ILOILO CITY – Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 (Western Visayas) Director Carmelo Nochete has warned fixers to cease and desist from their nefarious activities or face arrest and criminal cases. “Wala sang lugar ang mga fixers sa DSWD. Ang maghimo sang amo sini nga pang biktima sa...
Families in Camalig, Albay, who are struggling financially due to the ongoing Mayon unrest received food packs on Wednesday, July 5, from the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Field Office V (DSWD-Bicol Region). Those who live within the seven-kilometer to eight-kilometer extended danger...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday, July 5 defended the agency’s decision to release a cease and desist order (CDO) against Gentle Hands Inc., citing the failure of the orphanage to comply with the minimum standards for residential facilities...
Despite the established benefits of early childhood care education on a child’s development, the quality of such programs still depends on local government units (LGUs), Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said. That is why, it is imperative to strengthen the involvement of LGUs in the implementation of...
Department of Social Work and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday, June 30 ordered the Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) to increase the supply of family food packs (FFPs) in DSWD warehouses in Bicol for distribution to the Mayon-affected families in the region. “We have...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will launch its “Oplan Pag-Abot” project on Friday, June 30, with a simulation activity of the reach out operation at the DSWD Central Office in Batasan, Quezon City. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, together with the Oplan Pag-Abot team...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Region 6 has urged parents in Western Visayas to avail of amnesty if they falsified or tampered the birth certificates of their children. THE Regional Alternative Child Care Office (RACCO)-6 conducts a forum in Iloilo City on a...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday, June 23 assured Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries that they will continue to receive support from local government units (LGUs), as well as various government agencies and the private sector, even after they...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez (center) Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez led on Thursday, June 22 the distribution of cash aid worth P3,000 to each of 1,000 beneficiaries from Quezon City's 6th district. Romualdez, chairperson of House Committee on Accounts, helped...
ILOILO CITY – Seventy-three children are up for adoption in Western Visayas, the Regional Alternative Child Care Office (RACCO)-6 said. THE Regional Alternative Child Care Office (RACCO)-6 conducts a forum on a new law that makes legal adoption easier in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The RACCO-6 has...
1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero (Facebook) 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero recently filed a measure institutionalizing a comprehensive food stamp program that involves the use of "tap cards". The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8532, aims to aid all poor households in the...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have provided a total of P740,000 to some 37 families that have been affected by the oil spill in in Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro. Naujan, Oriental Mindoro residents receive financial assistance...
