The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Thursday, July 22, that over 1,000 families affected by Taal Volcano’s unrest remained in evacuation centers. Residents in Laurel, Batangas take temporary shelter at Barangay Ticub Elementary School on July 1, 2021 after a...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Thursday, July 22, it has already put in place operational innovations to improve the delivery of its programs and services. Second tranche distribution of Social Amelioration Program (SAP) aid (Photo from DSWD) The implementation of the...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is offering Gender, Diversity, and Social Inclusion course for government executives, and human resource management (HRM) officers next month. (Civil Service Facebook page) In a Facebook post, the CSC announced that the course will be conducted virtually and will...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, July 19, asked its employees to be "extra vigilant" and not to fall prey to scammers posing as agency officials. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD issued the stern warning after one of its employees in Agusan del Sur reported to...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, July 19, that it is set to conduct information caravans on government’s programs and services that can be accessed by urban poor communities. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD bared its participation in the Presidential...
Those residents living in areas in Visayas and Mindanao that have been placed under lockdown can count on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD said Monday, July 19, that it “is ready” to augment the resources of the local government...
The Department of Education (DepEd) earned praise from civil society groups for establishing a Child Protection Unit as the country faces the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Social Watch Philippines (SWP), a hundred-strong network of civil society groups...
The U.S. Peace Corps volunteers may soon be deployed to the Philippines to help build better lives for poor communities in the country. (Screenshot from DSWD website) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, July 19, that U.S. Peace Corps-Philippines, led by newly...
A think tank head said on Saturday, July 17, that potential candidates for the May 2022 polls don’t need a troll army, but they need volunteers like ordinary people who will fight back against the trolls. Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit, president of Stratbase Albert Del Rosario Institute for...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has extended financial assistance to two soldiers who were wounded during separate encounters with terrorist groups in Northern Mindanao. Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Director Mari-Flor A. Dollaga hands over financial...
State-owned Social Security System (SSS) said the number of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) members increased as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the economy. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer, said the pension fund’s OFW membership reached 1.34...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Friday, July 16, that it is not worried about Senator Manny Pacquiao’s filing of a resolution seeking to look into the supposed questionable disbursement of P10.4 billion worth of Social Amelioration Program (SAP) funds. DSWD's manual...
