their efforts to ensure that only the rightful beneficiaries are included in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman emphasized that measures and systems continue to be enforced to maintain a clean database for the program. “We have a Grievance Redress System (GRS) which continue reading : Sec. Soliman: Measures in place to keep a clean Pantawid Pamilya database

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) paid tribute to local and international partner-institutions; local government units (LGUs); volunteers; and, individual partners through the “PaNata Ko sa Bayan” Awards held recently at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Conference Center as one of the highlights of the Department’s 65th anniversary celebration. “We thank everyone continue reading : DSWD recognized contributions of partners, stakeholders during 65th anniv

A member of the B’laan Tribe from Barangay Eday in Columbio, Sultan Kudarat was recognized as the Best Community Volunteer in the 2nd “Bayani Ka!” Awards of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS). The “Bayani Ka!” Awards, which started in continue reading : B’laan, big winner in DSWD’s 'Bayani Ka! Awards'

Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Director Pacita Sarino,  and Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) Executive Director Patricia Luna sign the pledge of commitment reinforcing the “I AM THE SOLUTION” campaign to curb child sexual abuse and exploitation, during the kick-off activity of the National Awareness Week continue reading : DSWD, Quezon City LGU join hands vs child abuse

The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), a program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), is set to conduct its 2nd “Bayani Ka!” Awards today in Manila. The ceremony is intended to recognize the efforts of volunteers and local government units (LGUs) to implement the program within continue reading : DSWD conducts 2nd “Bayani Ka!” Awards to recognize efforts of volunteers, LGUs

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ready to assist poor families with farmers, forest workers, and farm laborers deal with the temporary loss of income or livelihood due to the El Nino phenomenon or dry spell. The Department has already submitted its action plan to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) continue reading : DSWD ready to assist sectors to be affected by El Niño

They say life-changing things happen when you least expect them. Cebu resident Aileen Fernandez-Desamparado, 31, agrees to this. She thought she would remain a fulltime housewife all her life. Due to financial constraints, her parents were not able to send her to college. However, not only was she able to earn her college degree with continue reading : Housewife becomes licensed teacher at 31, owes it to Pantawid Pamilya