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A homeless woman in Makati City, who was given P80,000 in assistance by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to start a “sari-sari store,” is now set to undergo drug rehabilitation, the agency confirmed on Monday, June 9. “Rose,” who was previously photographed crawling...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday, May 31, defended its decision to provide P80,000 in livelihood assistance to “Rose,” the woman who crawled out of a Makati sewer, as online reactions questioned whether her case received priority due to its viral nature....

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that a woman who was recently found living in a sewer in Makati City will receive P80,000 in livelihood assistance to start a “sari-sari” store. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian met with the woman, identified as Rose, at the agency’s...