Indigent senior citizens can now receive their social pension monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly, rather than the previous semi-annual schedule, according to a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official on Thursday, Aug. 29. In a memorandum circular (MC) to all regional directors,...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian (DSWD Photo) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured the public that the agency remains committed to assisting all those in need, whether or not they have referral letters from public...
DSWD Photo Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday, Aug. 19 warned that tampering with or repacking the agency’s family food packs (FFPs) is illegal and constitutes a criminal act. Gatchalian reiterated the warning following reports of repacking...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian holds a press conference at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City on August 19, 2024. (DSWD Photo) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Monday, Aug. 19 that there is a need to...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian (center) joins former Senator Joey Lina (left) and former Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma (right) at the Kapihan sa Manila Prince Hotel media forum on Monday, August 12, 2024, in Ermita, Manila. (Photo by Arnold...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday, July 23 assured that the agency is ready to assist both local and foreign nationals who will be affected by the impending closure of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) operations by year-end. The DSWD...
Photo from Pixabay Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has directed the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program’s (4Ps) National Program Management Office (NPMO) to immediately work on the conditionalities for the implementation of the First 1,000 Days...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said President Marcos’ vision to eradicate hunger by 2027 and achieve a single-digit poverty incidence by the end of his term in 2028 is right on track, as the country’s poverty rate continues to decline. Gatchalian...
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...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian (Malacañang file photo) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian convened a meeting on Thursday, June 13, at the Central Office in Quezon City with representatives of Meta Philippines, the...
Photo from Pixabay Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday, May 20, said poverty should never be used as a justification for mothers to sell their babies, following the rescue of a newborn in Cavite that was sold online. He...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started the implementation of the “Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program” (AKAP) to protect minimum wage earners from the devaluing effects of inflation on their purchasing power. In a statement on Monday, May 20, DSWD Secretary Rex...