“Being alone is not a reason to give up, hence, a challenge to face life and succeed,” says Michael Rosqueta, 32 years old, a multi-disabled person and is now working as helper in the Philippine Airlines Earphone Sanitizing Project of Rehabilitation Sheltered Workshop of Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR). continue reading : Triumph behind disability and struggles

The Elsie Gaches Village, a center which serves mentally challenge persons with underlying medical problems, conducted three-day Outdoor Camp which aimed to develop the leadership and positive team culture of its residents that would help them achieve their desired goals held last July 7-9, 2016 at Pagsanjan Falls Resort and Lodge, Pagsanjan Laguna. Various activities continue reading : DSWD clients develop their character through outdoor camp

Though no evacuees reported yet in Metro Manila today amidst continuous rain due to typhoon Butchoy, the Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) still readies some 18,260 family food packs and other non-food items for possible relief operations due to said weather condition. Meanwhile, per coordination with the Metro Manila continue reading : DSWD-NCR readies relief goods due to typhoon Butchoy

Through a Social Welfare and Development (SWD) forum, the Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) recently convened its partners from public and private sectors for the implementation of various social welfare and development programs and services. With this, representatives from LGUs, National Government Agencies, NGOs, DSWD Centers and Residential Care continue reading : DSWD-NCR leads in strengthening public-private partnership

To rekindle and promote the “bayanihan” spirit among its staff, the Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) relaunched its Bayanihang Bayan Program (BBP) which aims to maximize the vast potential of volunteers as partners in promoting faster, and better social welfare service delivery, held at H20 Hotel Manila on June continue reading : DSWD strengthens its Bayanihan Bayan Program

The Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) actively participated on the 2nd Metro Manila Shake Drill last June 22, 2016 9:00AM at the Metro Manila Development Association main office, EDSA cor. Orense St. Guadalupe Makati City. The said activity is in preparation for the 7.2 magnitude earthquake or the mostly continue reading : DSWD NCR participates in the 2nd Metro Manila Shake Drill

The Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) launched the 2015 Listahanan database of poor households in Metro Manila dubbed as “Tuloy ang Pagbabago” which was held on June 22, 2015 at Hotel H2O, Quirino Grandstand, Luneta, Manila. According to the PMT results, 96,495 poor households were identified as poor among continue reading : DSWD-NCR presents database of poor households

In relation to the curfew hours which is now being strictly implemented by some Barangays and LGUs after the pronouncement of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte that it will be among the priorities of his administration which shall operationalize nationwide, the Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region urges authorities to properly handle each continue reading : DSWD-NCR calls for proper case management on curfew implementation