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(Eagle News)–Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon urged President Rodrigo Duterte to appoint a career officer at the helm of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, instead of a military official. “The President should reconsider his decision to appoint a retired military officer as DSWD secretary. The DSWD is a very sensitive and crucial social welfare agency,” Drilon said in an interview with DZBB on Sunday, Oct. 7. He was referring to Lieutenant General Rolando […]
(Eagle News) — Gabriela party-list Rep. Emmi de Jesus slammed the looming appointment of Army chief Lieutenant General Rolando Bautista as Social Welfare secretary, saying, among others, that the delivery of social protection programs “will be further militarized.” In a statement, she said the conditional cash transfer program of 4Ps will also “be further aligned to counterinsurgency operations that terrorize poor communities.” “With a retiring Army chief and ground commander of the destruction of Marawi as […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Oct. 4, said he wants Army Chief Lieutenant Rolando Bautista to be the next Social Welfare Secretary. Bautista was commander of the task group that fought against the Maute terrorists who overran Marawi in May last year and defeated them. He is slated to retire from the military on Oct. 15, after reaching the mandatory age of retirement. I’ll announce it, the next DSWD secretary… Rolly, Rolly Bautista. Sorry […]
Ni Mica Alejandro Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Iba’t-ibang grupo ang nagtulong-tulong para magrepack ng relief goods para sa mga nasalanta ng Bagyong Ompong. Kabilang dito ang Tagasupil Anti-Crime Group, MRRD-NECC-NCR, na nagtungo sa tanggapan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sa lungsod ng Pasay. Ang lahat ng mga nirepack ay ipapadala sa lahat ng lugar na nasalanta ng Bagyong Ompong. Tumulong din umano si Presidential communications office Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinag-utos ni Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III sa Bureau of Customs na ibigay ang nasabat na bigas at iba pang food items sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) para sa disaster relief preparations na may kaugnayan sa bagyong Ompong. Ayon sa DOF, ang nasabing direktiba ay bilang pagtugon sa ipinag-utos ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na lahat ng ahensya ng gobyerno ay dapat na tiyakin ang mataas na lebel ng kahandaan […]
(Eagle News) — Aminado ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) na hindi nila kayang akuin lahat o i-accommodate ang maraming mga batang palaboy. Sa harap na rin nito ng inaasahang pagdami ng mga batang palaboy na maaaring damputin ngayon ng mga pulis matapos sabihin ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na isusunod niyang target ang mga batang lansangan. Sa press briefing sa Malacañang, sinabi ni DSWD acting secretary Virginia Orogo na sa pangkabuuan ay mayroon […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has named acting secretaries in two departments. Based on documents released by Malacanang on Thursday, May 10, Eliseo Rio Jr. is now the acting secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. Rio was the officer-in-charge of the DICT after DICT Secretary Rodolfo Salalima resigned last year. Social Welfare Undersecretary for Special Concerns Virginia Orogo was also named acting secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Francisco Domagoso, also known as Isko Moreno, to another government post. Based on an appointment paper released on Wednesday, May 9, Domagoso was appointed undersecretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Domagoso’s appointment came seven months after he resigned as chair of the North Luzon Railways Corp. allegedly for personal reasons. Also appointed to government posts were Antonio Joselito Lambino II, as assistant secretary of the Department […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development has started distributing the P2,400 per year subsidy to millions of poor families in the country who were affected by the implementation of the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) program. The unconditional cash transfer (UCT) funds of P200 per month or P2,400 yearly subsidy was first given to 1.8 million households who are already holding cash cards under the UCT or the Pantawid […]
(Eagle News) – Hanggang sa susunod na buwan na lamang ang natitirang buffer stock ng bigas ng National Food Authority (NFA) sa buong bansa. Ayon sa tagapagsalita ng NFA na si Director Rex Estoperez, tinatayang nasa 1.5 milyong sako ng bigas ang natitira sa mga warehouse ng NFA sa kasalukuyan. Pero ang natitirang bigas ay nakalaan na lamang para sa emergency relief operation ng Department of Social Welfare and Development, gaya ng nakaimbak sa warehouse […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) –The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that the department had already spent Php 17.1 million as cost of assistance for the Mayon Volcano evacuees in the form of food packs and hygiene/dignity kits, non-food items and toys given to children. DSWD Bicol Director Arnel Garcia said there is still a stand-by supply of Php 18 million-worth of food packs that could be used for the evacuees. And […]
(Eagle News) —An official of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council gave the assurance the agency was acting swiftly to help communities affected by the Mayon volcano’s recent activity. “The National Council provides assistance through the distribution of relief items such as food, non-food items, medicines and other logistics to disaster-stricken communities…we assure the public of our urgent action to augment LGU (local government unit) capacity to provide needed relief assistance,” NDDRMC executive […]
