Beneficiaries are not obligated to surrender a portion of the cash aid given to them by the government to any barangay or government official for redistribution. This was a reminder issued by Department of Welfare and Social Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian to beneficiaries of government...
President Marcos has handed over P100,000 financial assistance to seven soldiers in Maguindanao who were wounded while performing their duty. Marcos distributed the cash checks when he visited the wounded-in-action (WIA) soldiers during his visit in Maguindanao del Norte on Monday, April 29. The...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) “Saan man kayo, aabutin kayo ng ating pamahalaan (Wherever you are, our government will reach you).” House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave this remark as he reaffirmed President Marcos’ commitment to...
Fisherfolk in Aborlan, Palawan receive their promised cash assistance (Speaker’s office) The Office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez has led the distribution of nearly P6 million worth of cash assistance to fisherfolk in Aborlan, Palawan. The cash aid...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has been spending his holidays so far by doling out much-needed cash assistance or "ayuda" to his constituents. This past week has seen the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday, Nov. 18, expressed its commitment to providing cash aid assistance to families and individuals affected by the recent earthquake in Mindanao. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications and DSWD Spokesperson Romel Lopez...
A rice vendor at Paco Market in Manila (Photo by Arnold Quizol / Manila Bulletin) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will distribute P15,000 cash assistance to small and micro rice retailers in four Metro Manila cities starting on Saturday, Sept. 9. “Ang DSWD ay handang-handa...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Cash assistance or "ayuda" programs of the national government will continue to get funded under the 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP) or proposed national budget. This, despite President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s lifting of the country’s state of public emergency...
Families affected by the continued restiveness of Mayon Volcano will get cash assistance from the government until next month or until the President says so, a Cabinet member said. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian announced that the emergency cash transfer...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development said 1,494 senior citizens in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte received cash assistance totaling P5.3 million on Independence Day. THE DSWD-Caraga and Landbank of the Philippines distribute cash cards to senior citizens from Buenavista,...
Continue giving cash grants to poor households and individuals who are heavily affected by the rising prices of goods, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. told the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Citizens gather in front of the Department of Social Welfare and Development...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez distributed cash assistance and relief goods to 43 families who were victims of a fire in Sitio Cubic Side, Barangay Merville on Sunday, Jan. 15. Members of the 43 families or about 165 individuals are temporarily being sheltered at Merville Elementary School....
