Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has approved the release of P875 million to replenish the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Quick Response Fund (QRF) to ensure timely support for families affected by typhoons. An Oct. 30 report indicated that the DSWD's available QRF had...
The Philippines is "doing better" in addressing food poverty, President Marcos said as he cited the drop in the number of food poor families in the country. “We are doing a better job of feeding people who need it,” Marcos said during a sectoral meeting in Malacañan Palace on Tuesday, Oct. 29....
Despite delays due to budget cuts, the World Bank has lauded the implementation of its one-decade-old financing for a local community poverty-reduction program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Referring to its loans for the DSWD's National Community-Driven Development...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian denied that the agency turned down requests from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for financial aid such as the Assistance to Individuals In Crisis Situations (AICS). Gatchalian had this to say during the hearing of...
The government allotted around P114 billion to the 2025 budget of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said this figure is an increase of about eight percent from P106.35...
The Social Security System (SSS) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have signed an agreement to enhance social protection for beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Rolando Ledesma Macasaet and DSWD...
DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (PPAB) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) told a House of Representatives panel that the social protection programs of the government, otherwise known as “ayuda” (aid), were not mere handouts but...
By ARGYLL CYRUS GEDUCOS Families affected by the southwest monsoon in Matanog, Maguindanao del Norte received government financial assistance and relief supplies over the weekend. ASSISTANCE TO FLOOD VICTIMS — Special Assistant to the President Secretary Antonio Lagdameo Jr. and Department...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) to crack down on the rampant selling of babies online, particularly on Facebook. In a press briefing, the Department of Social Welfare and Development-National Authority on Child Care (DSWD-NACC) Executive...
In anticipation of the impact of tropical depression Aghon, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday, May 24, directed all DSWD field offices along the projected path of the storm to assess their stockpiles of family food packs (FFPs). (Photo from DSWD)...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in a statement on Saturday, April 27, held an awarding ceremony in Mandaue City, Cebu to recognize the dedication and hard work rendered by Regional Program Management Offices (RPMOs) and Area Coordinating Teams (ACTs) across the nation....
Sen. Imee Marcos is pushing for the expansion of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) by including unconditional cash transfers for bedridden senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). Sen. Imee Marcos presides over the Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development...
