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MANILA – The House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations is assessing the funding needed to establish a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) office to oversee the implementation of House Bill (HB) 8987 or Act Ensuring Child…
MANILA, Philippines – Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday said no verification process is required for anyone who wishes to go to the ‘Walang Gutom’ (No Hunger) Kitchen. “Everybody is welcome kasi wala…
MANILA – A unified Identification (ID) system for persons with disabilities (PWDs) is scheduled to be pilot-tested from January to June this year and will be rolled out across the country in July, an official of the National…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) plans to add 1,184,768 households to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), its flagship antipoverty initiative. According to spokesperson Irene Dumlao, over 400,000 households have already…
MANILA, Philippines — In a bid to boost literacy, the Departments of Education (DepEd) and Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are aiming to teach 207,000 students to read through the “Tara, Basa!” (Let’s Read!) program in 2025.…
MANILA, Philippines—An official of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday explained the proper procedures for handling cases involving children in conflict with…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-7 has released a total of P100.9 million in cash gifts to 1,009 centenarians in Central Visayas. This amount covers the cash gift of P100,000 each,…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has begun the scaled-up implementation of its food stamp program, with around 300,000 households targeted to receive the monthly stipend this year. The ceremonial launch of the full rollout…
MANILA, Philippines — The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) has appealed to parents and pageant organizers not to hold beauty contests for minors, saying such exposure puts them at risk of being sexually objectified or…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already sent a total of 30,000 food packs to families affected by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – A total of 1,246 beneficiaries in Lapu-Lapu City received financial assistance worth P3,000 each during the nationwide launch of the “Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program” (AKAP) on Saturday, May 18. AKAP…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin by July the full implementation of its food stamp program for 300,000 beneficiaries after a six-month pilot program that started in December. Social Welfare…
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