More than 4,000 families or more than 15,000 individuals displaced by severe tropical storm ‘Maring’ are currently staying in evacuation centers. dswd4 This was reported by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Oct. 18, as it assured the local government units...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reassured the public on Monday, Oct. 18 that the provision of assistance to areas under granular lockdown continues, as almost 48,000 family food packs (FFPs) have already been released to the local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila as...
Ex-Vice President and now senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay slammed on Wednesday the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for their failure to distribute Social Amelioration Packages (SAP) to over six million beneficiaries. Binay, in a statement released Oct. 13, accused the DSWD of...
Malacañang has assured the public of the concerned agencies' response as far as the effects of tropical storm "Maring" is concerned in some provinces in Northern Luzon. (Photo by Frame Harirak/ Unsplash) "The Palace is closely monitoring the ongoing operations for tropical storm "Maring" as it...
Filipinos living in condominiums and subdivisions will no longer qualify to avail of the ‘lifeline subsidy’ or electricity rate discounts extended to financially challenged power consumers. According to Manila Electric Company (Meralco) Vice President Lawrence S. Fernandez, based on the tenor...
Presidential aspirant Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao on Monday, October 11, asked the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to investigate on reports that Starpay Corporation deposited with a private bank billions in government funds intended for the...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said that all the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of its Chairman, Senator Richard Gordon, from 2004 to 2010, have already been liquidated and audited. PRC Chairman and Senator Richard J. Gordon (KEVIN TRISTAN ESPIRITU / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
Almost 13,000 employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have already been fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD reported that a total of 12,972 employees from Central Office and Field Offices (FOs) have completed...
The Crisis Intervention Division of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Program Management Bureau (PMB) will resume its regular operations on Oct. 7. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an advisory, the DSWD said the CID has to undertake disinfection as part of its precautionary...
Seeking to end hunger and poverty in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with other government agencies for the implementation of three major convergence projects. DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista and representatives...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has called on all sectors to work together in building a caring society for the elderly, as it recognized the senior citizens’ contributions to nation-building. (Juan Carlo de Vela/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD said both public and...
True to its commitment to bring social protection services closer to the Filipino people, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joined the simultaneous launch of the Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery. Duterte Legacy Caravan. Employees of the...
