As part of the initiative to protect its personnel from COVID-19, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) started the first leg of vaccination for its frontliners on June 16 at the East Avenue Medical Center. Through the partnership with the Department of Health (DOH), the DSWD was able to vaccinate 100 employees from the continue reading : DSWD’s ceremonial vaccination: One step towards protecting its personnel from COVID-19

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) weeklong celebration for the second year anniversary of the 4Ps Act or Republic Act  No. 11310, concluded with the recognition of its exceptional beneficiaries and model implementers on June 11.  With the theme, ‘SaMa Sama tungo Sa Matatag at Sa Matagumpay na Pamilyang Pilipino!’ the culminating activity served as a venue continue reading : 4Ps Act 2nd year commemoration culminates with recognition of beneficiaries, partners

As the flagship program of the government in human capital investment, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) continues to achieve its goal of uplifting the lives of Filipino families and helping in the country’s poverty reduction efforts. On June 10, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as the lead implementing agency of 4Ps, continue reading : 4Ps graduation: Building self-sustaining families, communities

Motivational writer, William Arthur Ward, left this beautiful quote “Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.” For Jack Angco, however, curiosity did not lead him to learning, but took him down the path of drug dependency. This wrong path that he took brought him and his family pain, before he learned his lesson. continue reading : DSWD’s Yakap Bayan turns deviant to public servant

Volunteering is a burden to some, but not with Rosalia Anliston, from Brgy. Kisolon, Sumilao, Bukidnon. Rose, to her friends and family, has been devoting her time to worthy causes in her community. Barangay Kisolon is home to the Higaunon Indigenous Peoples (IPs). In her Purok, Rose is the IP President and the current Secretary continue reading : IP leader shares how volunteerism becomes her way of life

To further promote the solidarity among social work practitioners in various settings, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in cooperation with ASEAN Social Work Consortium-Philippines, will spearhead the celebration of the Second Philippine Social Workers’ Day with a virtual conference on June 19, 2021. This significant milestone commemorates the enactment of Republic Act continue reading : 2nd Philippine Social Workers’ Day: DSWD to promote solidarity among practitioners

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) are set to hold a stakeholders’ consultation meeting on the first week of July prior to the finalization of the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) that will provide discounts for the online transactions of senior citizens and persons with disability continue reading : DSWD, DTI to conduct public consultation for online discounts policy

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the World Bank recently held the 12th Implementation Support Mission (ISM) for the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP) on May 28, 2021. Chaired by DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista, the 12th ISM showcased continue reading : DSWD, World Bank hold 12th Implementation Support Mission for KALAHI-CIDSS