The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) vowed Monday, Nov. 8, to carefully study the proposed mandatory vaccination of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries, even as it cited the need to amend the 4Ps Law before the recipients are required to get vaccinated...
Bombarded by criticisms on its proposal to implement a "no vaccine, no subsidy" policy for the beneficiaries of the conditional cash transfer or Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) pointed to the local...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) should take the lead in defending the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program against the Department of Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) “iron-fist” policies, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Sunday....
The beneficiaries of the Livelihood Assistance Grants (LAG) will receive their livelihood grants in full. (Photo courtesy of Sagun John Rufinel/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This was assured by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday, Nov. 5, following reports that a certain...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) committed to strengthen its efforts to address child labor in the country by implementing various initiatives that seek to benefit child laborers and their families. (Photo by Nuno Alberto on Unsplash) The DSWD said it is one with the Duterte...
As the “Listahanan 3” or the third round of assessment of poor households in the country is expected to be completed in the last quarter of 2021, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already issued guidelines on the sharing of data generated from the Listahanan database...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) hailed the Congress’ ratification of a bicameral committee report on a bill seeking to simplify the country’s adoption process. (Photo by RAUL ARBOLEDA / STAFF / AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The DSWD described as a “milestone...
The San Juan City local government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have distributed cash aid to over 1,000 residents of the city under the Cash-for-Work program. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora Facebook) According to the local government unit (LGU), 1,374 San Juaneños...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) together with its partner agencies and organizations expressed commitment to continue safeguarding and promoting the rights and welfare of the children amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (DSWD/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned the public on Monday, Oct. 25, against a bogus Facebook page posing as DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista’s account that supposedly showed the latter’s bid to run for governor in La Union. (DSWD) “The Secretary has no...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Friday, Oct. 22, that there is nothing irregular in its engagement with financial service providers (FSPs) for the distribution of the second tranche of Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash subsidies. Manual SAP payout in San Mateo,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continued its active participation in the Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery as expression of its unwavering commitment to bring social protection services closer to the Filipino people. DSWD Secretary Rolando...