The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) aims to distribute financial aid and livelihood grants to some 5,942 micro rice retailers by Sept. 14, Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Tuesday, Sept. 12. A rice vendor at Paco Market in Manila (Arnold Quizol / Manila Bulletin) According to...
With the looming election ban due to the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSK), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will work double time to finish distributing the cash payout to micro and small farmers affected by the price ceiling imposed on rice. DSWD Secretary...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) recently turned over a P613,256 livelihood grant to the Gagmay na Mamingwitay sa Tagana-an Fisherfolk Association in Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte. The release of this livelihood grant will surely boost the bangus or milkfish production...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released a P7.4-million livelihood grant for 1,448 families in Iloilo. SEN. Bong Go addresses beneficiaries of the Livelihood Assistance Grant (LAG) in Guimbal, Iloilo. (DSWD-Region 6) Families from seven towns received...