The nationwide consultation zeroing on the availment of statutory discounts for the online transactions of senior citizens and persons with disability (PWD) will begin starting next week, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Friday, July 2. (BARMM / MANILA BULLETIN...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development assured Friday, July 2, that it has enough resources to provide assistance to the local government units (LGUs) affected by Taal Volcano’s unrest. DSWD Secretary Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista assures Friday, July 2, the provincial...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, June 29, said that a total of 827 centenarians have received P100,000 incentive each as mandated by the Centenarians Act of 2016. (DSWD / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing data of May 2021, DSWD said that it has served 827 centenarians out...
Recognizing that having a healthy state of mental well-being is instrumental in ensuring that families can cope with various challenges especially during these trying times, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to utilize technology to reach out to those who might need...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will launch on Tuesday, June 29, its coffee table book that highlights community resilience amid disasters and calamities. (DSWD Facebook Page) “The DSWD, through the Disaster Response Management Bureau, is inviting everyone to the digital...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has vowed to continue implementing programs that would strengthen community resilience to lessen the damages brought by climate change-induced disasters and calamities. The wharf (right photo) and pathway (left photo) which were constructed...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) called on the public Saturday, June 26, to join the government’s fight against illegal drugs by rejecting illegal substance abuse and drug addiction. (PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE-DRUG ENFORCEMENT GROUP / MANILA BULLETIN) The call was made as...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, June 24, mourned the passing of former president Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III. DSWD In a statement, DSWD described Aquino as a diligent and dedicated public servant. "His passion to serve the public was unparalleled. This was seen...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced Wednesday, June 23, that the manual distribution of the emergency cash subsidy under the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) has already started in San Mateo, Rizal. Manual SAP payout in San Mateo, Rizal. A SAP...
The government has launched a convergence program which seeks to further improve the delivery of social amelioration services to the country’s poor, vulnerable and marginalized communities. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary for Visayas Affairs Victor Neri...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Wednesday, June 23, that almost 2 million indigent senior citizens or nearly half of the 3.8 million targeted beneficiaries have so far received their entitled social pension. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) The DSWD assured the public that...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, June 22 said that it was able to send a total of 55 families to their respective home provinces under the Philippine government’s "Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2)" Program so far. DSWD / MANILA BULLETIN DSWD said that on...
