SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta has admitted to being blown away by the background checking prowess of the people behind the Commission on Appointments (CA), which he is a member of. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Facebook) "Mayroon kaming isang section na talagang napakahusay...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo is welcomed by Philippine Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao Commander, CG Commodore Marco Antonio Gines in Zambaonga City. (Photo credits to PCG) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has renewed...
Erwin Tulfo may not get confirmed by the powerful bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) as Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary before it adjourns for the Christmas break. "Now, honestly I don’t think he will be confirmed before we adjourn,’’ Senator Jose...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has tapped its unprogrammed appropriation to fund the one-month requirement of a government aid to the poorest households in the country. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the department approved the release of the Special Allotment Release...
Some 500 members of the Sama-Badjao community in Zamboanga City received cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Nov. 28. DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo addresses the Badjao community during the distribution of P10,000 cash assistance in Zamboanga City....
Days after the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) grilled Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo over his American citizenship and a libel conviction, Benguet Lone District Rep. Eric Yap on Sunday, Nov. 27, lauded him as an “asset” to the Marcos...
Party-list lawmakers are batting for a quarterly medical aid or "ayuda" worth up to P150,000--among other forms of assistance--to individuals and/or families who are indigent, vulnerable, disadvantaged, or are otherwise in a crisis situation. (Jackson David/ Unsplash) For this purpose, Tingog...
Department of Social Welfare and Development The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) pledged to implement stronger social protection programs following the Senate’s approval of its proposed P210.6 billion budget for 2023. The budget covers the DSWD Central Office and its attached...
Two hundred beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)'s unconditional cash transfer (UCT) program in Pasig City will be receiving their cash cards on Friday, Nov. 25. According to the list released by the Pasig Public Information Office (PIO) , four beneficiaries are...
(DSWD) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the National Household Targeting Office (NHTO), has formally opened data sharing partnerships to give stakeholders access to Listahanan 3–a database of poor households in the country. The 3rd National Household Targeting...
The social welfare committee of the powerful bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) deferred on Tuesday, November 22, the public hearings on the fitness of Erwin Teshiba Tulfo to become the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary because of citizenship issues and his libel...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 reported an increase in the number of children in conflict with the law (CICL) across Western Visayas region in the first three quarters of this year. The Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Committee (RJJWC)-6 under the...
