The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, July 19, that it is set to conduct information caravans on government’s programs and services that can be accessed by urban poor communities. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD bared its participation in the Presidential...
Those residents living in areas in Visayas and Mindanao that have been placed under lockdown can count on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD said Monday, July 19, that it “is ready” to augment the resources of the local government...
The Department of Education (DepEd) earned praise from civil society groups for establishing a Child Protection Unit as the country faces the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Social Watch Philippines (SWP), a hundred-strong network of civil society groups...
The U.S. Peace Corps volunteers may soon be deployed to the Philippines to help build better lives for poor communities in the country. (Screenshot from DSWD website) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, July 19, that U.S. Peace Corps-Philippines, led by newly...
A think tank head said on Saturday, July 17, that potential candidates for the May 2022 polls don’t need a troll army, but they need volunteers like ordinary people who will fight back against the trolls. Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit, president of Stratbase Albert Del Rosario Institute for...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has extended financial assistance to two soldiers who were wounded during separate encounters with terrorist groups in Northern Mindanao. Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Director Mari-Flor A. Dollaga hands over financial...
State-owned Social Security System (SSS) said the number of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) members increased as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the economy. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer, said the pension fund’s OFW membership reached 1.34...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Friday, July 16, that it is not worried about Senator Manny Pacquiao’s filing of a resolution seeking to look into the supposed questionable disbursement of P10.4 billion worth of Social Amelioration Program (SAP) funds. DSWD's manual...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been urged to spearhead the promotion of consumption of locally produced plant-based healthy food to help reduce greenhouse emissions and protect the environment, to strengthen the economy, and improve natural body defenses against...
The Social Security System (SSS) has recorded 1.34 million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) members as of May 2021, higher by 11.5 percent from the same period last year. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULELTIN) SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio said on Thursday, July 5, economic...
A total of 151 local government units have rallied behind the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) social reintegration program for recovering persons who use drugs (RPWUDs). (Screenshot from DSWD website) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista cited the LGUs’ support to...
Fearing that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19 ) pandemic might escalate, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Wednesday, July 14, that implementation of social protection measures, such as the grant of cash subsidies to vulnerable sectors should be continued. The Department...