Duterte wants female soldiers to lead cash aid distribution

Darryl John Esguerra 05/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to tap female soldiers to ensure speedy and uncorrupted distribution of the emergency subsidy for low-income families affected by the COVID-19…

Almost 2 million families left out of cash aid

Jhesset O. Enano - Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Nearly 2 million poor families have yet to receive cash aid from the government, a day after the final deadline for distribution set for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and local…

DSWS ask Cebu City residents to help check SAP list for mistakes, inconsistencies

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS) of Cebu City is asking residents to help check the list of beneficiaries of the Special Amelioration Program (SAP) of the Department of Social Welfare…

Gov’t needs P31.7B for cash aid of ‘left-out’ poor families — DILG exec

Consuelo Marquez 04/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government will need P31.7 billion to fund the cash subsidy of poor families excluded from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) list of beneficiaries under the social amelioration program, an official of…

P4K cash aid distribution for Mandaue seniors starts

Rosalie Abatayo 04/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Personnel from the Mandaue City government has started to distribute the P4,000 financial assistance to its senior citizens this Maundy Thursday, April 9, 2020. The financial assistance will be delivered to the doorsteps…

3 Cebu City brgys told to comply with requirements for release of cash aid from City Hall

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The distribution of rice subsidy and financial assistance to Cebu City barangays is almost complete. As of today, April 8, 2020, a total of 77 of the city’s 80 barangays already managed to…

Gov’t to probe discrepancies, red tape in distribution of cash aid

Krissy Aguilar 04/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government vowed Monday to investigate any discrepancy in the distribution of cash aid under its social amelioration program for those affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for…

Cash aid trickles down to cities meeting DSWD requirements

Patricia Denise M. Chiu 04/04/2020

Cash assistance from a P200-billion social amelioration fund during the ongoing national health emergency finally began to trickle down to poor households on Friday. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it turned over a…

PB approves P5 million assistance for Taal victims as volcano continues unrest

Rosalie Abatayo 02/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The P5 million financial assistance of the Capitol to the victims of the Taal Volcano eruption has been approved by the Cebu Provincial Board on Monday, February 3, 2020. The PB passed in mass…

Davao City releases P300K cash aid for Ursula-affected families in Medellin town

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Medellin town in northern Cebu that suffered the brunt of Typhoon Ursula in December 2019 received a P300,000 cash aid from the Davao City government. Mayor Joven Mondigo Jr. said he would use…

Barangay Luz fire victims promised P50K in cash aid

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangay Luz families, who lost their homes to the Monday night fire, are set to receive cash assistance of P50, 000 to help in the immediate reconstruction of their burnt homes. Of the…

Cebu to send P20M aid to earthquake-stricken provinces in Mindanao

Rosalie Abatayo 11/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Cebu provincial government will set aside P20 million in financial assistance for earthquake-affected localities in Mindanao. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said in a press conference on Monday, November 4, 2019 that the amount will…

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