Former Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon "Dinky" Soliman passed away on Sunday morning, Sept. 19, Vice President Leni Robredo has confirmed. Former Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman (FILE PHOTO/HANAH TABIOS/MANILA BULLETIN)...
No cash aid will be given to areas in Metro Manila that will be placed under granular lockdown, but Presidential spokesman Harry Roque clarified on Tuesday, September 14, that the government will provide food supplies. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Palace official said providing food supply to...
The national government is ready to respond to Filipino citizens' plight should typhoon "Jolina" cause them problems, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Tuesday, Sept. 7. (Photo by Inge Maria/ Unsplash) "Nandyan po lahat ng tulong, naka pre-position na (All assistance is available, they've...
Several lawmakers questioned the low budget utilization of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), which is seeking higher funding for 2022. DSWD Wayne Belizar (top); Rep. Stella Quimbo (bottom) (HoR) Duin the House Committee on Appropriations budget deliberations on Monday,...
The Muntinlupa City government is waiting for the response from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regarding beneficiaries in the city who have not received the second tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) released last year. In a letter, Mayor Jaime Fresnedi...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III announced Monday that the unclaimed “ayuda” or financial assistance from the national government will be given to people who filed “grievance,” or appeal. He said the Pateros municipal government finished distributing the financial assistance last...
Three out of four intended beneficiaries have already received the national government’s “ayuda” or financial assistance in Muntinlupa. Latest figures showed that as of Aug. 28, the Muntinlupa City government has already distributed P327,302,000 or 74 percent of the total allotment of...
The Muntinlupa City government has shifted to manual distribution of the national government’s “ayuda” or financial assistance for people affected by the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR). It started the ECQ “ayuda” distribution last Aug. 11 using...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public Thursday, Aug. 19, that the P5.3-million worth of financial aid given to 330 former rebels in Caraga Region was accounted for, and that it was coordinating with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista was among the government officials who ensured the smooth distribution of financial assistance to low-income families and individuals affected by the imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) broke ground for the construction of the P7.5-million municipal isolation facility for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Medellin, Cebu. Officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII and local...
More than 700 employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Central Office have so far been fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). An employee of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Office receives his second dose of Sinovac...
