An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reminded the household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to use the grants for the intended purpose of supporting children’s education and health. “I hope sa ating 4Ps beneficiaries, take care of the grants. ‘Yan ang lagi kong sinasabi, na gamitin sa tama continue reading : DSWD 4Ps national program director reiterates use of 4Ps grants for kids’ education, health
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is hopeful that the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens (SocPen) will be given additional funding by Congress for the program’s implementation in 2025. “We would like to inform the committee that there are 612,277 waitlisted senior citizens as of July 31, 2024, who are not yet continue reading : DSWD hoping for additional funds for indigent seniors’ social pension
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is pushing for stronger partnership and more impactful convergence with other national government agencies (NGAs). The 4Ps National Program Management Office (NPMO) highlighted this during a Visioning and Convergence Planning Workshop held last September 10 to 13 in Tagaytay City. “Matagal pa continue reading : DSWD 4Ps bats for more impactful convergence with other gov’t agencies
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has deployed 219 personnel in 166 Malasakit Centers located in government-run hospitals across the country. Secretary Rex Gatchalian reported the data during the Senate Committee on Finance’s deliberation on the DSWD’s proposed 2025 budget on Monday (September 16). The finance committee is chaired by Senator Imee Marcos. continue reading : DSWD has now 219 personnel in 166 ‘Malasakit Centers’ nationwide
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured the members of the Senate Committee on Finance that the agency will continue pushing for more plantilla positions for the job security of its employees, especially those who are under contracts of service (COS) and job orders (JOs) and have been with the Department continue reading : We will keep on pushing for more plantilla positions – DSWD chief
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now in the process of partnering with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) in facilitating the distribution of cash assistance to program beneficiaries in all the agency’s regional offices. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian reported this development to the members of the Senate Finance Committee, chaired continue reading : DSWD eyes farming out of cash aid distribution to Land Bank
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will work with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in ensuring sufficient funding for its social protection programs in Sulu in the wake of the Supreme Court’s (SC) ruling that excludes the province from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian continue reading : DSWD to work with DBM for unhampered services in Sulu province amid exclusion from BARMM – Sec. Gatchalian
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday (September 16) told senators that the agency will be able to extend more responsive programs and services to the poor, marginalized and disadvantaged sectors with the proposed budget of over Php229 billion for 2025. “Around 50 percent of our budget actually is in continue reading : DSWD chief tells senators proposed 2025 budget to boost 4Ps, Seniors’ SocPen, social protection services
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prepositioned thousands of family food packs (FFPs) in the northern Luzon area following the entry of Tropical Depression (TD) Gener in the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), an agency official said on Monday (September 16). “Based on the directive of Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the DSWD Field continue reading : DSWD’s Field Office 2 ready with prepositioned relief goods for TD ‘Gener’
A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Monday (September 16) the agency has so far provided more than Php48.14 million humanitarian aid to families affected by Tropical Storm (TS) Ferdie and the increasing unrest of Mt. Kanlaon. “The Php48,149,794.64 aid provided to the affected individuals includes food and continue reading : DSWD aid for Tropical Storm Ferdie, Mt. Kanlaon-hit families reaches Php48.14 million
