Broadcaster Erwin Tulfo, on Monday, May 30, was nominated to man the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) within the Cabinet President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Erwin Tulfo (Photo from Erwin Tulfo Facebook Page) Presidential Communications Operations Office Chief...
As a solo parent herself, Vice President Leni Robredo plans to provide cash assistance to solo parents who are minimum wage earners to help in raising their children. Vice President Leni Robredo poses for a photo with supporters in Nasugbu, Batangas during a mini rally on Saturday, April 30. (Photo...
Gabriela Women’s Partylist, on Monday, April 18, called on President Rodrigo Duterte to “urgently sign” the Expanded Solo Parents’ Welfare Act to help alleviate the suffering of solo parents in the country. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Solo parents, according...
Fifty parent leaders and 10 staff of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) have undergone training from the United States (US) Peace Corps on parenting and caregiving amid the pandemic, the US Embassy in the Philippines said. Parents...
Kontra Daya Election watchdog Kontra Daya has expressed concern that voters may confuse the Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino party-list group’s acronym with the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program‘s 4Ps. The group also...
Aside from mass vaccination, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) facilitated a Covid-19 vaccine information drive in Zamboanga del Sur. (Image courtesy of DSWD) In support of the vaccination program of the national government against Covid-19, DSWD conducted mass vaccination and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its disaster response operations, vowed to continuously coordinate with local government units (LGUs) in order to provide relief assistance and other services to areas affected by tropical depression Agaton (international name: Megi)....
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo suggested making alcohol and gambling more inaccessible to the public, saying it is the constitutional obligation of the government to protect the welfare of Filipinos, especially the children. Vice President Leni Robredo (Screenshot from CBCP via...
The regular programs and services of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will not be discontinued amid the election period, it announced on Thursday, March 24. DSWD, in a press statement, said that it will continue to deliver its programs and services to extend help to the poor,...
As part of its initiatives to help improve the living condition of the elderly sector in the Philippines, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) supported the call of various groups and individuals to expand the country’s Social Pension Program and amend the Republic Act No. 9994...
The Manila Bulletin was recognized as the Most Supportive Newspaper by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conferred the Gawad Ulat for Most DSWD-Supportive Newspaper to the Manila Bulletin during the 2021 Pagkilala sa...
The Marikina City local government unit (LGU) has partnered with the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) for the implementation of the “Kapon for All Pets” program. The “Kapon for All Pets Program” is an initiative of PAWS, which seeks cooperation with multiple sectors in order to...
