In its ongoing efforts to lessen the number of children, families and unattached adults at risk in the streets, particularly in Manila and Quezon City, the Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) will launch 35 new task forces. According to DSWD-NCR Regional Director Ma. Alicia S. Bonoan, the task forces continue reading : DSWD-NCR launches 35 new task forces for Manila and Quezon City

The Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) and the Local Government Unit of Quezon City agreed to create a coordinating group to address the incidence of street dwelling along the NIA and BIR roads in the middle of quezon and east avenues of the city. Through themeeting held on July continue reading : DSWD-NCR, QC LGU, to create NIA-BIR coordinating group for street dwellers in the area

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has no lump sum or discretionary funds amounting to P102.6 billion in the 2015 General Appropriations Act (GAA). “How can that be when the budget of the Department is already P107.8 billon?  We do have a budget for Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses amounting to P102B, and continue reading : DSWD clarifies lump sum in its 2015 budget

Pantawid Pamilya program beneficiaries, residents of DSWD-NCR’s Sanctuary Center and Jose Fabella Center enjoyed the free chiropratic and acupuncture services provided by Dra. Chaterine Luib and Dr. Jacques Charles of Luib  Health Center based in California, USA, recently. Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) Regional Director Ma. Alicia S. Bonoan continue reading : Volunteer doctors provide health services to Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries and residents of centers

The Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) Disaster Response Team is now continuously monitoring the situation of the evacuation centers in Metro Manila as effect of the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon “Falcon.” As part of the resource augmentation mandate, the Department has already distributed a total of 6,500 family continue reading : DSWD-NCR monitors southwest monsoon-affected families

Almost two (2) years ago, Grace leaves every night to go to a bar in Pampanga where she worked as a singer while wearing not-so-decent clothes… her child who was four years old at that time is always being entrusted to security guards, one of the reasons why they chose to live near a fast continue reading : Former homeless mom left indignity due to MCCT-HSF program of DSWD

In its continuing efforts to reduce the number of children, families and unattached adults at risk in the streets, the Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) is deploying street facilitators in different critical converging areas within NCR. To prepare them prior to their deployment in their assigned areas, DSWD-NCR conducted continue reading : DSWD-NCR conducts general orientation of OBBSB project for street facilitators

The Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) conducted the 13th convergence caravan in Metro Manila which aimed to bring the government services closer to people on June 25, 2015 in Parañaque City. In partnership with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Parañaque headed by Mayor Edwin L. Olivarez, National Governments continue reading : DSWD-NCR conducts its 13th convergence caravan in Metro Manila