Qualified members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who secure employment or are hired on the spot during the rollout of the “Trabaho Para sa Bagong Pilipinas” job fair at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila on Friday, Jan. 31, will receive cash aid, according to the Department...
The “Walang Gutom Kitchen” in Pasay City stayed open during the holiday season, continuing its mission to combat hunger by providing free, hot meals on Tuesday, Dec. 24. As the first food bank in the Philippines, it serves meals to those in need, thanks to volunteers and food donations from...
In a hopeful projection for 2030, the International Energy Agency predicts global renewable electricity generation will increase by 90 percent from 2023. Britain's last coal-fired power plant has also shut down, concluding 142 years of coal reliance that sparked the fossil-fuel-hungry Industrial...
A United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur has called on the Philippine government to give a prompt and fair trial to detained community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who “has been left to languish in detention.” Irene Khan, the international body’s special rapporteur on freedom of opinion...
ACEN Senior Associate for Corporate Communications Nick Villavecer, ACEN SVP and Head of Corporate Communications and Sustainability Irene Maranan, Manila Bulletin Business Development Manager Jordan Tan, and MB Sustainability Forum 2024 Project Lead Philip Cu-Unjieng. ACEN, the listed energy...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reaffirmed its commitment to keep social protection programs free from political meddling. DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao on Thursday, Oct. 17 explained the existing policies designed to ensure the independence of the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has incorporated measures to “disaster-proof” its programs and services by implementing adaptive and shock-responsive social protection systems, said spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao. To achieve this, she highlighted the need...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao clarified on Wednesday, Aug. 21 that its social pension program is only for indigent senior citizens. This statement was issued to address any confusion about eligibility for the Social Pension for Indigent Senior...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has commenced the distribution of cash-for-work payments to college students who served as tutors and youth development workers (YDWs) under the “Tara, Basa!” tutoring program, as well as to the parents or guardians of children who...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it is continuously supporting the local government units (LGUs) in Bataan and Cavite by augmenting their resources to assist fisherfolk and families affected by the oil spill. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management...
Photo from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) The expanded “Tara, Basa!” program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided reading tutoring services to nearly 55,000 struggling and non-reading elementary learners in this year’s sessions...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided humanitarian aid totaling P200 million to families and individuals affected by typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon (habagat). DSWD-Disaster Response and Management Group (DRMG) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said on Monday,...
