Bringing food on the table is a primary concern of every family, more so for a poor family with little or no income at all to sustain nutritious meals. To help address this, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) included the topic “Bio-Intensive Gardening (BIG)” in its enhanced modules for Family Development Sessions continue reading : Humble backyard garden provides food on the table, generates additional income
Statement by Richard Bolt, ADB's Philippines Country Director, on Pantawid Conditional Cash Transfer Program
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would like to address recent media reports about the Pantawid conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, that have created false impressions about how program funds have been used. ADB reiterates its full support for the program, which has helped improve the health, education and job opportunities of nearly 4.5 million poor families continue reading : Statement by Richard Bolt, ADB's Philippines Country Director, on Pantawid Conditional Cash Transfer Program
Sec. Soliman: Measures in place to keep a clean Pantawid Pamilya database
As part of their efforts to ensure that only the rightful beneficiaries are included in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman emphasized that measures and systems continue to be enforced to maintain a clean database for the program. “We have a Grievance Redress System (GRS) which continue reading : Sec. Soliman: Measures in place to keep a clean Pantawid Pamilya database
ADB clears DSWD on issue of CCT beneficiaries not poor
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reiterated the clarification of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on the issue that 30 percent of beneficiaries of the Conditional Cash Transfer Program or the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program are not poor saying that the figure was sourced based on 2009 data and earlier poverty targeting practices. continue reading : ADB clears DSWD on issue of CCT beneficiaries not poor
Gov’t delivers P14M worth of goods to Ata-Manobos in Davao del Norte
Government officials led by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman brought some P14 million worth of goods and services for the 3,000 Ata-Manobos, an Indigenous Peoples (IP) group of Talaingod, Davao del Norte during an inter-agency service caravan last week. Sec. Soliman was joined by Undersecretary Manny Bautista, executive director of Cabinet Cluster continue reading : Gov’t delivers P14M worth of goods to Ata-Manobos in Davao del Norte
DSWD notes influx of indigents seeking aid, extends operations
As the lead agency in social protection, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) places emphasis in ensuring that indigent and vulnerable individuals are provided with the necessary assistance to help them cope during crisis situations. Through its Protective Services Program, the DSWD offers various types of assistance to those in need which include continue reading : DSWD notes influx of indigents seeking aid, extends operations
More than 36,000 poor students get a shot at college education
A total of 36,003 poor students are assured of a college education this year through the Expanded Students’ Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA) jointly implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and Philippine Association of State Universities continue reading : More than 36,000 poor students get a shot at college education
