Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday, Nov. 17 ordered its field offices in Mindanao to be on high alert and prepared to support local government units (LGUs) that have been severely affected by the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Philippines....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far assisted over 200 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and other Overseas Filipinos (OFs) who have been repatriated to the country amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza. Since Oct. 18, when the first batch of repatriates...
Sen. Francis Tolentino urged on Thursday the expansion of the administration’s flagship project, the Food Stamp Program (FSP), led by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). During the plenary debates on the agency’s 2024 budget, Tolentino said, “I hope that the program can...
The Senate has reduced the House of Representatives’ version of the proposed budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for next year by over P714-million. Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos disclosed this during the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed...
More individuals in crisis are expected to benefit from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) significant increase in the 2024 budget for protective services, DSWD spokesperson and Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez said on Nov. 15. With a P19.97...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday, Nov. 15 said the payout of cash grants to 761,140 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries will resume on Nov. 30. DSWD spokesperson and Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez said aside from...
(DSWD Facebook page) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) denied a circulating information that it would offer financial assistance to jobless people who could complete a survey. In a post on its official Facebook page on Wednesday, Nov. 15, DSWD said the “suspicious” links...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reiterated its commitment to assist Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries who are leaving the program after being assessed as “non-poor” in the agency's recent revalidation. DSWD spokesperson and Assistant Secretary...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided cash assistance, as well as livelihood and food aid, to some 6,000 individuals in crisis situation during the “Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair” in Bukidnon on Nov. 11 and 12. DSWD released P12.859 million in cash assistance to help...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with a new group of medical and pharmaceutical firms to expand medical assistance for Filipinos in need. Photo courtesy of DSWD In a statement issued Sunday, Nov. 12, the DSWD said through these...
A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Thursday, Nov. 9 that the agency will be “scaling up” the implementation of the “Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program” (FSP) by July 2024. “The full pilot run implementation for the 3,000 beneficiaries...
In response to the call of the Marcos administration to accelerate government spending in the second quarter of the year, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) topped the spending of government agencies this third quarter....
