A measure that seeks to criminalize consensual incestuous sexual relations between adults who have knowledge of their close relationships by blood or marriage has been filed in the House of Representatives. (Unsplash) House Bill (HB) 4704 or the proposed “Anti-Incest Act” imposes on guilty...
(DSWD) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), local government units, non-government organizations, and other DSWD partners are continuously providing humanitarian aid to families that were affected by the onslaught of typhoon Karding (international name: No-ru). Based on the...
BAGUIO CITY – Typhoon “Karding” affected 238 families or 763 persons from 25 barangays in the Cordillera region. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Cordillera said as of 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, 43 families – 20 in Benguet and 23 in Mountain Province – or 99...
An estimated 1,175 typhoon Karding devastated families from Jomalig and Patnangunan, Quezon, and Dingalan, Aurora received P5,000 and P10,000 cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Sept. 26. Department of Social Welfare and Development (Facebook)...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 has distributed a total of P129.78 million in educational aid for indigent students in Western Visayas. DSWD personnel process cash aid for indigent students in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo. (DSWD-6) A total of 46,055 students...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to identify the average duration of stay of evacuees in evacuation centers during times of calamities. Marcos Jr. on Monday asked DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo to do so after the latter requested the...
SAN FERNADO CITY, La Union – Thousands of family food packs and non-food items are readily available for evacuees in 13 regional and satellite warehouses of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 1 (Ilocos). The DSWD-Field Office 1 said there are 29,229 family food...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo sought the establishment of evacuation centers in municipalities to avoid crowding in schools that serve as temporary shelters during calamities. Radio Television Malacañang - RTVM "NDRRMC Briefing on the Effects of Typhoon...
If Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera would have her way, indigent patients would be able to obtain free medicines from private drug stores through the use of guarantee letters. (Christine Sandu/ Unsplash) In this regard, Herrera, a House deputy minority leader, is prodding...
Over P1.6 billion worth of funds are on standby and ready to be allocated for super typhoon Karding victims, said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Sunday, Sept. 25. Department of Social Welfare and Development (Facebook) "As of 6 a.m. today, the DSWD CO (Central Office),...
One thousand six hundred food packs were transported by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region IV-A to Real, Quezon as "standby goods" for families affected by super typhoon Karding. Department of Social Welfare and Development (Facebook) These relief goods will be...
The educational assistance for students in crisis ended on Saturday, Sept. 24 but a "possible" extension is yet to be discussed and announced, according to Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) spokesperson Assistant Secretary Romel Lopez. DSWD personnel process cash distribution for...
