The Department of Social Welfare and Development continues to inspire the declaration of love even after Valentine’s Day as it leads the observance of the 15th Adoption Consciousness Week on 18 to 24 February 2013. The week-long event, which will feature advocacy activities across Cordillera, carries the theme “Love sees beyond differences”. With its partner continue reading : DSWD leads observance of adoption consciousness week

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the government’s lead agency in social protection, joins the observance of the National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation. Observed from the 9th to 17th of February, the event carries the theme “Child Pornography Wakasan: Sa Tamang Paggamit ng Internet, Bata ay continue reading : DSWD joins awareness week to prevent child abuse

By Ivy Venus Avenado, Community Facilitator LA PAZ, Abra – For a house wife like Alicia Palope, government programs are nothing more than dreams that are far removed from reality. Long used to her little world in La Paz, she had long accepted the fact that projects brought by the government are empty promises that continue reading : FEATURE: A Bigger World for Alice and Gianna

The municipality of Besao in the Mountain Province, along with five other municipalities in the country, was recently awarded as model local government unit (LGU) in harmonizing participation, transparency, and accountability in their governance system. The award was given by the Department of Social Welfare and Development through the National Project Management Office of the continue reading : Besao town lauded anew in Kalahi-CIDSS implementation

QUEZON CITY – Officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Cordillera Administrative Region bagged top awards in the recently concluded 62nd anniversary celebration of the agency here. DSWD Regional Director Leonardo C. Reynoso bagged the Best Manager Award nationwide while Ms. Perlita V. Panganiban, Chief of the Institutional Development Division continue reading : DSWD-CAR officials bag national awards

BAGUIO CITY – The regional program management office of the conditional cash transfer also known as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program recently called for a special assembly for beneficiaries of the program due to increasing non-compliance rate of parents in the monthly family development sessions (FDS). Pantawid Pamilya FDS coordinator Mr. John Eric Escalante said based continue reading : Attend monthly sessions, DSWD tells CCT grantees