Cebu City: With a population of 1M, 260k will benefit from SAP

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Around 262,000 households in Cebu City were identified as beneficiaries for the emergency subsidy program from the national government. This was announced by Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella during a press conference on…

P6B for CV: Cebu officials ask DSWD for clearer guidelines on cash aid distribution

Morexette Marie Erram 04/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu officials have asked the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to provide them with clearer guidelines on the distribution of cash assistance under the national government’s social amelioration program for those…

Cash aid trickles down to cities meeting DSWD requirements

Patricia Denise M. Chiu 04/04/2020

Cash assistance from a P200-billion social amelioration fund during the ongoing national health emergency finally began to trickle down to poor households on Friday. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it turned over a…

Labella seeks council’s authority for DSWD MOA

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Edgardo Labella is seeking the council’s permission to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The MOA will allow the city to avail the Social…

Over 250,000 4Ps beneficiaries in Central Visayas receive cash grants

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Thousands of beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Central Visayas flocked to the Landbank automated teller machines (ATM) Thursday, April 2, 2020, to withdraw their cash grants. In a press release posted…

DSWD says P100B ready for release; poorest first

Patricia Denise M. Chiu 04/03/2020

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday said it had received the first P100 billion of the P200 billion worth of emergency subsidy or cash aid to about 18 million poor families affected by…

Red tape at DSWD seen delaying P200-b cash aid

DJ Yap - Philippine Daily Inquirer 04/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Red tape at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is obstructing the distribution of cash assistance to poor families in the grip of the national health emergency, Deputy Speaker Luis Raymund Villafuerte…

The much-awaited emergency subsidy, is there?

Fernando Fajardo 04/01/2020

  Last Saturday, March 28, 2020, Executive Secretary Salvador Campo Medialdea, acting on behalf of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, issued a Memorandum providing for the implementation of temporary emergency powers granted to the President. The memorandum serves…

DSWD readies social amelioration measures for poor families affected by Covid-19

Futch Anthony Inso 03/30/2020

Cebu City, Philippines—Families belonging to the vulnerable sector who are affected by the enhanced community quarantine due to the Coronavirus Disease 2109 (COVID-19) crisis will be provided social amelioration grant from the Department of Social Welfare and…

Central Visayas SLPAs turning crisis into opportunity

By Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The coronavirus pandemic might have adv affected many businesses but this crisis has also brought about an opportunity to some sustainable livelihood program associations (SLPAs) in Central Visayas. Realizing the rising demand for face masks,…

DSWD to continue offering urgent medical, burial assistance

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/17/2020

CEBU CITY—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has suspended its various services, except for urgent medical and burial assistance. The temporary suspension is based on the Department Advisory Number 1 signed on March 14, 2020…

DSWD confirms: Cash transfer programs suspended, but aid for poor continues

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - INQUIRER.net 03/16/2020

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has confirmed the temporary suspension of its cash transfer programs although Secretary Rolando Bautista clarified that the provision of social aid would not stop. According to…

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