(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....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided various forms of assistance to the families of the 14 fishermen involved in a maritime incident off the waters of Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea on Oct. 2. Three of the fishermen were killed in the collision with a...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to hold a national consultative meeting with local chief executives on Nov. 8 to strengthen the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS). DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian will...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez speaks to the crowd in Biñan City, Laguna during the launch of the CARD program on Nov. 5, 2023. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez led on Sunday, Nov. 5 the launch of the Cash and Rice Distribution (CARD)...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) urged all sectors to work together in order to enhance children’s health and nutrition as the country celebrates the 31st National Children’s Month (NCM) this November. Secretary Rex Gatchalian called for collaboration among stakeholders...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in collaboration with the Information and Communications Technology Management Service (ICTMS), conducted a software quality assurance (SQA) workshop to strengthen its digital transformation efforts in improving the user experience for online...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reiterated its commitment to ensure that all Filipinos are “free from hunger and poverty.” (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement issued Thursday, Nov. 2, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said that the agency’s vision...
