The government’s aid and assistance programs are not meant to make Filipinos dependent on them, but are implemented to enable the impoverished “to graduate from poverty,” President Marcos said in his New Year message to Filipinos. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong Marcos Jr. delivers his New...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured jeepney drivers who may be affected by the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) that they will be able to access the agency’s programs and services if necessary. The Assistance to Individuals in...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) welcomed the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) approval of an additional P3 billion in funding for the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. “We welcome the DBM’s approval of the additional P3 billion...
More individuals in crisis are expected to benefit from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) significant increase in the 2024 budget for protective services, DSWD spokesperson and Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez said on Nov. 15. With a P19.97...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided cash assistance, as well as livelihood and food aid, to some 6,000 individuals in crisis situation during the “Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair” in Bukidnon on Nov. 11 and 12. DSWD released P12.859 million in cash assistance to help...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 has warned barangay officials in Western Visayas against deducting financial assistance for beneficiaries of government programs. BENEFICIARIES of government cash assistance should receive the full amount, the...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Quezon Rep. David “Jayjay” C. Suarez on Tuesday, October 17, urged residents here to elect the right candidates in the October 30 barangay elections. Suarez said choosing the right leaders is necessary because the barangay is a very important unit of the local...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday, Oct. 13 said it is prepared to assist Filipino migrant workers who will be repatriated from Israel and Palestine due to the escalating conflict between the Israeli government and Hamas militants. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian has...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin providing P1.1 billion emergency cash transfer (ECT) assistance to families affected by super typhoon Egay (Doksuri) on Thursday, Oct. 12. From October to November, 178,396 qualified beneficiaries in the Cordillera Administrative...
(Noel B. Pabalate/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and House of Representatives (HOR) will lead the distribution of rice and financial aid to at least 2.5 million “poorest of the poor” Filipinos in the next two weeks. The distribution of rice and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributed P95.61 million in cash assistance to 37,386 beneficiaries under its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) during the Bagong Pilipinas service caravan kick-off in four provinces over the weekend. The recipients were...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The offices of Tingog Party-list and House Speaker Martin Romualdez have led the distribution of P5,000 in Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) each to 2,000 beneficiaries from persons with disabilities (PWDs), solo parents, and other...
