DSWD introduces 3 schemes to distribute financial aid

Futch Anthony Inso 03/20/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — To fast-track the distribution of financial assistance to social pension beneficiaries, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) issued Memorandum Circular No. 17, introducing three delivery schemes. This includes cash advances of…

DSWD-7 finally recovers hacked Facebook page

Futch Anthony Inso 03/19/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has finally recovered its official Facebook page, DSWD Region VII, after it was hacked in January. DSWD-7 Director Shalaine Marie Lucero said…

DSWD-7 warns public over hacked Facebook page

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 01/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) is urging the public, especially the netizens, to be careful when visiting their official Facebook page. In the announcement published by DSWD-7…

DSWD-7 : Nearly 30,000 4Ps beneficiaries in Central Visayas graduate from program

Futch Anthony Inso 11/19/2023

Some 29,919 out of the 75,331 households in the first batch of beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) have already reassessed as self sufficient and are ready to graduate from the program. These are the…

DSWD-7 doing over-the-counter payouts to 4Ps beneficiaries with no cash cards 

Futch Anthony Inso 10/01/2023

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) is currently implementing over-the-counter (OTC) payout to Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries that have not yet received their cash card…

Sari-sari store owners affected by new price ceiling in CV to receive cash aid on Sept. 29

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Qualified sari-sari store owners in Central Visayas will receive their government subsidy on Friday, September 29. Officials from the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) confirmed that the second…

DSWD-7: Only qualified rice retailers can receive P15,000 subsidy on Sept. 14

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Only those, who are qualified beneficiaries, are eligible to receive the Sustainable Livelihood Program-Economic Relief Subsidy (SLP-ERS) on Thursday, September 14. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) officials…

DSWD-7 readies P15,000 cash aid for rice retailers in CV

Futch Anthony Inso 09/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) is now preparing for the distribution of financial assistance to rice retailers in the region. This was confirmed by Kerwin Macopia, information…

Report: CV’s poverty, hunger incidence increased in 2021

Futch Anthony Inso 09/11/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has reported an increase in the poverty and hunger incidence in the region in 2021. The increase was mainly caused by the…

DSWD-7 extends deadline for ‘Lifeline Rate Subsidy Program’ to January 2024

Futch Anthony Inso 09/10/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- The deadline for application for the “Lifeline Rate Subsidy Program” of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has been extended to January 2024. This was confirmed by Kerwin Macopia,…

DSWD-7 : Nearly 70,000 4Ps beneficiaries in CV are non poor in Listahan 3 database

Futch Anthony Inso 09/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has already reassessed a total of 69,561 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries, who were identified as non-poor in the Listahanan 3…

DSWD-7 targets to complete reassessment of 4Ps beneficiaries in Listahan 3 this August

Futch Anthony Inso 08/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has already reassessed 54,975 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries that were first listed as non-poor in Listahanan 3, according to Catherine Trapsi,…

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