Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie "Wes" Gatchalian led the distribution of grocery gift certificates to registered solo parents in the city during the city's inaugural "Solo Parent's Day" program at Wes Arena in Barangay Punturin on Friday, April 15. Gatchalian said that he wants to financially assist...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has reiterated his call for Congress to expedite the passage of the proposed Caregivers’ Welfare Act or Senate Bill no. 2261, as he stressed the need to provide caregivers better wages and benefits. Go, who co-sponsored the bill, cited the fact Filipino...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned the public against a fraud website that uses the agency’s name to offer college scholarships. “The Department of Social Welfare and Development wishes to inform the public that ‘DSWD Financial Assistance’ is not an official DSWD...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian met with New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Kell to explore possible partnership opportunities to provide innovative ways to implement social welfare services and development interventions for the public....
A total of 3,680 families in Butuan City who were heavily affected by flooding last January received cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday, March 18. The financial assistance payout was spearheaded by DSWD Field Office CARAGA under its Assistance to...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is accepting nominations for the 2023 “Natatanging Pamilyang Pilipino” (NPP) awards in recognition of exemplary Filipino families who have made significant contributions to nation-building and the development of the family as the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), local government units, and the private sector have already provided at least P20-million worth of food and non-food items as resource augmentation to areas affected by the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro. Based on the DSWD report as of March...
The Muntinlupa City government has revised its welfare code for children, updating policies for the protection and welfare of the youth. Ordinance 2022-032, or the Revised Welfare Code for Children, was passed by the Muntinlupa City Council and signed by Mayor Ruffy Biazon. Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary Vilma Cabrera, as the Philippine Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD) Leader, chairs the ASEAN Inter-Sectoral Consultation to enhance the Regional Guidance on Strengthening the Role of Social Work and...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said single parents can now claim 10 percent discount and value-added tax exemption for purchases of goods for their children aged six years old and below. This, after BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. signed Revenue Regulations (RR) 1-2023 implementing the...
As the Covid-19 pandemic may have worsened the mental health concerns of Filipino youth, BHW Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co on Monday, Feb. 20, raised concern on the “burgeoning number” of suicide attempts among Filipino teens and the challenges the government faces in implementing the...
CEBU CITY – Animal welfare desks will soon be established in all police stations here. The Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) said these animal welfare desks will be put up in 14 police stations and substations under the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) to ensure that cases of...
