The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has assured that relief assistance will continue to be provided to families affected by the Mayon Volcano’s unrest after receiving a donation of 300 metric tons of rice from the Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries on...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has emphasized the need for the government to put in place an agriculture information system (AIS) to help farmers increase their productivity and assure adequate food supply in the market even with severe weather disturbances. Gatchalian has filed Senate...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (left), DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (Facebook) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has credited his predecessor, ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo, for ordering the...
DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (Screenshot from YouTube live) The budget hearing of the Department of the Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was terminated faster than usual on Thursday, Aug. 17 due to a case of "parliamentary courtesy". DSWD...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has issued a memorandum reiterating the Commission on Audit’s (COA) guidelines on budget parameters for the conduct of workshops, seminars, training, and other official activities. The memorandum was the result of an...
The government should come up with a comprehensive contingency plan to ensure rice supply in the country is sufficient and will counter its rising price. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan attends the Development Budget Coordinating Council's (DBCC)...
Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured the public that only credible information on the government's social services will be posted on the agency's social media platforms. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/Marianne Bermudez) This, he said, will avoid possible incidents...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will complete its reassessment of the beneficiaries under the Listahan 3 of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) by September with hopes of starting the disbursement of the cash aid thereafter, Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on...
Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian disclosed on Tuesday, Aug. 15, that some 1.4 million Filipino families who consider themselves poor after the pandemic are currently awaiting the results of the agency’s reassessment if they can be included in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, August 15 renewed his call for lawmakers to expedite the passage of the bill mandating the use of body cameras during anti-illegal drug and other anti-crime operations. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB Photo) The senator said he finds...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has joined four other senators who filed a bill establishing the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Photo courtesy of O/S Win Gatchalian) Gatchalian, in filing Senate Bill No. 2395, sought the passage of the measure amid the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday, Aug. 12, underscored the need for the government to undertake an effective flood control program that would shield communities from the damaging impact of climate change. “Due to the adverse impact of climate...
