State-owned Philippine Guarantee Corp. (PHILGUARANTEE) has partnered with Discovery Capital Finance Corp. (DCFC), one of the fastest-growing financing institutions in the Philippines, to expand credit access for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the country. The strategic alliance...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has expanded its network of partner-institutions to include 22 additional hospitals, pharmaceutical firms, and medical suppliers that now accept its guarantee letters (GL) for clients in medical crises. The new partnership was formalized...
Close to one million Filipinos received medical support from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) during the first half of 2025 through its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. DSWD spokesperson Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao on Wednesday, July 16, said...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday, July 13 urged the Department of Health (DOH) to explain why guarantee letters (GLs) given to indigent patients are being denied by some hospitals, both public and private. According to Tulfo, some patients seeking assistance from his office alleged that they were...
The Department of Health (DOH) should explain to Congress why it is having a hard time settling the claims of private hospitals on guarantee letters (GLs) given to indigent patients, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said. Go made the call as he appealed to the DOH to immediately reimburse and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to pilot a digital system for processing and issuance of guarantee letters under its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program by the fourth quarter of 2025, an official announced on Thursday, July 3. DSWD Assistant...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is expanding access to its medical assistance programs, with 82 additional Mercury Drug branches set to accept DSWD-issued guarantee letters (GLs) under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) and Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita...
The World Bank Group (WBG) will extend to the Philippines between $22 billion and $23 billion—or as much as over ₱1.2 trillion—in loan and other financing starting mid-2025 until 2031 to support both public and private initiatives aligned with the country 's climb to upper-middle-income...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Thursday, Nov. 12, that it will temporarily suspend the issuance of guarantee letters (GL) under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program to allow for the completion of the annual liquidation process and...
Clients seeking assistance with their maintenance medicines can use guarantee letters (GLs) issued by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at select pharmacies nationwide, said the agency’s spokesperson on Wednesday, Sept. 11. “Under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis...
Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera (Rep. Herrera's office) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been praised for expanding the use of guarantee letters (GLs) in order to help indigent patients access essential...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reaffirmed that “guarantee letters” under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) are accepted by select funeral parlors and memorial service providers nationwide to provide burial assistance to families facing financial...
