The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), together with the members of the Inter-Agency Task Group Western Mindanao for the Management of the Returning Filipinos (IATGWM-MREFs), will provide assistance to some 5,300 Filipino transferees from Sabah. The transfer is being organized after the Malaysian government’s implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) to prevent continue reading : DSWD, other gov’t agencies to assist Filipino transferees from Sabah
Officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), led by Undersecretary Danilo Pamonag, shed light on the issues raised by several congressmen on the implementation of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) and other related issues during the hearing on June 22 at the House of Representatives. Undersecretary Pamonag, in his presentation, mentioned the continue reading : DSWD sheds light on SAP issues during hearing
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) explained the selection process for the financial service providers (FSPs) to conduct the digital disbursement for the second tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP). The FSPs have been identified through the technical assistance of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) having the expertise on digitization as continue reading : DSWD explains selection of FSPs to conduct SAP digital payout
As one of the implementing agencies of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarified that it adhered to the guidelines stipulated in the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 2, S. of 2020 regarding the areas that will be covered by the second tranche of the emergency subsidy program. DSWD continue reading : DSWD clarifies issue on limited SAP 2nd tranche areas
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office I, has provided 100-year-old Aurea Basobas Corpuz of Barangay Bisocol in Alaminos, Pangasinan with her P100,000 cash gift as provided for under Republic Act (RA) 10868 or the Centenarians Act of 2016. Staff from DSWD FO I personally visited Lola Aurea to hand continue reading : DSWD provides Pangasinan centenarian with P100k cash gift
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ensured that it will continue to implement its protective programs and services for victim-survivors of violence against women and children (VAWC) despite the community quarantine restrictions and the threat of COVID-19. According to data from the Philippine National Police (PNP), which President Rodrigo R. Duterte reported in his continue reading : DSWD ensures continuous implementation of services for victim-survivors of VAWC
Remaining true to its mandate of providing programs and services to vulnerable sectors of society, such as persons with disability, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has allocated P100,000 for assistive devices for each DSWD Field Office every year, starting this year. The person with disability sector is among the most affected by continue reading : DSWD provides assistive devices to persons with disability
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the assistance and guidance of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), is tapping various financial service providers (FSPs) to conduct digital payment of the emergency cash subsidy under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP). DSWD will sign a memorandum of agreement with the participating FSPs, together with continue reading : DSWD taps financial service providers for SAP 2nd tranche
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for the digital disbursement of the 2nd tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP). Under the agreement, the DSWD and BSP look forward to an expeditious means of distributing the SAP to the continue reading : DSWD, BSP link up for SAP 2nd tranche via digital payment
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reiterated its appeal to citizens to report individuals involved in the illegal use of persons with disability (PWD) identification cards (IDs) in public. This came after posts of individuals allegedly posing as PWDs to avail of the benefits and privileges for persons with disability circulated on social continue reading : DSWD urges public to report fraudulent use of PWD IDs
