Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 5 – Bicol Regional Director Norman Laurio has given recognition to former monitored children of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from Bicol who topped several licensure examinations. “Kung titingnan po natin, marami pong mga topnotchers, nasa top 10, at marami na ring professional na dating continue reading : DSWD exec spotlights former 4Ps-monitored Bicolano children-turned topnotchers
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) endorses a Child Protection Systems Strengthening (CPSS) framework in the First Global Ministerial Conference (GMC) on Ending Violence Against Children (VAC) on November 7 to 8 in Bogota, Colombia. In his letter to UNICEF Philippines Chief of Child Protection Patricia Lim Ah Ken, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian continue reading : DSWD endorses new action framework for children in global conference
To ensure unhampered disaster response amid the consecutive storms that hit the country in the recent days, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already requested the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for the immediate replenishment of the agency’s Quick Response Funds (QRF). Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao, continue reading : DSWD requests DBM for replenishment of Php875-M in Quick Response Funds
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office 2-Cagayan Valley has initially provided 250 family food packs (FFPs) and 250 non-food items (NFIs) to residents of the coastal town of Maconacon in Isabela province who were evacuated as Typhoon Marce trails Northern Luzon. Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao, who continue reading : DSWD provides initial 250 food packs to Isabela coastal town amid Typhoon Marce
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office 5 – Bicol Region has so far provided more than Php339 million humanitarian aid to families and individuals affected by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) ‘Kristine’ in the Bicol Region. “In four days time, nai-deliver po agad natin sa Naga City ang 35,000 family food packs continue reading : DSWD extends Php339 million in aid to Kristine-hit Bicolanos
Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the agency spokesperson, discusses the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) on-going disaster response efforts for Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine, Super Typhoon (ST) Leon, and Typhoon Marce during the DSWD Thursday (November 7) Media Forum. The DRMG official was joined by continue reading : DSWD execs discuss on-going response ops for series of tropical cyclones in Thursday Media Forum
As the whole nation celebrates the 32nd National Children’s Month (NCM) this November, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has called for a nationwide support to end violence against children (VAC). “Sa pamamagitan ng selebrasyon ngayong taon, ating isinusulong ang pagpapalakas ng mga sistema at mekanismo upang labanan ang violence against continue reading : DSWD chief calls for support to end violence against children
As Typhoon Marce brings heavy rainfall and gusty winds in Northern Luzon, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 2 – Cagayan Valley on Wednesday (November 6) distributed family food packs (FFPs) to 250 internally displaced families from Maconacon, a coastal town in the province of Isabela. The residents are currently staying in continue reading : DSWD’s Cagayan Valley FO extends relief aid to evacuees from coastal town of Isabela
For Arlyn Analiza Oquendo from Pandi, Bulacan, going from a novice seamstress to becoming a certified dressmaking trainer and assessor is not just threaded by her grit, positive outlook, and will to change her life. It is also interwoven by the support she got from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) poverty-alleviation programs continue reading : Real Life Stories – 4Ps beneficiary owes career success to DSWD’s livelihood program
Ensuring that all families and individuals severely affected by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) ‘Kristine’ will be assisted, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr in the distribution of the Presidential Assistance to farmers, fisherfolk and their families (PAFFF) in Bicol Region on Wednesday (November 6). “Narito continue reading : PBBM, DSWD chief continue aid giving for farmers, fisherfolk affected by ‘Kristine’
