The Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development is keen on institutionalizing accessible government aid distribution, removing unnecessary requirements and politicking usually associated in government assistance programs. Sen. Erwin Tulfo made the commitment during a recent...
An official from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) disclosed on Wednesday, Jan. 28, that the agency is currently crafting the so-called "anti-epal" guidelines for the distribution of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS). During the hearing Committee on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided financial assistance to the rescued passengers and families of those who died in the capsizing of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in Basilan on Monday, Jan. 26. Through its Zamboanga Peninsula Field Office, DSWD reported that 134 survivors...
Beneficiaries of the defunded Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) will be covered under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) following its P63.8-billion budget allocation for 2026, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said. In a radio interview on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Jan. 12 said it will adopt guidelines from the Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) that prohibit the participation of politicians and other government officials in offsite payout activities for financial assistance programs,...
Malacañang has clapped back at Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte after claiming that the budget for Assistance to Individuals in Crisis (AICS) is being used as a political weapon by the allies of President Marcos. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro hit...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City Rep. Julienne “Jam-Jam” Baronda cited the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for filing administrative complaints against barangay officials for deducting money received by Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) beneficiaries. “I...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Raisa Treñas has welcomed the decision of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to file administrative complaints against 12 barangay officials and two Iloilo City Hall employees for allegedly deducting the cash assistance of DSWD beneficiaries. “We will...
BACOLOD CITY – Victorias City in Negros Occidental is investigating the alleged irregularities in the distribution of cash aid under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) in one of its barangays. In a statement on Thursday, Mayor Abelardo Bantug III said his office received...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led by Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday filed administrative complaints against 12 barangay officials and two Iloilo City Hall employees before the Office of the Ombudsman over alleged irregularities in the distribution of...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte called for a full Commission on Audit investigation into the distribution of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations program during the midterm elections here. In a statement on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it will file charges against barangay officials in Iloilo City who allegedly pocketed large portions of the cash assistance intended for beneficiaries of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. DSWD Assistant...
