The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin distributing P5,000 cash assistance to around 139,000 tricycle drivers in Metro Manila starting Tuesday, March 17, at 6 a.m., as part of the government’s cash relief assistance (CRA) to ease the impact of rising fuel prices on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) delivered social pension assistance directly to a bedridden senior citizen in a remote mountain village in Quirino Province after a viral video showed him being transported down a rugged path on a carabao-drawn cart to claim his aid. DSWD...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will start using the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), or National ID, as the primary identification for the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens beginning April 1. Senior citizens who have not yet registered with PhilSys are...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is urging the public to stop faking disabilities to access benefits and privileges reserved for persons with disabilities (PWDs), calling the act unethical and disrespectful. DSWD Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Irene Dumlao said...
About 139,000 tricycle drivers in Metro Manila will receive a P5,000 cash subsidy from the government to help offset the impact of rising fuel prices, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Thursday, March 12. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the distribution will...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has pledged support for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) returning from the Middle East amid the ongoing geopolitical crisis. DSWD Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, spokesperson for DSWD and head of the Disaster Response and Management Group,...
The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), has urged authorities to take action after a viral social media video showed a man pretending to have a disability to gain access to a priority lane at the Light Rail...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, March 9, assured the public that its key programs and assistance services will continue without disruption despite the government’s shift to a four-day compressed work week. The arrangement follows Memorandum Circular No. 114...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as chair of the 2026 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), is prioritizing investments in the “silver economy” to promote active aging among senior citizens across the region. DSWD Secretary Rex...
The Philippines, as chair of the 2026 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), is spearheading a new region-wide framework aimed at improving disaster preparedness and humanitarian response across Southeast Asia. Department of Social Welfare and Development...
BACOLOD CITY – An additional 15,199 household-beneficiaries in this highly urbanized city affected by the devastation brought by typhoon ‘’Tino’’ (international name ‘’Kalmaegi) in November 2025 will receive P82.11-million Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) from the Department of Social...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, March 5, warned the public against a Facebook group posing as an official source of information on the travel clearance for minors, saying the page has no affiliation with the agency. The group, named “DSWD Travel Clearance,”...
