DSWD Officer-in-Charge Eduardo M. Punay (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) on Monday conducted a sit-down meeting aimed to support the reintegration of the KAPATIRAN members into the society through the continuous provision and monitoring of social protection programs. KAPATIRAN is composed of former members of the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa ng Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army/Alex Boncayao Brigade - Tabara Paduano Group (RPM/P-RPA/ABB-TPG). In his message, DSWD Officer-in-Charge Eduardo Punay thanked OPAPRU for its continued support and guidance in the implementation of various peace programs of the Department. Punay said proper coordination between the DSWD and the OPAPRU is necessary to strengthen their partnership for the succeeding implementing years. Essentially, both agencies, he added, envision a mechanism that will ensure the su
MANILA - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) celebrated its 72nd anniversary by partnering with various national government agencies for the One-Stop-Shop Serbilis On-the-Go! activity that kicked off on Monday at the DSWD Central Office. The activity to be held from Jan. 23 to 27 aims to facilitate and provide a comfortable venue for DSWD Central Office personnel, their relatives and institutional service contractors to conveniently access other government frontline services within the doorstep of the department. During the opening of the activity, the DSWD invited the Commission on Elections (Comelec), led by chairperson George Erwin Garcia, to showcase their Register Anywhere Project (RAP). The RAP is an ongoing voter registration project of the Comelec allowing for the reactivation of voter's records, transfer of voter's information and enrolment for first time voters. "The DSWD supports the Comelec in its endeavor to make voter registration easy and
The year started with inclement weather as floods, landslides and other human tragedies registered a toll of 20 dead and agriculture damage of at least P257.7 million in different parts of the country, disaster officials said yesterday.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Labour and Welfare Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)