MANILA — Members of the LGBTQIA+ community may qualify for benefits under the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act, as the law does not explicitly exclude them, a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official said Thursday.…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Beneficiaries of the government’s Uplift assistance program can expect their third and fourth cash payouts from late October to November, depending on their beneficiary group and salary credit. The Department of Social Welfare…
At 82, the retired teacher says he can still make his way up to get young coconuts for refreshment. Riding a bicycle or a motorcycle is also not a problem for him, although his children often remind…
Cash and medical assistance accounted for most of the aid extended by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) to more than 250,000 beneficiaries during the first eight months of 2026.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Indigent senior citizens may use any valid government-issued ID card when claiming their Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPISC), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarified on Friday. While using…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines—A total of 2,365 beneficiaries received a second tranche of financial aid under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) UPLIFT program on Monday, September 14. Public workers distributed the funds in the City…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — More households in Cebu and Bohol will receive government food assistance as the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7 (DSWD-7) expands its Walang Gutom program to 28,014 beneficiaries. The latest…
MANILA – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian flew to Zamboanga City on Wednesday to visit the wounded students in the shooting incident at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University (ADZU) Junior High School…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Social Security System (SSS) members whose July P2,000 Uplift aid failed to reach their disbursement accounts have until Tuesday, August 11, to update or re-enroll their accounts, the agency said. Sherwin Dan Solibaga…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Qualified low-income workers may start receiving their first cash assistance under the government’s Uplift program as early as this week or early next week. The payout follows the Social Security System’s (SSS) submission…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Seeing a “No Record Found” message in the UPLIFT Government-to-Person (G2P) App does not automatically mean a household failed to qualify for the government’s cash assistance program. The Department of Social Welfare and…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Selected residents across the country may receive ₱2,000 in government assistance under the expanded Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (Uplift) Program. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), one…
