DSWD art exhibit features works of children undergoing ‘rehabilitation’

Doris C. Bongcac 06/07/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 7 opened last week an art exhibit that featured the works of children who are now staying at their Home for Girls. The…

DSWD-7 tap NGOs in validation of recipients in SAP’s 2nd tranche

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Several non-government organizations (NGOs) have volunteered to help expedite the validation process for the second wave of the national government’s Special Amelioration Program (SAP). The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central…

2 LGUs ask extension of SAP distribution

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Around 30,000 families from two large cities in Cebu have yet to receive their financial assistance from the national government, agencies here report. Shalaine Lucero, assistant director of the Department of Social Welfare…

Over 850K families in Central Visayas received SAP

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Over 850,000 families in Central Visayas have already received their cash aid from the national government, the Department of Social Welfare and Development here (DSWD – 7) reported. Shalaine Lucero, assistant director of…

DSWD-7: Family of person arrested for illegal activities still deserve to receive UCT

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There is yet no clear provisions that was drafted on how to go about with those Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) recipient who will be involved with illegal activities or will be arrested upon…

DSWD-7: More than P502M already disbursed to 83,796 poor households

Futch Anthony Inso 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has already distributed a total of P502,776,336 to 83,796 households who are beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP), the agency’s information officer…

Barangay chiefs told: Prioritize informal settlers for SAP

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) told barangay chiefs in Cebu City to prioritize the informal settlers for the listing of the beneficiaries of the Special Amelioration Program…

DSWD-7 to intensify distribution of food packs to COVID-affected families

Futch Anthony Inso 03/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-7 has already distributed almost 3,000 family food packs to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis-affected families in Central Visayas. Shalaine Marie Lucero, assistant regional director of…

DSWD-7 targets 1.3M families to receive P6K financial assistance

Futch Anthony Inso 03/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-7 has estimated that 1.3 million families will benefit the social amelioration program in Central Visayas. The program is mandated by Republic Act No. 11469 or…

DSWD warns public of bogus Malasakit recruitment scheme

Rosalie Abatayo 01/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7)  has warned the pubic of a bogus recruitment scheme that uses the name of the agency, Malasakit Center, and the Mayor Rodrigo…

DSWD-7 sends relief goods to Mindanao

Rosalie O. Abatayo 11/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— More help from Cebu is on its way to earthquake-affected provinces in Mindanao. MRRV 4406 of the Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) is expected to leave the ports of Cebu City this…

Capitol to turnover two centers for CICLs, abused women to DSWD-7 to save P20M

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government will soon give up its management of two halfway houses for children in conflict with the law (CICL) and women, who are victims of abuses, to the Department of…

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