The national government would have to cough up between P92 billion and P230 billion annually if and when Congress institutionalizes a proposal to provide all senior citizens in the Philippines a universal social pension. (Danie Franco/ Unsplash) There are seven such measures pending before House...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The Malabon City local government announced on Tuesday, Nov. 8, that it has already distributed social pension to 12,605 registered senior citizens in the city since Oct. 11. The distribution is under the Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPISC) of the...
(DSWD-Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center / Facebook) About 16,114 families or 66,988 individuals affected by severe tropical storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae) continue to seek temporary shelter in 246 evacuation centers nationwide, according to the latest report...
Department of Social Welfare and Development The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has ensured the “easiest and fastest” method of distributing cash aid to residents affected by severe tropical storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae) in accordance with existing auditing rules...
At least P44,410,000 cash aid was turned over by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to Batangas local government units (LGUs) as support for its implementation of the agency's social assistance programs. Photo courtesy of Manila Bulletin Visual Content Group This amount will be...
Two officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) were temporarily relieved and transferred to another office after the department received complaints from Noveleta, Cavite Mayor Dino Reyes Chua. Mayor Chua, as disclosed by DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo in a press briefing on...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is closely collaborating with concerned government agencies to streamline the processing of foreign donations by non-government organizations (NGOs) and release these relief goods within three days from 14 working days, especially during calamities. ARTA...
Over 210 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao received P5,000 cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)'s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation program. Photo courtesy of the Department of Social Welfare and Development...
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development said 2,720 families or 11,150 persons from 99 barangays in 34 towns in six provinces in the Cordillera region were affected by severe tropical storm ‘’Paeng.’’ The DSWD-Cordillera said as of 12 noon on Monday, Oct. 31, the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released P10.4 million in aid to victims of severe tropical storm ‘’Paeng’’ in Western Visayas. A DSWD staff hands over a box of relief goods to a woman staying in an evacuation center in Pan-ay town, Capiz...
The distribution of cash assistance for tropical storm Paeng victims may start on Oct. 31 or Nov. 1, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo advised. RTVM Briefing on the Effects of Tropical Storm "Paeng" (Facebook live screenshot) "Ibibigay po namin yan siguro...
Assistance worth P23,356,611.81 was released for tropical storm Paeng victims as per the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 6 a.m. report on Sunday, Oct. 30. Department of Social Welfare and Development (Facebook) This amount came from DSWD, local government units, and...
