Young Filipinos are helping change the way sexual and reproductive health is talked about by using social media to empower peers and challenge stigma. The “Adolescent Peer Champions for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)” initiative, supported by the United Nations Population Fund...
Vice President Sara Duterte said that her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, will not have the traditional Christmas and New Year get-together this year because he will remain in detention at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. Speaking to reporters during a...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has stepped up its campaign in Surigao del Sur in a bid to build what ir described as a healthier and more empowered workforce through workplace-based family welfare programs promoting well-being, family planning, and social inclusion. The initiative...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started distributing the second tranche of relief assistance for 12 northern towns in Cebu affected by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the province on Sept. 30. Following a meeting with local chief executives in northern Cebu,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reminded local officials and beneficiaries that its family food packs are strictly intended for one household and must not be divided among several families. In a video message posted on the agency’s social media pages on Tuesday, Sept. 30,...
Malacañang has announced the suspension of work in the Executive Branch from 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 22, to allow workers to spend time with their families and celebrate Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Memorandum Circular No. 96 on Friday, Sept. 19,...
As Tropical Storm "Nando" (international name: Ragasa) t hreatens to intensify into a super typhoon by weekend, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) prepared more than 2.6 million prepositioned family food packs (FFPs) for immediate distribution to affected communities. On...
When disaster strikes in the Philippines, whether it 's a typhoon, flood, or earthquake, one of the first forms of government aid that reaches affected communities is the family food pack from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Family food packs are prepared and stored...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has refiled his proposed "Parents Welfare Act of 2025," as a way to ensure that elderly parents are not abandoned by their children during times of need. The bill seeks to penalize those who fail to provide the necessary support to their "aging, sick, and...
A man allegedly dealing with family problems climbed an electric post along Quezon Boulevard in Quiapo, Manila, on Thursday night, July 10. According to barangay officials of Barangay 391, who were among the first responders, the man was making a scene before climbing the post at around 11 p.m....
Family is everything. But is there a limit to the sacrifice for your family? How far would you go for them? This question was posed during the press conference for the upcoming drama How to Get Away from My Toxic Family, which was screened in the Philippines for the first time on June 17. Produced...
Popular entertainment journalist-producer Ogie Diaz thanked the guests who were thrilled by the drama film How to Get Away From My Toxic Family, which was screened in the Philippines for the first time on June 17. KreativDen Entertainment co-produced the heavy drama under OgieD Productions, which...
