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QUEZON CITY – As the summer vacation starts, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reminds families to secure a travel clearance for their children, 17 years old and below, who will be traveling to other countries alone or with companions other than their parents. The reminder comes in time for the summer vacation when the number of travel clearance issued to minors noticeably increases. “Most parents working overseas want their children to stay […]
DAGUPAN CITY, February 29 (PIA) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned against birth simulation, a criminal offense, as a form of adoption. Iryn Cubangbang, information officer of DSWD in the Ilocos, said that birth simulation or the tampering of the civil registry birth records of a child is against the law and punishable with imprisonment, plus a fine not exceeding P50,000. “Those wanting to adopt children should go through the legal […]
PASIG CITY, Metro Manila (PIA) — As part of the government’s advocacy for protecting and upholding the rights of every child, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) teamed up to raise awareness on legal adoption of children. Legal na Ampon Ako: Anak na Totoo brought together DepEd school officials, teachers, child-caring partners, and adoption agencies in a forum to bring focus on the processes required of […]
QUEZON CITY, February 17, (PIA) – -Social pension of indigent seniors will soon be delivered door to door nationwide. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be adopting this scheme of distribution to make it easier for the senior citizens (SC) to receive their pension. “The DSWD is adopting this scheme to make it more convenient for our older persons who have difficulty in traveling. Likewise, by delivering their pensions right to their […]
QUEZON CITY, Feb. 3 — More than 4.5 million worth of livelihood assistance has been released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to the families of the Special Action Force (SAF) police officers who were killed during the clash with members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in 2015. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that the amount will fund the proposed livelihood […]
May magandang balita si Pangulong Aquino sa mga bumubuo ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Following a report that relief goods marked with the agency’s name are being repacked in a city in Central Luzon, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman stressed that it is illegal to do so and perpetrators may be charged administratively. “One of the reasons why we improved our packing of relief goods from plastic bags to sealed boxes is to ensure that every pack has the right amount of rice and […]
According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the agency has already prepositioned twenty-three million pesos in standby funds and relief goods and non-food items for relief efforts while the Department of Health had basic medicine on standby. The P25,034,400.47 standby funds will be provided as augmentation support to the local government units that will be affected by typhoon “Nona”. Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said they are also on […]
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that the agency “cannot accept” the P8 billion reduction in its 2016 budget and called for the Senators to put back the said amount as it will serve as cash grants for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries. “This was made despite the fact that the Senate has approved our budget proposal in the budget plenary session in November, without deductions,” Soliman said in a […]
The Philippines Government and the Australian Government have partnered to strengthen the capacity of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in responding to natural disasters and emergencies, through a P104 million (A$3 million) grant under a three-year Support Program for Disaster Response. The program covers three components: capacity building, warehouse construction, and prepositioning of emergency relief supplies. “The Australian Government is committed to support the Philippines in building its resilience through disaster preparedness, […]
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero challenged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to continue giving aid to street dwellers even after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, saying that the DSWD should be sincere in its efforts to help the homeless. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/lo0GQ0i295Y
QUEZON CITY — With the onset of the rainy season, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as vice-chair of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), assures that response measures are in place to ensure provision of timely and appropriate interventions to disaster-affected families in an orderly and coordinated manner. During the recently concluded full-council meeting of the NDRRMC, DSWD Assistant Secretary Vilma Cabrera shared that the Department has upgraded the operational […]
