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

To continuously promote the welfare of its personnel and employees by ensuring a safe and healthy working environment amid the pandemic, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) institutionalized the Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSH) among its workforce regardless of their status. DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista signed Administrative Order No. 3, continue reading : DSWD cares: promoting safe and healthy working environment

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) welcomes the signing of the Executive Order (EO) No. 138 or the “Full Devolution of Certain Functions of the Executive Branch to Local Governments, Creation of a Committee on Devolution, and for other purposes.” Under EO 138, some of the functions, services, and facilities of national government continue reading : DSWD welcomes new executive order on devolution