The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it is intensifying its efforts to track the progress of families under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to ensure that support is not just regular, but also responsive to each household 's unique challenges and goals....
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development assured budget for medical and burial assistance in Western Visayas region. The agency made the assurance after reports claimed that the DSWD-6 has stopped Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS), particularly medical...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, June 9 welcomed the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing fewer families identifying as poor in April, saying it confirms the government’s anti-poverty programs are on the right track. DSWD spokesperson Assistant...
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 government’s flagship poverty alleviation initiative, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), is not a mere handout but a long-term development strategy designed to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced that it will begin piloting the distribution of P20-per-kilo rice to beneficiaries of its “Walang Gutom Program” (WGP) this June, following the approval of its request to the Department of Agriculture (DA) for a supply of...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has called on the public to stop ridiculing “Rose,” a homeless woman who received P80,000 in livelihood assistance through the agency’s “Pag-Abot Program.” In a statement, Gatchalian expressed concern over the...
Jeanlyn Guinita Colipano of Carmen, Cebu, who secured the top spot in the March 2025 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET), attributed her success to the support she received from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). “With the...
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...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided P32 million worth of relief assistance to local government units affected by heavy rains and flooding in Mindanao and parts of the Visayas, Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Thursday, May 29. The aid, which includes food and...
The Makati City Police revealed that aside from the woman spotted emerging from a storm drain in Makati City that made rounds on social media, three other street dwellers were also seen using the hole as temporary shelter. According to the police, CCTV footage taken near the storm drain located at...
