Presidential aspirant Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao on Monday, October 11, asked the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to investigate on reports that Starpay Corporation deposited with a private bank billions in government funds intended for the...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said that all the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of its Chairman, Senator Richard Gordon, from 2004 to 2010, have already been liquidated and audited. PRC Chairman and Senator Richard J. Gordon (KEVIN TRISTAN ESPIRITU / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
Almost 13,000 employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have already been fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD reported that a total of 12,972 employees from Central Office and Field Offices (FOs) have completed...
The Crisis Intervention Division of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Program Management Bureau (PMB) will resume its regular operations on Oct. 7. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an advisory, the DSWD said the CID has to undertake disinfection as part of its precautionary...
Seeking to end hunger and poverty in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with other government agencies for the implementation of three major convergence projects. DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista and representatives...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has called on all sectors to work together in building a caring society for the elderly, as it recognized the senior citizens’ contributions to nation-building. (Juan Carlo de Vela/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD said both public and...
True to its commitment to bring social protection services closer to the Filipino people, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joined the simultaneous launch of the Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery. Duterte Legacy Caravan. Employees of the...
A total of 1,130 centenarians who are living in the Philippines and abroad have already received their entitled cash incentives as provided under the law. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported on Friday, Oct. 1, that it has disbursed P113...
The provision of assistance to areas under granular lockdown in Metro Manila continues. (DSWD NCR Facebook page) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far extended P22.1 million worth of family food packs (FFPs) to the local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila, as of...
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Representative Loren Legarda decried on Thursday, September 30, the low budget given to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) especially with the country still recovering from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Antique representatiive and House...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) cited on Monday, Sept. 27, the Office of the President’s issuance of a memorandum circular declaring suspension of work this afternoon for employees under the Executive branch to be home early, and be with their families to observe the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will use the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) to identify and verify its beneficiaries of various social protection services and welfare programs such as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and Assistance to Individuals in...
