In 2015, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continued to pursue excellent public service to respond to the many needs of the poor, disadvantaged, marginalized and vulnerable Filipinos. Significant accomplishments were achieved, primarily in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program. As an investment in human capital, the program saw to the graduation of the continue reading : DSWD in 2015: A continuing legacy of excellent public service
DSWD bares thrusts, priorities for 2016
The year 2015 saw the increasing efforts of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to achieve its strategic goals aimed at uplifting the lives of poor Filipinos, and empowering the sectors that it serves, as well as its stakeholders. These strategic goals are: to raise 2.3 million Pantawid Pamilya families with a capacity continue reading : DSWD bares thrusts, priorities for 2016
Report human trafficking to IACAT action line 1343 – DSWD
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) urged the public to report any human trafficking case they know of to the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) action line 1343. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that human trafficking is truly a rampant problem in many municipalities, with complex roots in poverty and in human greed. Human continue reading : Report human trafficking to IACAT action line 1343 – DSWD
DSWD mainstreams street dwellers, Bajaus through comprehensive program
This 2015, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) began replicating the Comprehensive Program for Street Children, Street Families and Indigenous Peoples, especially Bajaus in seven other highly urbanized cities in six regions where there is high prevalence of street children and street families. These are in Regions III, IV-A, V, VI, VII, continue reading : DSWD mainstreams street dwellers, Bajaus through comprehensive program
Statement of DSWD Sec. Corazon Juliano-Soliman on the recent ambush of military trucks carrying relief goods
We condemn in the strongest terms the ambush of the convoy of military trucks on their way back from delivering relief goods to families affected by Typhoon Nona in Northern Samar. This is an assault to the humanitarian efforts of the government, which came at a time that our countrymen are in dire need of continue reading : Statement of DSWD Sec. Corazon Juliano-Soliman on the recent ambush of military trucks carrying relief goods
DSWD joins partnership to democratize recruitment of personnel in gov’t agencies
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was among the second batch of government agencies that signed a partnership project with Kalibrr Technology Ventures, an expert in the field of human resource management, for the creation of a recruitment platform which can be used in sourcing talents to complement existing modes of publishing job continue reading : DSWD joins partnership to democratize recruitment of personnel in gov’t agencies
All ‘Onyok’ evacuees now home
All evacuation centers, which are managed by the local government units (LGUs), in areas affected by Tropical Depression Onyok are now closed, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) which leads the Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster under the humanitarian cluster system of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council continue reading : All ‘Onyok’ evacuees now home
DSWD works closely with LGUs to assist families affected by monsoon rains
Even as relief operations for victims of Typhoon Nona continue in all the affected regions, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) also assists the victim of northeast monsoon (amihan) rains In Region II, Caraga and Mindanao. As of December 20, 2PM, a total of 46,797 families or 199,557 persons are affected of which continue reading : DSWD works closely with LGUs to assist families affected by monsoon rains
Gov’t moves to early recovery, rehab of ‘Nona’-affected areas
Even as relief operations for victims of Typhoon Nona continue in all the affected regions, the government through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and other member-agencies of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is now focusing on early recovery and rehabilitation. In today’s meeting at the NDRRMC Operations Center in Camp continue reading : Gov’t moves to early recovery, rehab of ‘Nona’-affected areas
Disaster ops continue for ‘Nona’ evacuees; preps for ‘Onyok’ ongoing
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is disheartened by the incident involving the ambush of two military trucks on their way back from delivering relief goods for survivors of Typhoon Nona in Northern Samar. These are also the vehicles that would transport some 270,240 GI sheets to Northern Samar. In a meeting at continue reading : Disaster ops continue for ‘Nona’ evacuees; preps for ‘Onyok’ ongoing
