Two community volunteers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) were recently awarded as 2016 National Outstanding Volunteers by the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency at Crowne Plaza Hotel,...

WASHINGTON, DC — The Philippines’ social welfare and development secretary and the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corp. headquartered here met May 14 to reaffirm their “strong partnership.”

Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development...

QUEZON CITY, May 25 --  The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) completed 7, 531 community projects that were undertaken from 2011 to April 15, 2015, involving the communities themselves.

The projects were implemented through the Kapit-Bisig Laban...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a meeting at the Headquarters of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Washington D.C. on 14 May 2015, MCC Chief Executive Officer Dana Hyde and Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman of the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and...

Marissa Nim, 33, mother of three, swears that the new water system that she and her fellow villagers designed and built in her community in Manjuyod, Negros Oriental has changed their lives for the better.

“Besides having safe drinking...

All eyes are on her as she stands up. Her impassioned voice is a magnet, pulling people’s attention. Her tone is resolute and confident, almost like a political candidate campaigning to get votes.

The woman, however, is not a...

MANILA – The   Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to ensure the protection of the rights and welfare of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in...

MANILA – The project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) funded by the Government of the United States of America (USA) through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is set to end by May 2016.

Implemented by...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) commits to sustain its partnership with local government units and citizens in helping ensure that their basic needs will be met through the continuation of implementation of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive...

MANILA – The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is recognizing the efforts and initiatives of its partners in pushing forward and integrating gender and development...

MANILA, May 11 -- Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) Chair Remedios Rikken praised the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) for empowering women and promoting gender equality in “Empowering Communities, Empowering Women” activity of the...

The government spent over a billion pesos to fund and implement 712 disaster mitigation sub-projects in Bicol from 2002 to present in response to the recipient communities in 94 municipalities who identified these as their priority.

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“The Administration’s larger vision [is] to empower communities so they will no longer be passive beneficiaries, but will instead be co-implementers of government programs and projects.”

This was the statement given by Department of Budget and Management (DBM) head...

LEGAZPI CITY, April 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) targets to train more than 7,000 residents, particularly members of the Project Preparation Team (PPT), on preparation of project proposal  forming part of Project Development Workshop...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Juliano-Soliman strongly emphasized that the citizens are crucial to the pursuit of progress. She made this point as she talked about how the Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach can...

DAVAO CITY – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Camilo Gudmalin stated that strengthening the capacities of poor communities in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) will ensure that development will still happen even if these are...

LEGAZPI CITY, Aug 13 – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office here still accepts applications for the 372 field workers needed for the expansion of Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services...

Legazpi City─The DSWD Field Office V officially launched the National Community-Driven Program (NCDDP) last October 16, 2014 at Police Regional Office V, Camp General Simeon A. Ola, Legazpi City with the attendance of mayors and governors who forged the Memorandum...

Twelve development officials from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic recently visited Barangay Paliparan III in Dasmariñas, Cavite and interacted with key officials and staff of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to learn more about the Kapit-Bisig Laban...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was recently recognized by the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) for being the first government agency to contribute its Geographic Information Systems (GIS) maps to the latter’s geoportal.

This...

The gender mainstreaming initiatives, undertaken by Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services-National Community-Driven Development Program (KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), were recently showcased during the Social...

Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services-National Community-Driven Development Program (KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP), one of the major poverty alleviation programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently hit big during the Agency’s...

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) had its hands full in 2014 with big-ticket anti-poverty projects and rehabilitation efforts for the millions of victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda and other calamities.

“One of the...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) urges Filipinos to join local development activities within their communities so they can become active participants in nation building.

“By participating in these activities that are critical to the development of...

QUEZON CITY, March 10 --   Amid the rise in poverty incidence in the first half of 2014, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was cited by National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) head...

The Philippines recently served as host to delegates from 13 nations for the second Asia Regional Conference on community-driven development (CDD) in Cebu City last March 24-27, 2015.

CDD is a development approach that puts power back in the...

The closing of Bicol Region’s seventh phase of Poder Y Prosperidad de la Comunidad (Empowerment and Development of Communities), more widely known as PODER, was held last March 20, 2013 at the La Roca Veranda Suites and Restaurant, Gogon, Legazpi...