DAVAO CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XI has already started the payout of the first semester Social Pension cash stipend for the 60,370 indigent senior citizens in the city. The stipend of ₱3,000, covering the months of January to June 2021, is intended for the purchase of food, continue reading : DSWD XI starts first semester Social Pension payouts

In its continuing celebration of the National Women’s Month this March, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be conducting a nationwide virtual forum for its personnel across the country on the Safe Spaces Act or Republic Act 11313 on March 26. The Safe Spaces Act of 2019 or the Bawal Bastos Act continue reading : DSWD advocates for safe spaces for women in homes, communities

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as the lead agency in social protection is mandated to serve, protect, and empower the disadvantaged and vulnerable sectors, and nowhere is this more evident than in the success stories of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) partner-beneficiaries, who have risen from poverty to self-sufficiency. To encourage continue reading : Pugay Tagumpay 2021: Graduating 4Ps beneficiaries share how the program helped transform their lives

Davao Oriental – Datu Ike Aking of Barangay Carmen, Boston dreams to improve the lives of the members of the Mandaya community. Also the Indigenous People Mandatory Representative, he pushes for and supports government projects that aim to preserve the Mandaya culture and language. “Usa sa gitan-aw namo nga kakulangon alang sa tribo kay ang continue reading : A Mandaya leader’s dream for his community

The Department of Social of Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started to address grievances related to the initial results of the third nationwide Listahanan household assessment or Listahanan 3. Listahanan is an information management system that aims to establish a database of poor households that will serve as a basis in the identification of beneficiaries continue reading : DSWD addresses Listahanan 3 grievances