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...
(Manila Bulletin photo) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian will lead the rollout of the “Walang Gutom 2027” Food Stamp Program (FSP) in Caraga on Friday, Sept. 29. “Similar with the beneficiaries from Tondo, the new...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has confirmed that the Marcos administration plans to provide a cash subsidy of P15,000 to farmers that may be severely affected by El Niño. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the agency is in talks with the Department of Agriculture (DA) for...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributed P95.61 million in cash assistance to 37,386 beneficiaries under its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) during the Bagong Pilipinas service caravan kick-off in four provinces over the weekend. The recipients were...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will distribute cash assistance to sari-sari store owners suffering losses due to the rice price ceiling starting on Tuesday, Sept. 26. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications Group and spokesperson Romel Lopez on Monday, Sept....
The government will continue to distribute confiscated smuggled rice to poor families in the country under President Marcos' orders. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWS) Assistant Secretary Romel Lopez said the agency will...
President Marcos has ordered the distribution of cash assistance to sari-sari stores affected by the implementation of the temporary price ceiling on rice. (Arnold Quizol) Malacañang said on Sunday, Sept. 24, that the President directed the Department of Social Welfare and Development...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday, Sept. 23, encouraged all Filipino families to observe this year’s "Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day" as part of the 31st National Family Week celebration. (DSWD / MANILA BULLETIN) The "Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day" will...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the readiness of its disaster response facilities in Cagayan Valley. (DSWD / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement issued Sept. 22, DSWD said that Secretary Rex Gatchalian directed Special Assistant to the Secretary (SAS) Maria Isabel...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to continue the government’s Balik Probinsya (BP) program given the difficult situation many provincial migrants face in Metro Manila specially during the pandemic. Go made the call during...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 has started distributing aid totaling P14.5 million to 967 more micro rice retailers in Western Visayas affected by the price cap. “We are glad that we are able to help more small rice retailers this time. We believe that,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led the review and testing of the updated Digital Mapping System (DMS) on Wednesday, Sept. 20, which will help improve the capacity of community-based groups and small-holder farmers to access potential markets. The Enhanced Partnership...
