Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy Taguiwalo and DSWD-National Capital Region (NCR) Regional Director Vincent Andrew T. Leyson signed another set of Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with six (6) public hospitals in NCR last July 12, 2017 at East Avenue Medical Canter, Quezon City for the intensification of the implementation of “Libreng continue reading : DSWD signs MOA with Government Hospitals for LINGAP sa MASA program

Last July 10, 2017, Regional Director (RD) Vincent Andrew T. Leyson of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) and Mr. Bienvenido V. Barbosa, Officer in Charge-Disaster Response Unit of DSWD-NCR, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the City of Parañaque as represented by Mayor Edwin Olivarez in time of the continue reading : DSWD-NCR signs MOA with LGU-Paranaque on disaster resilience plan

Staff and residents of Nayon ng Kabataan participated in the simultaneous earthquake drill yesterday . The said residential care facility caters to children who are 7-17 years old and are abandoned, neglected, abused, maltreated and exploited. It is located in Welfareville Compound, Mandaluyong City. #BidaAngHanda #DSWDMayMalasakit    

For efficient facilitation on the granting of medical assistance to clients in-need especially to those who were confined and have already incurred charges inside hospitals, under the Protective Service Programs, the Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region entered partnership with two (2) hospitals namely Fatima University Medical Center and Dr. Jose continue reading : DSWD-NCR enters MOA with partner-hospitals for clients of medical assistance

A team from Bantay Bata, a child welfare program under the ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya, recently visited the Department of Social Welfare and Development wherein Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo warmly welcomed them prior to the discussion on possible partnership in terms of child protection. Among the topics discussed during the meeting is the organization’s Children’s Village, continue reading : DSWD, Bantay Bata discuss possible partnership in strengthening efforts to assist children at risk

In partnership with the Department of Interior & Local Government-National Capital Region (DILG-NCR), the Department of Social Welfare & Development (DSWD) led by the Social Welfare Specialist for Children and Regional Committee for the Welfare of Children (RCWC) Focal Person Ms. Glenda M. Derla with the Adoption Resource & Referral Section conducted a one-day Orientation continue reading : ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS ORIENTATION FORUM OF NCR BARANGAYS/ BARANGAY COUNCIL FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN (BCPC)

Child Protection Orientation & Self-Assessment of City/ Municipality/ Barangay was conducted on March 16, 2017 at Legend Villas Hotel, Mandaluyong City. This activity was headed and facilitated by Save the Children led by its Project Officer for Child Protection Ms. Jerly Mae Villanada and Staff in partnership with DSWD-NCR and DILG-NCR.   This one-day orientation and continue reading : CHILD PROTECTION ORIENTATION & SELF-ASSESSMENT OF CITY/ MUNICIPALITY/ BARANGAY

A total of 214,218 beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Metro Manila recently received their rice subsidy amounting to P600.00 each for the month of January 2017 after complying to the conditionalities of the program. This subsidy is initiated by the Duterte administration as augmentation for said families in buying the Filipino staple food- continue reading : 4Ps rice subsidy to beneficiaries in NCR