Malacañang has clapped back at Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte after claiming that the budget for Assistance to Individuals in Crisis (AICS) is being used as a political weapon by the allies of President Marcos. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro hit...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City Rep. Julienne “Jam-Jam” Baronda cited the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for filing administrative complaints against barangay officials for deducting money received by Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) beneficiaries. “I...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Raisa Treñas has welcomed the decision of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to file administrative complaints against 12 barangay officials and two Iloilo City Hall employees for allegedly deducting the cash assistance of DSWD beneficiaries. “We will...
BACOLOD CITY – Victorias City in Negros Occidental is investigating the alleged irregularities in the distribution of cash aid under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) in one of its barangays. In a statement on Thursday, Mayor Abelardo Bantug III said his office received...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led by Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday filed administrative complaints against 12 barangay officials and two Iloilo City Hall employees before the Office of the Ombudsman over alleged irregularities in the distribution of...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte called for a full Commission on Audit investigation into the distribution of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations program during the midterm elections here. In a statement on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it will file charges against barangay officials in Iloilo City who allegedly pocketed large portions of the cash assistance intended for beneficiaries of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. DSWD Assistant...
ILOILO CITY – A fact-finding team of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) initially found the alleged deduction of cash aid by barangay officials in Iloilo City to be systematic. “It makes me think it is organized and pre-planned,” said DSWD Assistant Secretary for Regional...
ILOILO CITY — Several barangay officials in this city are under fire for allegedly deducting cash assistance given by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to qualified beneficiaries. They allegedly never gave the full amount of P10,000 cash each to beneficiaries of the...
The bill providing free funeral services to indigent Filipino families has officially lapsed into law without the signature of President Marcos, Malacañang confirmed Monday, Oct. 13. In a text message, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed that the measure, now Republic Act No....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has deployed more social workers and support staff to its new Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) processing center to speed up service for thousands of Filipinos seeking financial aid daily. DSWD Assistant Secretary and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reminded the public that fixers are not needed to access services under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. DSWD-Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) Director Edwin Morata said its social workers are fully equipped...
