CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than 300 people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Central Visayas received financial and psychosocial assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 from January to April 2026. The agency…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Public utility jeepney (PUJ) drivers who have not yet claimed their government cash assistance during the initial payout period can still receive their aid on Friday, May 15, said the Department of Social…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The government’s Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens will now use household survey data to identify and verify beneficiaries. The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7 (DSWD-7) has adopted…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Beneficiaries of the government’s food aid program from Cebu and Bohol can still claim their assistance until May 7, 2026, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) said. The…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — More than 9,700 beneficiaries in northern Cebu, who were affected by the November 2025 Typhoon Tino, received cash assistance from April 24 to 26, 2026. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Beneficiaries of the Walang Gutom Program in Cebu and Bohol have been urged to claim their food aid on schedule, as authorities confirmed that no extension would be granted for the fourth redemption…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Public utility vehicle drivers in the region will receive fuel aid on April 8, 2026, following rising oil prices linked to the conflict in the Middle East. The Cash Relief Assistance, being rolled…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — To allow more beneficiaries to claim food aid, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has extended the first and third Food Redemption Months of its Walang Gutom Program…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The national government aims to improve the functional literacy skills of more than 5,000 pupils here who have been identified as “struggling readers.” Starting May, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has intensified its efforts to address violence against women and children after recording 299 cases across the region in 2025. The figure…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Beneficiaries of the Walang Gutom Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) may still claim their food assistance until January 31, 2026, after the agency extended the…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Two weeks after the tragedy at the Binaliw landfill in Cebu City, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) distributed food and financial aid to the families of the…
