MANILA – The Free Funeral Services Act (Republic Act No. 12309) will serve as the basis of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to provide standard burial aid to poor families, as well as those who are…
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced on Friday the realignment of P36 billion, originally intended for flood control projects, to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to support various social welfare programs. Marcos…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will increase the number of beneficiaries of the government’s food stamp program from 300,000 to 600,000 before the year ends. The agency said the expansion aims…
MANILA, Philippines— The persons with disabilities identification cards (PWD IDs) previously issued by local government units (LGUs) are still honored by business establishments while the unified ID system is still in the pre-pilot stage, the spokesperson of the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Cindi King-Chan has raised with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) the need to identify and profile indigent senior citizens among the city’s more than 37,000 registered elderly…
BAGUIO CITY – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – Cordillera Director Maria Aplaten on Friday encouraged beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to fully utilize the assistance they receive to improve their lives and…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday reported a decline in hunger incidence among the food-poor, attributing the improvement to its Food Stamp Program, also known as the “Walang Gutom” program.…
MANILA – The woman who crawled out of a sewer in Makati City, identified as “Rose”, will receive the P80,000 worth of livelihood assistance in tranches, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) is working with the Department of Social Work and Development (DSWD) to implement a program to equip parents with more knowledge in child development, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said.…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City Government is calling on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to clarify the confusion surrounding coordination issues related to the distribution of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Authorities successfully recovered a child after a statement from another child revealed that their mother had sold their newborn baby sister to buy a new phone. Catalina Abella, the Gender and Development (GAD)…
CEBU CITY, Philippines –A now-deleted Facebook reel showing a woman flaunting her outfit and what appeared to be luxury items while allegedly receiving government financial aid has drawn intense public criticism. Frustrated taxpayers have questioned the…
