ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 has started signing medical and burial assistance agreements with hospitals, funeral companies, and other medical service providers in Western Visayas. SOME of the partner institutions of the DSWD-6 in the implementation of its...
(Photo from Pixabay) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) collaborated with national government agencies and private institutions to implement the Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Poor projects (Projects LAWA and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is considering incorporating an additional health grant into the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for the first 1,000 days of a child—from conception to two years old—to combat stunting and malnutrition. DSWD Secretary Rex...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to ensure that the peso value of government assistance will not diminish. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/ KJ Rosales) Marcos made the directive during a sectoral meeting in...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian Even though discussions are still ongoing with the Department of Agriculture (DA) regarding the proposed distribution of actual rice aid rather than cash subsidy, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has formally started the pilot implementation of the Strengthening Opportunities for Lone Parents, or Program SOLo—a program created to help solo parents fulfill their parental responsibilities. A memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) maintained on Friday, Feb. 16 that the current P600 monthly rice subsidy for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries is “more practical and efficient” than handing out actual bags of rice. “After discussion with the...
CEBU CITY – The city of Lapu-Lapu City will be the pilot area for a social welfare program that will assist solo parents. Lapu-Lapu Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary Eduardo Punay on Thursday, February 15, signed a Memorandum of...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, Feb. 15 assured families who continue to bear the brunt of the El Niño that the agency is ready to assist them in dealing with its effects. DSWD Undersecretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Diana Rose Cajipe said...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reiterated its policy against the donation of used clothes meant for disaster victims. DSWD Special Assistant to the Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Leo Quintilla said, besides cash, the agency accepts food and...
In an effort to lower market demand for rice, the government is exploring the option of directly supplying rice to poor Filipinos instead of providing them with cash grants. Agriculture Undersecretary Roger Navarro said that his department and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday, Feb. 14 defended the “Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program” (AKAP) that aims to prevent the “near poor” minimum wage earners from going below the poverty line. In a statement, Gatchalian pointed out...
