The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) has so far served more than one million children. (DSWD/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) The DSWD said it in the 11th cycle of the SFP implementation. “As of October 31, more than one million children or 56...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said over 9,000 centenarians have so far received their entitled P100,000 cash incentives. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista said a total of 9,205 centenarians have received their cash gift since 2016....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has launched an all-out war against corruption by forming Anti-Corruption Committees (ACCs) at the Central and Field Offices. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launches on Nov. 19, 2021, its newly created Anti-Corruption...
In an aim to boost the customer service sector in Central Luzon, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) there has partnered SM Foundation, Inc. (SMFI), the agency announced on Thursday, Nov. 25. TESDA SECRETARY ISIDRO LAPEÑA (MANILA BULLETIN) TESDA and SMFI, together with...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is encouraging its program beneficiaries to get inoculated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) The DSWD said as an expression of support to the upcoming National Vaccination Days in the country from Nov. 29 to Dec....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is closer to getting the international Quality Management System certification. (DSWD/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) This after the DSWD successfully hurdled the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 Stage 1 Certification Audit...
Five persons, including a former kagawad of a barangay in Taguig and a minor, were arrested during a buy-bust operation and patrolling in Pateros and Taguig on Nov. 22. In Pateros, the police’s Drug Enforcement Unit conducted a buy-bust operation on P. Rosales Street in Bgy. Sta. Ana at about...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Nov. 22, called on public and private sectors to work together towards the promotion and protection of children at risk (CAR) and children in conflict with the law (CICL). DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista (Screengrab from...
As the nation celebrates the 10th Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness Week (JJWeek) on Nov. 21 to 27, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) renewed their commitment to continue raising awareness and promoting children’s...
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...