Come July 18, the Department of Social and Welfare Development (DSWD) will roll out the Marcos administration’s “Walang Gutom 2027” program, which would provide P3,000 a month to an initial 50 families in Tondo, Manila. (Noel Pabalate/Manila Bulletin File Photo) A statement from the...
The pilot run for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)'s WALANG GUTOM 2027: Food Provision through Strategic Transfer and Alternative Measures Program (Food STAMP Program) will begin on July 18. The beneficiaries of the pilot testing will be indigents from Tondo, Manila. "We...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the pilot implementation of the food stamp program that will also include single parents, pregnant, and lactating women. President Marcos presides over a sectoral meeting to discuss the food stamp program in Malacañang on June 13, 2023. (Photo...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday, June 7 said that one objective of the Food Stamp Program (FSP) is to address the oversupply of agricultural products, which frequently go to waste due to lack of market. “We are aware of the reports that...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is modifying the food stamp program to empower beneficiaries and encourage their active participation in nation-building. (DSWD / MB Visual Content Group) Undersecretary Edu Punay said DSWD is currently designing a food program to lessen...
The government is now making adjustments to its food stamp program to lessen the dependence of beneficiaries on government assistance. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary Edu Punay said they are now working on the design of the food program to lessen the dependence of...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo received the commemorative stamp marking the 40th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the landmark convention that was the basis of the Philippines’ arbitral win over China. (Photos from Foreign Affairs Secretary...
The proposed national food stamp program has received close to $3 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the program's six-month pilot implementation, a Cabinet member said. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian (Photo courtesy of PCO) "[T]he ADB was...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian (FACEBOOK) The newly appointed Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is hoping to revive the food stamp program to reduce hunger among poor Filipinos. In an ANC interview on Thursday, Feb. 2, DSWD...
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Denice “The Menace” Zamboanga (ONE Championship) Third-ranked atomweight contender Denice “The Menace” Zamboanga doubled-down on her intentions to fight only the best by calling out her pal and top-ranked Stamp Fairtex . Fresh off a...
The Philippine Postal Corporation (Phlpost) has issued a new stamp that is commemorative of the 40th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The stamp bore the image of former Senator Arturo Tolentino, who was sitting and appeared to be signing a document in...
