Days after the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) grilled Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo over his American citizenship and a libel conviction, Benguet Lone District Rep. Eric Yap on Sunday, Nov. 27, lauded him as an “asset” to the Marcos...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Over 700 individuals participated in the “Manileñas Unity Walk for a Safe and VAW-free City, Starts with Me” conducted by the Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW) as part of the country's annual 18-day campaign to end violence against women (VAW) and their children....
The social welfare committee of the powerful bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) deferred on Tuesday, November 22, the public hearings on the fitness of Erwin Teshiba Tulfo to become the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary because of citizenship issues and his libel...
Hundreds of small business owners on Saturday gathered at a mall in Quezon City for a free mentoring session organized by Go Negosyo to help them learn online brand promotion for their own products and services. No less than 700 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) attended the event,...
The head of e-commerce giant Lazada will join a gathering of social media influencers on Saturday to encourage small business owners to be influencers on their own to promote their products and services in the internet. James Dong, Lazada’s chief executive officer, will be at Ayala Fairview...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has extended the financial assistance to its members and pensioners in areas affected by Severe Tropical Storm ‘Paeng’ until February next year. Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer, said their calamity assistance package consists...
The House Committee on Social Services has approved the consolidation of a measure, which seeks to institutionalize the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Distribution of DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in...
Vice President Sara Duterte announced on Wednesday, Nov. 16, the planned opening of three more satellite offices of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) next year to make its services and programs more accessible to the people. Vice President Sara Duterte delivers her message after the Office of...
Like nothing happened. Barbie Imperial has returned to social media weeks after she made headlines following an alleged bar scuffle with Debbie Garcia. No, she didn't say anything related to the issue. She simply posted several snaps of her having fun at a beach somewhere. Barbie also posted a...
The additional face-to-face oathtaking ceremonies for new Social Workers will be on Nov. 23 and Nov. 29, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced. Professional Regulation Commission Last Nov. 3, PRC initially released an in-person oathtaking date for those in Manila . The ceremony on...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released P80,775,550 in social pension to 53,851 senior citizens in Negros Occidental in the past nine months. Atty. May Rago-Castillo, public information officer of the DSWD-Western Visayas, said P4,654,500 was...
The national government would have to cough up between P92 billion and P230 billion annually if and when Congress institutionalizes a proposal to provide all senior citizens in the Philippines a universal social pension. (Danie Franco/ Unsplash) There are seven such measures pending before House...
