Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Friday (January 3) the agency is still attending to the needs of three Filipina surrogate mothers from Cambodia who opted to stay in DSWD’s residential facilities instead of being reintegrated to their respective families. “I believe three women are staying with us and continue reading : Social workers taking good care of surrogate moms still up for reintegration – DSWD chief
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Friday (January 3) there is a need to tighten the guidelines for the implementation of the Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita (AKAP) Program to guarantee the protection of taxpayers’ money. Secretary Gatchalian told ANC’s Head Start the crafting of the joint AKAP continue reading : DSWD chief eyes tightening of AKAP guidelines
More than 1.7 million children, including pregnant women, were provided with nutritious meals to address hunger and malnutrition through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) and the Bangsamoro Umpungan sa Nutrisyon (BangUn) Project. “Under the 14th Cycle of SFP, which covers the school year 2024-2025, a total of 1,751,074 continue reading : DSWD’s nutrition programs feed 1.7M children, pregnant women in 2024
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) centers and residential care facilities (CRCFs) provided protective and rehabilitative services and interventions to more than 7,000 clients belonging to the disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in 2024. “In line with our mandate to provide interventions to assist disadvantaged and vulnerable sectors, the DSWD residential and non-residential care continue reading : Over 7K disadvantaged, vulnerable given refuge in DSWD care facilities in 2024
More than 4 million indigent senior citizens and 100-year-old individuals nationwide received their respective social pension and centenarian gifts in 2024 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). “From January to November 2024, a total of 4,268,801 indigent senior citizens received their monthly pension,” Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the DSWD continue reading : 4.2M seniors receive social pension, centenarian gift in 2024
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 7 – Central Visayas is ready to support “Plan Exodus,” the contingency plan of the local government unit (LGU) of Canlaon City should the volcanic activities of Mt. Kanlaon escalate into Alert Level 4. Before the year 2024 ended, DSWD FO-7 Regional Director (RD) continue reading : DSWD supports Canlaon City’s Plan Exodus
As the year 2024 came to a close, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributed cash-for-work assistance (CFW) to 547 former combatants of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in Basilan province as part of its Peace and Development Buong Bansa Mapayapa Normalization Program. The beneficiaries participated in the 27-day CFW and were continue reading : 547 ex-MNLF combatants in Basilan get cash aid from DSWD
Almost 5 million near-poor Filipinos have benefitted from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) during its first year of implementation from January to December 2024. “The AKAP program has demonstrated strong impact with Php26.157 billion in funds, or 99.31 percent utilization rate, from the total continue reading : 5M near-poor Pinoys benefitted from DSWD’s AKAP in 2024
A total of 9,856,984 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) were produced by the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) two major hubs in Metro Manila and Cebu from January to December 2024, with the agency posting the historically biggest number of FFPs ever produced in a span 12 months. Disaster Response Management Group continue reading : DSWD hits all-time high in production of food packs at 10M boxes in 2024
More than 8 million boxes of family food packs (FFPs) were distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to 6,864,735 families who were affected by the series of disasters across the country in 2024, an agency official reported on Wednesday (January 1). DSWD Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene continue reading : 8M food packs given by DSWD to 7M disaster-hit families in 2024
