As part of the P100 million worth of the support to Bahay Pag-Asa (BPA) Project, the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), provided a training package and other services. Photo credit to JJWC In a statement on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided over P11 million worth of assistance to the families affected by the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Mindanao. DSWD / Manila Bulletin In a statement on Monday, Nov. 20, the DSWD, through its Field Office in Davao (Region 11), said it...
Senator Grace Poe said that kids in public daycare and development centers should have better access to the government's free meals to ensure that their nutritional needs are met. Sen. Grace Poe seeks an update on the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) feeding program, the...
Sen. Francis Tolentino urged on Thursday the expansion of the administration’s flagship project, the Food Stamp Program (FSP), led by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). During the plenary debates on the agency’s 2024 budget, Tolentino said, “I hope that the program can...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with a new group of medical and pharmaceutical firms to expand medical assistance for Filipinos in need. Photo courtesy of DSWD In a statement issued Sunday, Nov. 12, the DSWD said through these...
CAVITE – Authorities arrested two men for allegedly slaughtering dogs in Dasmariñas City on Sunday, Oct. 22. The Cavite Police Provincial Office identified the suspects as alias Jess and alias Junnel. Dasmariñas City Police Station (CPS) received a report from a concerned citizen that the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in a statement on Sunday, Oct. 22, assisted the second batch of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who arrived in the Philippines from Israel. Photo courtesy of DSWD DSWD said 18 OFWs received P10,000 cash aid along with food assistance worth...
Senator Raffy Tulfo said on Thursday, Oct. 19 that the Philippine government will do everything in its power to ensure the safe repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel amid its war with Hamas. “May mga ayuda ring ibibigay para sa mga nakabalik na sa bansa at scholarship mula...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade (DTI) has urged sustainable consumption in this city and the province of Iloilo. “These are old concepts, but we are reminding everyone to practice sustainable consumption,” said DTI-Iloilo Director Maria Dinda Tamayo on Consumer Welfare Month. A BAMBOO...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), on Sunday, Oct. 15, urged the adoption of "infrastructure thinking" and "digital to the core" (DTTC) principles to drive forward the digital transformation journey of the department. Department of Social Welfare and Development /...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided cash assistance to the families of three fisherfolk who were killed after an unidentified commercial vessel” rammed their fishing boat passing through the waters off Bajo de Masinloc on Oct. 2. Photo credit to MB Visual...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the five-year Philippine Plan of Action for Senior Citizens (PPASC 2023-2028) that will enhance and protect the rights and privileges of the country's elderly citizens. PPASC was launched by the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) last...
