Malacañang on Wednesday invited qualified young Filipinos to join the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Government Internship Program (GIP), which offers paid internships to college students.
Palace Press Officer Claire Castro highlighted that the program provides both practical training and financial support. The GIP targets college students aged 18 to 25, preferably incoming third- or fourth-year students, whose family income does not exceed the regional poverty threshold set by the Philippine Statistics Authority.
The DSWD is offering 75 internship slots in each of its 16 regional field offices and 35 slots at its central office in Quezon City. Interns will receive a stipend equivalent to 75 percent of the regional minimum wage for 30 days and will handle administrative tasks such as data encoding, document filing, and coordinating with other government agencies.
From 2017 to 2024, nearly 8,000 students have benefited from the program.
Interested applicants can contact Verlan Rosales of the DSWD Protective Services Bureau via email at vtrosales@dswd.gov.ph or apply online at https://bit.ly/DSWD_GIPApplication between May 19 and 21, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students may also reach out to their local DSWD field offices through the directory at www.dswd.gov.ph/dswd-field-office-2/.