Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co believes that the increase in the budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) flagship assistance program next year will help lift the country’s poorest of the poor out of poverty, malnutrition, and lack of opportunity and education. Ako...
There are 662 centenarians–or Filipinos over the age of 100–who have been waitlisted from receiving their P100,000 cash gift under the Centenarians Act or Republic Act (RA) 10868, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) told the House Committee on Appropriations. Senior citizens...
Former vice president Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Aug. 30, set the record straight on Twitter over an issue that she visited the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) without an appointment and even brought a photographer with her. (Photo from DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo via Facebook) She...
Former Vice President Leni Robredo and DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo (DSWD) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo welcomed former Vice President Leni Robredo at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City on Friday, Aug. 26. During her visit, Robredo, who is now the...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte vouched for the integrity of teachers - especially those that teach in public schools and praised their dedication to their profession. Vice President takes a selfie with the personnel of Dinalupihan Elementary School in Bataan during the...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo is under fire for “insulting” teachers. DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines and Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in separate statements issued...
DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo and DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. led the signing of a memorandum of agreement on the implementation of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program’s educational assistance payout at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon on August 24, 2022. (MARK...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. clarified on Tuesday, Aug. 23, that the department’s main task is to provide logistic support to the Department of the Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the education cash aid distribution. In...
House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto has identified the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as the agency that has the “the lowest regular staff-to-clientele ratio in the entire bureaucracy". Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto (Facebook) Figures cited by Recto...
Following the messy distribution of educational financial assistance across the country, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. urged local government units to provide ample assistance to the Department of Social Welfare and Development...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to seek the assistance of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to ensure the orderly distribution of financial aid to students days before the reopening of schools on...
Crowds of parents and students line up for educational assistance from DSWD-NCR at Sampaloc, Manila on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo asked the public for understanding following the long queues...
