“Children who witness domestic violence can suffer severe emotional and developmental difficulties that are similar to those of children who suffered the violence first hand.” This is what Atty. Malou M. Romualdo-Sumalpong emphasized during an orientation for young female residents of the Home for Girls, a residential facility managed by the Department of Social Welfare continue reading : Witnessing violence is no different from experiencing it
DSWD shifts to cash cards for seniors’ social pension, unconditional cash transfer grants
To ensure the health and safety of senior citizens, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is shifting to the use of cash cards for the beneficiaries of the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens and the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) Program. DSWD is working together with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) continue reading : DSWD shifts to cash cards for seniors’ social pension, unconditional cash transfer grants
New survey shows DSWD, other gov’t agencies assisted households amid pandemic
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that the result of a recent survey conducted by Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) finds that the government assistance has widely reached Filipino families coping with the effects of the COVID-19 health crisis. According to the IPA Research for Effective COVID-19 Response (RECOVR) survey, 89% of continue reading : New survey shows DSWD, other gov’t agencies assisted households amid pandemic