(UNSPLASH) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday, Dec. 7 led the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 11596, also known as “An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage.” DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo, in his message read...
(DSWD / FACEBOOK) Households with children with disabilities incur additional costs, up to 40 to 80 percent higher than households with children without disabilities—depending on the severity of the disability, a new study has shown. When the additional costs are factored into the percentage of...
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...
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...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said he sees no reason for the Commission on Appointments (CA) to deny the confirmation of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo despite questions regarding his supposed US citizenship and pending libel...
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...
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 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...
A total of 1,512,200,382.42 cash assistance is on standby and ready to be used for severe tropical storm Paeng relief operations nationwide, said Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo at a council meeting with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on...
