Palace urges youth: Join DSWD’s paid internship program

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). (File photo by Ramon FVelasquez – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0)

By Darryl John Esguerra, Philippine News Agency

MANILA – Malacañang on Wednesday invited qualified young Filipinos to experience public service and take part in the paid internship program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro encouraged eligible students to take advantage of the DSWD’s Government Internship Program (GIP), noting the program’s dual benefit of training and income.

The GIP is designed to equip the youth with practical skills for employment — particularly in government offices — while providing financial support.

Application is open to college students aged 18 to 25, preferably incoming third- and fourth-year students for the coming school year.

The applicant’s monthly family income shall not be above the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) latest regional poverty threshold.

According to Castro, 75 internship slots are available in each of the DSWD’s 16 field offices, while 35 interns will be accepted in its central office in Quezon City.

Interns will receive a stipend equal to 75 percent of the prevailing regional minimum wage for 30 days of work, Castro said.

They will be assigned to perform administrative tasks, including data encoding, document filing, and coordination with other government agencies.

According to the DSWD, nearly 8,000 college students have benefited from the initiative from 2017 to 2024.

Applicants are encouraged to communicate with Verlan Rosales, youth program focal person of the Sectoral Programs Division of the DSWD’s Protective Services Bureau, through email at vtrosales@dswd.gov.ph or may apply directly through https://bit.ly/DSWD_GIPApplication from May 19 to 21 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Students from the different regions may contact their respective DSWD field offices and look for the youth program focal person via www.dswd.gov.ph/dswd-field-office-2/ for the DSWD field office directory.