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House focus shifts to oversight function after passing priority bills

MANILA, April 28 -- After the approval of 20 priority measures, the House of Representatives will focus on strengthening its oversight function when session resumes Monday Speaker Ferdinand Martin G.... Read More


Inter-agency body to hasten enforcement of new solo parents law

Manila, April 26 -- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian is set to convene next week the Inter-Agency Coordinating and Monitoring Committee (IACMC) to discuss a... Read More


DSWD advises 4Ps cash grants beneficiaries to use ATM cards wisely

Manila, April 26 -- Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) eligible beneficiaries may now claim their cash grants from select Land Bank of the Philippines branches using ATM (automated teller machi... Read More


DSWD to build regional hub on DAR-donated land

Manila, April 25 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will soon build a regional complex on a five-hectare land in Magalang, Pampanga donated by the Department of Agrarian Reform... Read More


DSWD: 8K recovering persons who used drugs reintegrated into families

Manila, April 25 -- A total of 8,390 Recovering Persons Who Used Drugs (RPWUDs) have been reintegrated into their families and communities since 2021 through the Department of Social Welfare and Devel... Read More


DSWD insulates programs from politics, adheres to guidelines - spox

Manila, April 24 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday said it would maintain the highest level of professionalism in delivering public services, free from politics a... Read More


Purchase of firefighting choppers pushed amid surge of fire incidents

Manila, April 23 -- Deputy Speaker and Cebu 5th District Rep. Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco on Tuesday pushed for the acquisition of firefighting choppers amid a sudden surge of fire incidents. Frasco... Read More


25 kids in rehab in Region 2 get TESDA certificates

Manila, April 19 -- Twenty-five children in conflict with the law (CICLs) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) have been given a new lease on life after receiving training certificates from the Technical Educ... Read More


DSWD launches 'Tara, Basa!' tutoring program in Samar

Manila, April 19 -- The "Tara, Basa!" (Let's Read!) tutoring program got going in Samar province on Friday, in line with the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) efforts to upscale th... Read More


Digital transformation to make social welfare services more accessible

MANILA, April 18 -- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday underscored the critical role of digital skills in modernizing social welfare services as t... Read More