An official from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) disclosed on Wednesday, Jan. 28, that the agency is currently crafting the so-called "anti-epal" guidelines for the distribution of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS). During the hearing Committee on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided financial assistance to the rescued passengers and families of those who died in the capsizing of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in Basilan on Monday, Jan. 26. Through its Zamboanga Peninsula Field Office, DSWD reported that 134 survivors...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is leading the first Regional Consultation with Sectoral Bodies on Baselining and Target-Setting for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Results Framework on Jan. 27 to 28 in Manila. DSWD Undersecretary for Policy and Planning Adonis...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far distributed P16.2 million worth of humanitarian assistance, including family food packs, to over 4,000 individuals affected by the ongoing unrest of Mayon Volcano in Albay. As of Jan. 23, DSWD has a quick response fund totaling...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, Jan. 22 said it will provide cash-for-work assistance to 1,323 families affected by the continuing unrest of Mayon Volcano. DSWD-Disaster Response Management Group Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said the beneficiaries include...
Restive Mayon Volcano continues to shed pyroclastic density currents (PDC), locally known as “uson,” and rockfalls down its Mi-isi, Bonga, and Basud gullies, forcing 1,508 families in 14 barangays to seek safety, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led the opening of the country’s first sensory laboratory at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City, to provide a disability-inclusive space for persons with sensory sensitivities. Speaking at the launch on Jan. 19, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Some 844 Filipino deportees from Sabah arrived at the Zamboanga City port on Saturday, Jan. 17. The group, composed of 518 adult males and 210 adult females and children, was transported by the MV Antonia, a commercial vessel plying the Zamboanga City-Malaysia route via Sandakan....
Beneficiaries of the defunded Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) will be covered under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) following its P63.8-billion budget allocation for 2026, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said. In a radio interview on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development on Thursday, Jan. 15 welcomed the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing a drop in hunger incidence, saying the results provide useful insight for improving government food assistance programs. The SWS survey, conducted from Nov. 24 to...
Construction workers are the steady force behind the homes we live in and the skylines we look up to. Now, Knauf—a company specializing in lightweight construction systems and materials—and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are turning policy into action through a joint...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Jan. 12 said it will adopt guidelines from the Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) that prohibit the participation of politicians and other government officials in offsite payout activities for financial assistance programs,...
