The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) received a plaque of recognition from the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) during the 2021 Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards on November 25, 2021 in Cebu City. The Department was awarded as one of the top requested and performing agencies with 1,000 and above requests and with at least 90% closed transactions in the eFOI Portal of the FOI Program.

The award was presented by Atty. Kristian R. Ablan, PCOO Undersecretary and FOI Program Director to DSWD Field Office VII Director Rebecca Geamala, Regional Information Officer Ms. Leah Quintana, and Ms. Sharon Bumagat-Rivera of the DSWD Legal Service. ###