The local government of Quezon City said they are “willing and ready” to support the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the distribution of educational cash assistance after around 1,000 parents and students crowded the agency’s main office in Barangay Batasan Hills...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas here slammed the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the chaotic distribution of educational aid for indigent students Saturday, Aug. 20. THOUSANDS flock to the Iloilo Sports Complex in Iloilo City Saturday, Aug. 20, to receive cash aid from...
BACOLOD CITY – Thousands of Bacolodnons and Negrenses lined up as early as 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central here to avail of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) educational assistance for indigent students Saturday, Aug. 20. A LONG line of...
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...
DAGUPAN CITY – A kilometer-long line of parents and students availing of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) educational assistance was observed in this city Saturday, Aug. 20. PARENTS and students line up outside a popular mall in Dagupan City Saturday, Aug. 20, for the payout of...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has already processed over P63 million worth of medical and burial assistance since Vice President Sara Duterte assumed office on July 1, her spokesman said. Office of the Vice President (OVP) seal In a press conference, Vice Presidential Spokesman Reynold...
Members and pensioners affected by the July 27 magnitude 7.0 northwestern Luzon earthquake may now avail of the Calamity Assistance Package, state-run Social Security System (SSS) announced. The Calamity Loan Assistance Program (CLAP) for members and three-month advance pension for retirees may be...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, Aug. 19 called out the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for supposedly dismissing the controversy surrounding its Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) program, which she said is gaslighting the students in their bid to...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin a cash assistance program to help indigent Filipino students for the upcoming School Year (SY) 2022-2023, said DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo on Thursday, Aug. 18. (DSWD / Manila Bulletin) This educational assistance is under the...
Members and pensioners of the Social Security System (SSS) affected by the recent earthquake that struck Abra and nearby areas may now avail of the calamity assistance package. In a statement on Thursday, Aug. 18, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer, said that members and...
A bill seeking to grant a P15,000 funeral package that includes burial services to indigent Filipino families has been filed at the House of Representatives. (GRECLAURENTIU | iStock | Getty Images) House Bill (HB) No. 3678 or the proposed “Indigent Funeral Package Act”, authored by Cavite 1st...
Majority of the concerns received by the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Oplan Balik Eskwela Public Assistance Command Center (OBE-PACC) were mostly about enrollment, said DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa on Tuesday, Aug. 16. OBE-PACC, according to DepEd, aims to provide immediate virtual...
