MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will come up with a real-time monitoring mechanism of its Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita (Akap) program fund and its ...

At a press conference, DSWD Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Attached Supervised Agencies Elaine Fallarcuna stated that the pilot testing, running from July to December 2025, will ...

Gemma dela Cruz (right), DSWD-11 assistant regional director for operations, in a press conference on Friday, 21 March 2025. MindaNews photo by IAN CARL ESPINOSA DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 March) – ...

MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Strategic Communications is set to hold regional information caravans to counter misinformation, disinformation, and fake news on the ...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) currently has 879 partner-retailers nationwide that offer affordable and nutritious food items to beneficiaries of its Walang Gutom Program (WGP ...

The initiative was led by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, along with key officials from Globe Telecom, GCash operator, and G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI).

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao emphasized March 11 that solo parents like Garcia are entitled to expanded social protection benefits under the act ...

DSWD has partnered with the private sector for distribution of the mobile phones. Among others, the DSWD has partnered with G-Xchange Inc. (GCash), Globe Telecom, BPI Foundation and the Ayala ...

Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco has thanked the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for choosing his city as a pilot area for the agency's “e-PANALO ang Kinabukasan, which ...

A total of 12 Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) projects, including the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP), have been granted exemption by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ...

(This time, we are stricter with creating accounts [within the system]) We only allow three persons to create an account—parents, legal guardians, and travel companions,” said Assistant Secretary Ada ...

Parents and guardians no longer need to visit a DSWD center to obtain a travel clearance for their child. The Department of Social Welfare and Development launched a new online system in February for ...