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BATAAN SMALL BUSINESSES GET DSWD LIVELIHOOD GRANT

Several micro and small enterprise owners in Bataan have received financial assistance to help them recover from the socio-economic impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) provided on Monday the Livelihood Assistance Grant (LAG) of P10,000 each to eligible low-income individuals. DSWD […]

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DSWD BUDGET HIKE GETS HOUSE SUPPORT

The House of Representatives heaped high praises on the Department of Social Welfare and Development personnel nationwide, with Appropriations Committee Chairman Representative Zaldy Co referring to them as “angels in red vest” and expressed “full support” for the DSWD programs and projects. “DSWD is always at the forefront of bringing support and services to our […]

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VILLAFUERTE TO DOF, DBM: FUND P1K SENIORS’ PENSION

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has appealed to the Departments of Finance (DOF) and Budget and Management (DBM) to exert their “optimum effort” in looking for enough funds to enable the Marcos administration to possibly carry out fully beginning this year new amendatory law doubling to P1,000 the monthly social pension of more than 4 million […]

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INCLUSION OF FARMERS, FISHERFOLK IN ‘4PS’ URGED

AGRI Partylist Rep. Wilbert T. Lee called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to prioritize farmers and fisherfolks as eligible beneficiaries in the Department’s move to accommodate new recipients of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).  In line with the DSWD’s plan to add 1.3 million households in 4Ps, Lee filed House […]

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EXPANDED BENEFIT PACKAGE FOR SOLO PARENTS URGED

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte is urging the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) along with 17 other government agencies to come up with a comprehensive package of social protection services for over 15 million solo parents, in keeping with a barely month-old law that gave additional financial benefits and more aid to these Filipinos […]

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DSWD TOLD: KEEP KIDS SAFE AMID BULUSAN ERUPTION

Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Department of Health (DOH), and the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure the safety and welfare of children affected by the recent eruption of Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon. While it has calmed down, Gatchalian said that we always have to ensure […]

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DSWD HELPS FUND SAMBOAN CEBU’S FIGHT VS COVID-19

The mayor of Cebu’s southern coastal town of Samboan cited the almost P17-million community development projects of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) which enabled them to more effectively fight COVID-19. Mayor Emerito Calderon Jr. said his town has prioritized healthcare services for his constituents through its partnership with the DSWD-Central Visayas in […]

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DSWD LAUNCHES YAKAP BAYAN IN SURALLAH, S. COTABATO

Reforming drug users or persons who used drugs (PWUDs) in Surallah, South Cotabato who want to return to the fold of society can now avail of the benefits offered by the Yakap Bayan Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 (Soccsksargen). DSWD-12 representative Vincent John Balmaceda urged stakeholders to actively do […]

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ELECTION SPENDING BAN EXEMPTION FOR DSWD URGED

A lawmaker urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to petition the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exempt all the aid transactions of the department from the ban on public spending under Comelec Resolution No. 10747. In a letter addressed to DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista, Albay Representative Joey Salceda said the prohibition has […]

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GATCHALIAN: KEEP KIDS SAFE IN ‘ODETTE’-HIT AREAS

Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Health (DOH), and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to uphold the safety and welfare of children in areas affected by Typhoon Odette. Aside from providing child-friendly spaces, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture pressed the […]