More than 41,000 new beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Walang Gutom Program (WGP) have availed of affordable and nutritious food items from partner merchants and retailers during the simultaneous first redemption day held nationwide from January 3 to 22. “Since its pilot implementation, Secretary Rex Gatchalian has been announcing the continue reading : 41K new Walang Gutom Program beneficiaries avail of healthy food in 1st redemption day
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is encouraging all household beneficiaries with children aged 0-5 years to register their young family members to the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). According to 4Ps National Program Manager and Director Gemma Gabuya, the PhilSys registration and authentication will serve as the equivalent continue reading : 4Ps households with children aged 0-5 years registered to Philsys will get 2 months FDS equivalency – DSWD
In line with the directive of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian to optimize the agency’s preparedness for disasters and emergencies, the DSWD is eyeing to bring its prepositioned family food packs (FFPs) to 2.5 million boxes nationwide, and achieve another all-time-high record. Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD’s Disaster continue reading : DSWD gears up for 2.5M food packs for prepositioning in agency, LGU warehouses nationwide
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, together with agency social workers, visited on Friday (January 17) the family of the college student who went viral after a video of her being manhandled by a security guard spread on social media. During the visit, Asst. Secretary Dumlao personally handed the Php20,000 continue reading : DSWD reaches out to family of viral sampaguita girl
On instructions of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the agency has provided initial aid to the family of the college student who was seen being manhandled by a security guard in a video that has since gone viral in social media. Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the agency continue reading : DSWD extends initial aid to family of viral college student selling sampaguita outside mall
In the quiet town of Bustos, Bulacan, a group of neighbors-turned-farmers transformed a barren lot into a productive vegetable garden through the help of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) at BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished). According to Tatay Juanito Reobaldo, the continue reading : Real Life Stories – Bulakeños reap fruits of sustainability through DSWD’s Project LAWA and BINHI
Over 150,000 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) are now prepositioned across the different warehouses of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Negros Island that can be readily tapped to augment the resources of concerned local government units (LGUs) once the volcanic activity of Mt. Kanlaon is raised to Alert Level continue reading : DSWD prepositioned food packs for Mt. Kanlaon relief ops now 150K
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday (January 16) pledged his full support to the Association of DSWD Social Workers, Incorporated (ADSWI) as he administered the oath taking of its16 officials who will lead the different chapters across the country. In a brief meeting, the DSWD chief told the newly-minted continue reading : DSWD chief vows agency’s full support to new officials of social workers’ group
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured on Thursday (January 16) that the food being served at the Walang Gutom Kitchen in Pasay City is very much safe for consumption by individuals experiencing involuntary hunger. DSWD Social Technology Bureau (STB) Officer-in-Charge Division Chief Jason Oabel said the kitchen strictly implements a “first in, continue reading : DSWD ensures food served at Walang Gutom Kitchen is safe
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ready to provide psychosocial support to the female minor student who was seen being manhandled by a security guard in a video that has since gone viral in social media. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday (January 16) directed the Field Office – National Capital Region continue reading : DSWD ready to provide psychosocial support to minor student in viral video
