The Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) providing the senior citizens and persons with disabilities, with a 20% discount on their online purchases of essential goods and commodities was signed on May 6. Ratified by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Trade and Industry, National Commission of Senior Citizens, National Council on Disability continue reading : Guidelines on discount for online purchases of seniors, persons with disabilities signed – DSWD
As part of its initiatives to improve its provision of services to Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducted a two-day online Disability Sensitivity Training in partnership with the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) on May 10 and 11, 2022. The Disability Sensitivity Training was developed to equip the continue reading : DSWD holds disability sensitivity training for personnel
Faith is the demonstration of a person who lives a life of desiring to do good things, make good moral decisions, and work to the best of his/her God-given gifts. The set of values and virtues of the individual public servant are thought to instill into the public servant innate self-motivations that propel him/her to continue reading : Character Awardee for March (Faith) – Janine V. Celario
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the National Authority for Child Care (NACC), formerly known as the Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB), issued guidelines to guarantee the continuous processing of child placement and adoption processing services while the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for Republic Act (RA) No. 11642 or the “Domestic Administrative continue reading : DSWD, NACC issue guidelines to ensure unhampered adoption processing services
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will resume the implementation of the Government Internship Program (GIP) this May after its deferment in 2020 and 2021 in consideration of the safety and protection of the youth from the COVID-19 pandemic. GIP is one of the components of the Kabataan 2000 program of the Philippine continue reading : DSWD resumes implementation of Government Internship Program
Public service is not just about one’s passion to serve selflessly. This love for the country and Filipinos should be expressed with excellence and skillfulness. These are virtues of a public servant. Keisha Nguyen demonstrates these character virtues by going an extra mile on what she does as a chief of Finance Management of DSWD continue reading : Character Awardee for February (Excellence) – Keisha M. Nguyen
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned the public against individuals posing as DSWD personnel who are conducting recruitment and enlistment activities for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The Department received a report that certain individuals wearing the DSWD red vest are allegedly asking non-4Ps members to provide their birth certificates with continue reading : DSWD warns public against ‘fake’ recruitment for 4Ps
The regard for equality is rooted with the Bill of Rights in the 1987 Constitution stating that all Filipino are equal regardless of ethnicity, race, religion or belief, political inclination, social class, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, civil status, medical condition, or any other status in the enjoyment of rights. Christopher Joy continue reading : Character Awardee for January (Equality) – Christopher Joy M. Ortiz
