The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) appealed Thursday, Nov. 18, to the local government units (LGUs) to include in its guidelines that caroling should be prohibited along roads and main thoroughfares. (UNSPLASH/MANILA BULLETIN) The DSWD made the appeal after the Department of...
Over 3.2 million indigent senior citizens have received their social pension, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista said the number of beneficiaries of the agency’s Social Pension (SocPen) Program increased...
More than 96,000 indigent patients have been given medical and financial assistance through the Malasakit Centers, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, Nov. 15. The 101st Malasakit Center in the country was launched in Ilocos Norte, particularly at the Governor Roque...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far provided assistance to over 7 million individuals in crisis situations, distributing financial aid worth about P30.1 billion. (DSWD/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista reported this to President Duterte...
Since President Duterte assumed office in 2016, over 51,400 families have graduated from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) after attaining self-sufficient status, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, Nov. 15. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a taped...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, Nov. 15, it will officially roll out the “Social Work Case Management Guide for Insurgent Returnees” next month. DSWD (Screengrab from DSWD website) The DSWD said in preparation for the rollout, training will be conducted for...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, Nov. 15, that over 7,000 decommissioned combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will receive livelihood settlement grants (LSG) this month. MILF CHECKPOINT – An MILF fighter guards the road to Pikit, North...
For this year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far provided assistance to more than 3,700 former rebels (FRs) and their families. REBEL RETURNEES — Surigao del Sur Gov. Alexander T. Pimentel (2nd from right) receives the automatic rifles surrendered by former New...
Those unvaccinated beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) need not to worry. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) This after the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public Friday, Nov. 12, that the Pantawid Pamilya "beneficiaries will still receive grants and...
A total of 21 families who are beneficiaries of the government’s Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2) Program will be sent off to Zamboanga Peninsula from Nov. 25 to 26, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Friday, Nov. 12. (Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa Facebook...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducted a “Knowledge Fair” for the local social welfare and development officers (LSWDOs) in preparation for the devolution of DSWD programs and services starting next year. The Department of Social Welfare and Development's Social...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Wednesday, Nov. 10, that it is currently studying a proposal seeking to provide an incentive to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who refused to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA...
