With Bukidnon declared under a state of  calamity due to El Nino, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Northern Mindanao has engaged the support of  the Diocese of Malaybalay and Lumad leaders  in augmenting DSWD social workers and local social welfare office personnel to ensure the quick distribution of relief goods to continue reading : DSWD partners with church, Lumad leaders for speedy distribution of relief in Northern Mindanao

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) advocates that women and girls deserve respect and protection. Rape as a violation of human rights is unacceptable! No one regardless of age, sex, physical appearance, social status, race, sexual orientation or even profession deserves to be raped. The DSWD is one of the government agencies whose continue reading : DSWD statement on the rape of Australian missionary as subject of joke

Approximately 250,000 family food packs worth P90.8 million have been extended, as of April 15, by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as augmentation support to local government units (LGUs) affected by the El Nino phenomenon. The distribution of relief goods started in the fourth quarter of 2015. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said continue reading : Needs assessment of El Niño -affected families continues

Amid escalating impact of El Nino in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured that it has sufficient funds to fulfill its mandate of providing resource augmentation to local government units (LGUs) that are affected by drought. The assurance was made following the warning of Senator Ralph Recto that a national continue reading : DSWD assures funds to help LGUs respond to El Nino

As drought due to El Nino phenomenon continues to affect the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has mobilized the provincial and municipal links and parent leaders of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program to reach out to those needing help in their areas. “Ang DSWD ay handa, at katunayan ay tuloy-tuloy kami continue reading : DSWD taps Pantawid Pamilya parent leaders to reach out to families in drought-hit villages

The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Field Office XII (DSWD-FO XII) and the Kidapawan City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) are now jointly working out for the release of the 82 individuals, composed of 30 women and 52 men, who were involved in the Kidapawan rally. DSWD-FO XII reported that according to the Provincial continue reading : DSWD, LGU facilitate release of detained Kidapawan rallyists

Implementers of the biggest cash transfer programs, such as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Philippines, Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) of Indonesia, Bolsa Familia (BF) of Brazil, and Prospera of Mexico, gathered earlier this week at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) in Makati City, to share how their respective CCT programs are addressing child continue reading : CCT programs help address child labor

For the 306  families from Tacloban City who suffered the brunt of Typhoon ‘Yolanda’ when it struck almost three years ago, having a new home is heaven sent. Since March 29, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), National Housing Authority (NHA), and the local government unit (LGU) of Tacloban City have been moving families from the continue reading : New homes, renewed life for ‘Yolanda’ survivors