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Some 8,390 Recovering Persons Who Used Drugs (RPWUDs) have been reintegrated into their families and communities since 2021 through the Department of Social

He promised his family that he will work on renewing his life. In pursuit of this goal, Jungie is grateful that the Yakap Bayan Program (YBP) helped him take

MANILA - Fifty-three-year-old Jungie, a resident of Barbaza, Antique, openly confessed to getting addicted to illegal drugs, which eventually resulted in his painful separation and estrangement from his family. Jungie used to work as a public utility vehicle (PUV) driver and a loving husband to Joy and a caring father to two boys and one girl. His only girl, however, died in 2017. Losing direction While working, Jungie also had to look after his children as his wife was an overseas Filipino work...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Social Technology Bureau (STB), conducted this month an exposition showcasing its

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Field Office X established the first ever Regional Technical Working Group (TWG) for the

Recognizing the role of the media in advancing its communications efforts under the stewardship of Secretary Rolando Bautista, the Department of Social

(DSWD) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and 131 local government units (LGUs) nationwide have agreed to implement the Yakap Bayan Program—a reintegration intervention strategy for the rehabilitated recovering persons who used drugs (RPWUDs). YBP is a holistic intervention to

A total of 131 local government units (LGUs) nationwide signed an agreement with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the

GUIDING PROGRAM. Mayor Antonio Bendita of Surallah, South Cotabato leads stakeholders in the signing of the pledge of commitment, highlighting the launch of the Yakap Bayan Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in his town on Thursday (Feb. 10, 2022). The program aims to guide reformed drug users back into mainstream society. (Photo courtesy of Surallah LGU) KORONADAL CITY - Reforming drug users or persons who used drugs (PWUDs) in Surallah, South Cotabato who want to retur...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is celebrating its 71st founding anniversary this January with an International Organization for Standardization certification affirming its quality standards in the delivery of social welfare and development programs and services. For seven decades, the DSWD has consistently earned the public’s trust in…