Tag: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

Brgy tanods, health workers qualified for social amelioration: DILG

(Eagle News) – Families of barangay tanods and barangay health workers are qualified to receive financial aid under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP), the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced. In a statement, the DILG said that Secretary Rolando Bautista of the Department of Social Welfare and Development has already issued a memorandum approving the DILG’s recommendation to include barangay frontliners in the SAP. “Karamihan po sa ating mga tanod at health workers […]

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DSWD: Relief goods para sa mga apektado ng pag-ulan, nakahanda na

(Eagle News) – Nakahanda na ang ibibigay na ayuda ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sa mga pamilyang apektado ng pag-ulan dulot ng bagyong Henry at hanging habagat. Ayon sa ahensya, nakahanda na ang kanilang mga tanggapan sa National Capital Region, Central Luzon at Mimaropa upang umalalay sa mga local government unit (LGU) sa pagbibigay tulong sa mga apektado. Sa huling ulat ng DSWD Disaster Response and Management Bureau, 2300 na ang apektado […]

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Mahigit sa P2-milyong ayuda ng DSWD para sa mga 4Ps beneficiaries sa Boracay, ibinigay na

(Eagle News)- Nasa mahigit 600 na benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program o 4Ps mula sa tatlong barangay sa isla ng Boracay, sa Aklan ang tumanggap ng tulong pinansyal mula sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) nitong Miyerkules, Mayo 30. Ayon kay Gemma Santerva, project development officer ng 4Ps sa Boracay, nasa P2.442 milyon ang inilabas nilang ayuda para sa buwan ng Pebrero at Marso, 2018. “Aming minadali ang paglalabas sa nasabing pera na […]

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In photos: DSWD offers cash assistance program to poor families in Bohol

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 7 through Listahanan program visited several poor families in Bohol on Wednesday, May 16 to validate potential beneficiaries of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT). UCT is a program of DSWD that aims to reduce poverty by helping poor households in their daily living amid increasing prices of goods and services. (Photos courtesy DSWD Region 7 Facebook page)

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Karagdagang 7,000 hanggang 8,000 na pamilya, ililikas sa Mayon area – NDRRMC

LEGAZPI, Albay (Eagle News) – Karagdagang 7,000 hanggang 8,000 na pamilya ang inililikas na matapos itaas sa alert level 4 sa bulkang Mayon kasunod nang magma eruptions. Ayon kay National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Spokesperson Romina Marasigan, inaayos ng Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council at Albay Local Government ang evacuation. Kabuuang 6,498 na pamilya o katumbas ng 24,611 katao ang nasa loob ng 27 evacuation centers. Dagdag pa ni Marasigan, […]

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Typhoon survivors get safe homes from DSWD

QUEZON CITY, Sept 2 (PIA) — A total of 95 informal settler families who were affected by Typhoon Vinta that hit Santiago City, Isabela last year are now proud owners of safe and secure homes through the Core Shelter Assistance Program (CSAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). CSAP is the provision of environment-friendly, structurally strong shelter units that can withstand up to 220 kph wind velocity, earthquakes, and other similar natural […]

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DSWD participates in humanitarian mission to help 11,000 stranded OFWs in Saudi Arabia

QUEZON CITY, Aug. 12 (PIA) —  The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is participating in “Operation Bring Them Home: Special Mission for Stranded Overseas Filipinos (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The Mission’s overall objective is to bring home stranded/overstaying OFWs in crisis in the KSA.  It will be conducted together with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and the Department of Health. It […]

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DSWD, World Bank showcase impact of Pantawid Pamilya via photo exhibit, documentary

QUEZON CITY, June 14 – To show to a wider audience the positive changes brought about by Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program on the lives of the 4.4 million family-beneficiaries, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the World Bank (WB) Group will launch a photography exhibit and documentary film called “Malaya Kang Mangarap” (Dreaming is Free), on June 15, 2016, 3:00 PM, at the Ground Floor of Ayala Museum, Greenbelt Park, Makati City. The […]

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2.6B released to DSWD for social pension, other social welfare programs

MANILA, May 31 – The total budget approved by Congress for social pension and other social welfare programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was released last week, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). The amount of P2.6-billion, which is part of the “For Later Release” (FLR) appropriation under the DSWD budget this year, will fund the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens, Protective Services for Individuals and Families in Difficult Circumstances, […]

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DSWD in need of youth interns under the Government Internship Program

BAGUIO CITY , Apr. 15. – – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here has opened 80 vacant positions for the Government Internship Program (GIP) this year. The GIP aims to enable the youth to realize their potentials, become responsible individuals and active participants to national development, to initiate the youth to public service, to serve as recruitment mechanism for potential public employees and to extend possible financial assistance to the participants for […]

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DSWD ready to provide more support for drought-hit LGUs

QUEZON City, Philippines (DSWD) — The different Field Offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) nationwide are currently conducting assessment activities at the provincial and municipal levels to determine further additional requirements for food assistance and implementation of Cash-for-Work (CFW) in drought-stricken areas. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman reiterated that the Department has adequate funds to augment the resources of local government units (LGUs) in responding to the needs of affected families. To […]

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