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Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista reported the status of the implementation of various social welfare

(Screenshot from DSWD website) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista cited the LGUs’ support to the Yakap Bayan Program (YBP) which is a holistic intervention to assist RPWUDs in their recovery journey from surrendering, to treatment or rehabilitation, to aftercare, and to social reintegration to their families and communities. “Ang Yakap Bayan Program na tinututukan ang rehabilitasyon at reintagrasyon ng mga persons who use drugs ay umabot na sa 151 lokal na pamahalaan ang nakikiisa...

(PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE-DRUG ENFORCEMENT GROUP / MANILA BULLETIN) The call was made as the nation marks the International Day Against Illegal Drugs and Illicit Trafficking (IDADAIT) on Saturday. “Say no to illegal drugs and help the country become drug free,” the DSWD said in a statement. This year’s observance of the IDADAIT) is anchored on the theme “Share Facts on Drugs, Save Lives.” IDADAIT or the World Drug Day is observed annually every June 26 to strengthen global action ...

This is the call of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as it enjoins the nation to unite with the global community in the observance of

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) This was after the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with 38 local government units (LGUs) from 12 regions for the institutionalization of the YBP implementation in their respective areas. “With the forging of the agreement, the DSWD commits to provide the LGUs with technical assistance and resource augmentation in order to assist them in instituting the YBP to address the needs of the ...

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (RICHARD MADELO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a taped message during the recent 70th anniversary celebration of the DSWD, the President recognized the dedication and hard work of social welfare employees in addressing poverty and hunger in the country and urged them to sustain such endeavor. “For seven decades, the DSWD has been in the forefront of efforts in looking after the welfare of our people especially the marginalized and most i...

Published January 20, 2021, 8:01 PM As it marks its 70th founding anniversary this month, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said the public can expect “strengthened” delivery of social protection services to the country’s poor and vulnerable sectors.  “As DSWD reaches another milestone, the agency pledges to continue to strengthen its delivery of prompt and compassionate service to the poor and vulnerable sectors to enable them to meet the challenges of the pandem...

Published December 16, 2020, 9:26 PM The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has issued guidelines that would guide Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (ADACs) of the local government units in the implementation of the social reintegration program for recovering persons who use drugs (RPWUDs). The issuance of the guidelines as contained in DSWD Memorandum Circular No. 33, series of 2020 seeks to improve the service delivery of LGUs in assisting RPWUDs under the Yakap Bayan Program.  “Th...