The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) food stamp program aims to provide for at least 300,000 families on its first run scheduled in early 2024, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Tuesday, May 23. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) He gave details about the...
The government is eyeing to establish national food stamp program through an Official Development Assistance (ODA) financing of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Monday, May 22. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential...
In preparation for the possibility of a super typhoon entering the country’s area of responsibility by weekend, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday, May 22 directed its field offices to prepare additional family food packs and other relief...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Friday, May 19 that it will immediately facilitate the distribution of P500 assistance to 7.5 million Filipinos, following the release of additional funds for its Targeted Cash Transfer (TCT) program. On Tuesday, May 16, the Department...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Justice (DOJ), as the lead agencies of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 11930, also known as the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse and...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday, May 17 said he is elated to hear Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian’s commitment to support and further strengthen the Malasakit Centers program among other initiatives that can help uplift the lives of the...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday, May 16 approved the appointment of former Valenzuela mayor and representative Rex Gatchalian as Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary. Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian raises his hand as he...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is assisting around 1,000 victims of a “scam hub” who were rescued by members of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) in Mabalacat, Pampanga on May 4. Of the 1,048 rescued individuals, 129 were Filipinos, while the rest...
Families affected by an oil spill in Oriental Mindoro in February have received P430 million in humanitarian aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). According to the report of the DSWD-Disaster Response Management Bureau (DRMB), as of May 11, humanitarian assistance has...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez and Department of Social Welfare and Development-National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) acting director Atty. Michael Joseph Lorico met on Tuesday, May 9, to discuss plans to build a warehouse for immediate distribution of assistance in the city. Mayor Eric Olivarez...
Together with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is stepping up efforts to institutionalize the Anticipatory Action (AA) approach in the country’s social assistance programs. At the 6th National Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will send samples of canned tuna that have been recalled due to “foul odor” complaints to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for testing. The FDA will act as an independent third-party certification body to determine whether the canned...
