The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, July 9, warned the public anew regarding online scams on platforms like TikTok, which falsely promises of educational assistance supposedly from the agency. DSWD Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, also the agency’s spokesperson,...
Photo from DSWD The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched the first phase of the expanded “Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program” in seven regions across the country, an agency official said on Monday, July 1. Following a successful pilot implementation in the National Capital...
A Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official said on Friday, June 28, that the agency will investigate another reported case of aid deduction, this time in Cagayan de Oro City. In the latest case, a coordinator allegedly deducted P9,300 from a P10,000 financial assistance intended...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will accept applications for the Government Internship Program (GIP) from May 8 to 10, Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group and spokesperson Irene Dumlao said on Thursday, May 2. Dumlao said the GIP is an integral part of...
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) deemed it "unfair" to downgrade the current inter-agency efforts to stop violence against the media in the country, citing that recent cases of violence against journalists have been resolved. UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan and PTFoMS...
Several key points were conveyed by United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene Khan as she summed up her observations during her 10-day visit to the Philippines. At the end of her trip on Feb. 2, Khan, rapporteur on the freedom of opinion and expression, called on the Marcos administration to...
UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan (File photo) The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) was furious at the recommendation made by United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene Khan to abolish the already "outdated" anti-insurgency group. NTF-ELCAC Executive Director...
United Nations Special Rapporteur Irene Khan (third from left) with past and present Makabayan bloc lawmakers (Facebook) Members of the Makabayan bloc gave two thumbs up on Friday, Feb. 2 to the recommendation of United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene...
The Philippine government must show tolerance to criticism and dissent if it really wants to live up to its value for democracy, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene Khan said as she concluded her 10-day visit in the Philippines. Khan, UN rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression,...
While the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is open for reform, it would not be proper to abolish it now. United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene Khan meets key officials of the National Security Council (NSC), the National Task Force to End Local Communist...
United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene Khan has recommended to the Philippine government the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to "allow for more inclusive peacemaking platforms," with "genuine whole of nation approach to peace." Khan...
While the government accompanied United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene Khan in her engagements during her stay in the Philippines, she was given the freedom to meet personalities outside the government. UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan (Photo courtesy of Presidential Task Force on Media...
