๐Ž๐๐€๐๐‘๐”, ๐ƒ๐Ž๐’๐“, ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐’๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ญ-๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ข๐จ๐œ๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐œ๐จ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

OPAPRU, DOST, Conducts Site Inspection for Potential Salt-Making Project in Siocon and Sibuco Communities The Department of Social Welfare and Development visited Barangay Matiag in Siocon along with Barangays Cawit-cawit, Panganuran, Paniran, and Malayal in Sibuco, which served as the focus areas of a two-day site inspection and community assessment conducted on December 3โ€“4, 2025, continue reading : ๐Ž๐๐€๐๐‘๐”, ๐ƒ๐Ž๐’๐“, ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐’๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ญ-๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ข๐จ๐œ๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐œ๐จ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

Repacking Boxes, Unpacking My Purpose: Story of a Volunteer Who Stayed

In 2013, it can be recalled that Zamboanga City was caught in the middle of bullets and gun shots from the armed hostilities between the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Philippine government security forces. It established what is considered as one of the darkest crises in the city and changed the lives of continue reading : Repacking Boxes, Unpacking My Purpose: Story of a Volunteer Who Stayed

DSWD Sec Dialogues with 4Ps Members, Hires 3 former monitored children

Zamboanga City โ€“Alongside the visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in the city last week for the โ€œHandog ng Pangulo: Tulong at Serbisyo para sa IP Communitiesโ€ in Sinunuc, Zamboanga City, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary, Rex T. Gatchalian, led a meaningful parallel activity focused on the voices of the continue reading : DSWD Sec Dialogues with 4Ps Members, Hires 3 former monitored children

Peace and Development Buong Bansa Mapayapa Program Conducts Simultaneous Socio-Economic Assistance Payout

The Peace and Development Buong Bansa Mapayapa Program successfully conducted a simultaneous payout of socio-economic assistance funded by Field Office XII (FO XII) for beneficiaries across its pilot regions, including Region IX. The activity conducted in Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, held from November 25โ€“27, 2025. The activity covered the distribution of Educational Assistance, continue reading : Peace and Development Buong Bansa Mapayapa Program Conducts Simultaneous Socio-Economic Assistance Payout

Former 4Ps Child Tops Board Exam for Social Workers (Juvy Patlingraoโ€™s Testimony of Success)

I was born into this world where the odds were already piled against me. I am a child of a teenage pregnancy and was raised in a broken family. My mother had me when she was seventeen, and not long after, my parents decided to live separately when I was barely five. My life started continue reading : Former 4Ps Child Tops Board Exam for Social Workers (Juvy Patlingraoโ€™s Testimony of Success)

DSWD caps off National Childrenโ€™s Month 2025 Celebration

Anchored on celebrating and promoting the rights of children, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) โ€“ Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) conducted and concluded the month-long celebration of the National Childrenโ€™s Month through the National Childrenโ€™s Congress (NCC) held on November 17-21, 2025. The NCC brought together 91 exemplary children from all regions continue reading : DSWD caps off National Childrenโ€™s Month 2025 Celebration

DSWD Secretary, May Mensahe Para Sa Mga Batang 4Ps

Sa katatapos lamang na selebrasyon ng National Children’s Congress (NCC) noong nakaraang linggo, direktang ipinahayag ni DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian ang kanyang pagkilala at pagsaludo sa mga tinaguriang ๐Ÿ’๐๐ฌ ๐„๐—๐„๐Œ๐๐‹๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐‹๐ƒ๐‘๐„๐ sa buong bansa. Aniya, mahalaga ang papel na ginagampanan ng mga kabataan sa pagpapaunlad ng bansa lalung-lalo na ang mga batang sinusuportahan ng programang continue reading : DSWD Secretary, May Mensahe Para Sa Mga Batang 4Ps

KALAHI-CIDSS: 17 PWD CFWP Beneficiaries begin vocational training

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippinesโ€”In a landmark move to transition Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) from temporary aid to sustainable livelihood, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officially turned over 17 PWD beneficiaries from the Municipality of Godod, Zamboanga del Norte, to the Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center (AVRC). The turnover ceremony marked the next phase of continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS: 17 PWD CFWP Beneficiaries begin vocational training