TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – A large crowd of parents and students trooped to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Region 2 office here to get educational assistance. A LARGE crowd gathers Saturday, Aug. 20, at the DSWD-Region 2 in Tuguegarao City to get educational aid....
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development Northern Mindanao (DSWD-10) urged students and parents who are not qualified as beneficiaries to the agency’s students financial assistance program to give chance to those who are in need. DSWD-10 Information Officer Roshiel...
BONTOC, Mt. Province – Owners of 12 houses that were completely destroyed by the land subsidence in Sitio Tatabra-an, Barangay Sacasacan, Sadanga, Mt. Province and the 39 owners of partially damaged houses were granted financial assistance by the Department of Social Welfare and...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday he will offer a wide-ranging aid package to the North in return for denuclearisation, a deal long seen as a non-starter for Pyongyang. The proposal comes days after the North threatened to "wipe out" Seoul authorities over a...
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela – A total of 7,000 families affected by flash floods in San Manuel and in Aurora in this province, received food packs and cash assistance, according to the Department of Social Welfare Development (DSWD). Photo from DSWD The DSWD-Region 2 provided immediate assistance to...
TACLOBAN CITY – Senators Christopher Bong Go and Robinhood Padilla led the distribution of P3,000 financial aid to beneficiaries on Thursday, August 11 at Combado Gymnasium in Maasim City. At least 300 drivers initially received assistance under the Department of Social Welfare and...
Kalinga Party-list Rep. Irene Saulog has seemingly responded to viral calls for government to provide Filipinos with another round of "ayuda" or cash aid. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Saulog filed in the ongoing 19th Congress House Bill (HB) No.2022, or the proposed Act providing cash aid to all...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has a new satellite office, this time in Bacolod City, to provide social services for Filipinos in need. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) In a media briefing, Vice Presidential Spokesman Reynold Munsayac announced the...
To alleviate the stress brought by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Abra on July 27, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided psychological first aid (PFA) to over 700 individuals in Abra and Ilocos Sur, 216 of them are children. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) According to PRC, PFA is being given by trained...
As part of its goal to quickly deliver humanitarian services and help alleviate the suffering of Filipinos in need, the Philippine Red Cross intensified its efforts to aid affected individuals following the destructive magnitude 7.0 earthquake on July 27. The epicenter of the quake was traced three...
ONE of the old houses damaged by the earthquake in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. (Vigan City Cultural Affairs and Tourism Office) CEBU CITY – Lapu-Lapu City and Cebu City will send aid to the quake-hit Ilocos region. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said they will check their calamity fund and will conduct...
Party-list lawmakers have mobilized their local volunteer networks and partners in areas hit by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake to bring aid as they also called on the lower House and government agencies to pass measures that would help the victims get back on their feet. A man takes a photo of a...
