The threat of COVID-19 has not diminished the commitment of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to address the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Even during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the Department, together with partner agencies, continuously conducts dialogues and rescues to ensure the safety of Filipino children online and continue reading : DSWD intensifies efforts to address online exploitation of children amid COVID-19 threat
SAP beneficiaries thankful for cash subsidy
Beneficiaries of the emergency cash subsidy under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have expressed their gratitude to the government and frontline workers for delivering the aid to them during the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Marites Ambrea, continue reading : SAP beneficiaries thankful for cash subsidy
DSWD provides relief augmentation to areas battered by ‘Ambo’
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided augmentation assistance to regions affected by Typhoon Ambo. In Bicol Region, DSWD Field Office (FO) V provided 521 Family Food Packs (FFPs) to the local government of Sorsogon City and 912 FFPs to the local government of Casiguran, Sorsogon amounting to P673,510. Likewise, in Eastern continue reading : DSWD provides relief augmentation to areas battered by ‘Ambo’
DSWD, LTFRB partner with GCash for distribution of SAP to TNVS, PUV drivers in NCR
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Transportation (DoTr)-Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) have partnered with G-Xchange, Inc. (GCash), one of the leading mobile wallet platforms in the Philippines, for the distribution of the emergency subsidy under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) to families of drivers of transport network continue reading : DSWD, LTFRB partner with GCash for distribution of SAP to TNVS, PUV drivers in NCR
Mabilis na pamamahagi ng ayuda ng mga LGUs, kinilala ng DSWD
Muling kinikilala ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ang mabilis na pagpapatupad ng Social Amelioration Program (SAP) ng mga local government units (LGU) sa tatlong rehiyon. Base sa talaan ng mga datos ng SAP report noong ika-8 ng Mayo, mahigit siyamnapu’t tatlong porsyento (93%) ng mga LGUs na nasasakupan ng mga rehiyon ng continue reading : Mabilis na pamamahagi ng ayuda ng mga LGUs, kinilala ng DSWD
DSWD nagpaalala na pairalin ang Malasakit at Bayanihan sa pamimigay ng SAP-ESP
Muling pinaalalahanan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ang mga lokal na pamahalaan sa buong bansa na pairalin ang konsepto ng Bayanihan, malasakit, at pakikipagkapwa-tao ngayong panahon ng krisis na dulot ng Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Ito ay dahil sa mga reklamo na natanggap ng Ahensya sa hindi pagsama sa mga kababayan nating walang continue reading : DSWD nagpaalala na pairalin ang Malasakit at Bayanihan sa pamimigay ng SAP-ESP
DSWD starts payout for Social Pension beneficiaries
To augment the needs of indigent senior citizens during the enhanced community quarantine, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already started the 1st semester payout of its Social Pension (SocPen) Program. As of April 29, a total of 227,876 indigent senior citizens from Regions II, III, IV-B, V, VI, VII, X, XI, CAR, continue reading : DSWD starts payout for Social Pension beneficiaries
A sparkle of hope in these trying times
For people trying to make ends meet, the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine means that the rope got even shorter especially for “no work, no pay” workers like Dominador “Doming” Rindon from the coastal barangay of Tabucolan, Santa, Ilocos Sur. But knowing that help will surely come to tide them over these trying times, continue reading : A sparkle of hope in these trying times