The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with the GT Foundation Inc. (GTFI), distributed free prescription eyeglasses to grade school student-beneficiaries of the “Tara, Basa!” tutoring program at the Bagong Silangan Elementary School (BSES) in Quezon City....
President Marcos claimed that the recently lifted mandatory price cap nationwide was able to stabilize rice prices, while allowing the government to make successful interventions. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. hands over a sack of rice to one of the 1,000 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang...
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday, October 6, distributed rice and cash aid to beneficiaries of programs under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in three provinces in Panay Island. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., assisted by DSWD Secretary Rex...
(Noel B. Pabalate/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and House of Representatives (HOR) will lead the distribution of rice and financial aid to at least 2.5 million “poorest of the poor” Filipinos in the next two weeks. The distribution of rice and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, Oct. 5 assured that concerns about the cleanliness and organization of relief goods in its regional warehouse in Metro Manila would be addressed. This came after the Commission on Audit (COA) observed that the warehouse managed by...
Filipino households identified as poor in the third cycle of the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), or “Listahanan 3,” will soon be prioritized for comprehensive health care services from the Philippine...
A rice vendor at Paco Market in Manila (Photo by Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far provided cash assistance to at least 19,000 sari-sari store owners and micro rice retailers nationwide. As of Oct. 2, the DSWD distributed P286.26...
The government has more than P37.1 million worth of relief goods which have remained undistributed and exposed to loss, wastage or misappropriation, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its 2022 audit on the Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM), COA said that storage and timely distribution...
Last week, President Ferdinand R. Marcos ordered the release of ₱12.7 billion for 2.3 million rice farmers as emergency assistance. He also launched the administrative nationwide Zero Hunger campaign in Siargao, Surigao Norte. These twin moves signify the administration’s commitment to...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, Oct. 3 expressed condolences to the family of Grade 5 student, Francis Jay Gumikib, who died 11 days after being allegedly slapped by his teacher. “Social workers from the DSWD-Field Office 4A have taken immediate action to...
Calling it a “very special” event, new French Ambassador to the Philippines Marie Fontanel joined President Marcos for the launching of his administration’s Food Stamp Program (FSP) in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Friday, Sept. 29. French Ambassador to the Philippines Marie Fontanel...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Visayas (DSWD-7) on Friday, September 29, started distributing cash assistance to sari-sari store owners in the region affected by the price cap on rice. According to DSWD-7, there are more than 2,000 sari-sari owners who...
