Indigent senior citizens can now receive their social pension monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly, rather than the previous semi-annual schedule, according to a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official on Thursday, Aug. 29. In a memorandum circular (MC) to all regional directors,...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao clarified on Wednesday, Aug. 21 that its social pension program is only for indigent senior citizens. This statement was issued to address any confusion about eligibility for the Social Pension for Indigent Senior...
By ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ Over 3.7 million indigent senior citizens nationwide have benefited from the social pension program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the first half of the year, receiving a total disbursement of P21.8 billion, DSWD spokesperson Irene Dumlao said...
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations on Monday, July 8, instructed the Department of Health (DOH) to enforce its no balance billing (NBB) policy to include indigent patients that were staying in private wards because of...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) looks forward to the enactment into law of House Bill No. 10423 that would provide monthly social pension to all senior citizens regardless of their financial status. Currently, only indigent seniors receive a monthly social pension of P500. House Bill...
(Rep. Villar's office) House Deputy Speaker Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar led on Thursday, April 25 the distribution of P10 million worth of education assistance to college students from local indigent families. ...
About P50 billion was allotted for the government pension of four million indigent senior citizens throughout the country. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released a total of P49.807 billion to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to cover the senior citizens’...
(File photo) Former Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebels and decommissioned combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will now be able to access vital health services in public hospitals through the newly established partnership between the Office of...
Indigent Filipinos in need of medical treatments can now rely on increased support from the national government, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. This year, indigent patients are set to benefit from a substantial boost, with the government allocating over P58 billion in financial...
Indigent senior citizens who are beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) social pension program started receiving their P1,000 monthly stipend on Friday, Feb. 2. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos led the social pension payout for...
Indigent senior citizens who are beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) social pension program will begin receiving a monthly stipend of P1,000 in February, Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications and spokesperson Romel Lopez said on Monday, Jan. 22....
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) spokesperson and Assistant Secretary Romel Lopez said on Tuesday, Nov. 28 that there are no backlogs in the distribution of the P500 monthly social pension for indigent senior citizens. Based on the DSWD data, there are 4.1 million indigent senior...
