As the lead social protection agency, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) fully supports the recommendation of the House Committee on Justice, chaired by Leyte Rep. Vicente “Ching” Veloso, for the temporary release on bail of elderly and sickly detainees in “highly congested” jails in the country due to COVID-19 citing humanitarian reasons. DSWD continue reading : DSWD supports proposal to release sickly, vulnerable detainees amid COVID-19 crisis
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that all Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries with cash cards have received their emergency subsidy under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) Bayanihan Fund: Tulong Laban sa COVID-19 today, April 5. All 4Ps beneficiaries with cash cards in Regions I, II, III, IV-A, National Capital Region continue reading : All 4Ps cash card holders received emergency subsidy under SAP – DSWD
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will provide social amelioration measures amounting to P5,000 to P8,000 for two months to families belonging to vulnerable sectors who have been affected by the community quarantine amid the COVID-19 crisis as mandated by Republic Act (RA) 11469 or the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.” The continue reading : DSWD readies aid for vulnerable sectors affected by COVID-19 crisis
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“Taon-taon akong tinutulungan ng DSWD.” -Clifford Fronda Inalala ni Clifford Fronda, 36 taong gulang, ang taong 2012 kung kailan sana siya’y nakatakdang magtapos ng kolehiyo. Ngunit, ilang buwan bago siya makapag-martsa, nakatanggap siya ng hindi inaasahang balita, siya ay napag-alamang mayroong stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease. Pag-amin ni Fronda, 3rd year college noong nakararanas siya continue reading : Karamay sa Laban
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with local government units (LGUs), is set to provide family food packs and non-food items to families and individuals during the implementation of the community quarantine in Luzon due to COVID-19. This is part of the DSWD’s Technical Assistance and Resource Augmentation (TARA) mandate to continue reading : DSWD, LGUs to provide food, non-food aid to families during quarantine period
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarified that beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) will continue to receive their grants and rice subsidy through their cash cards amid enforcement of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon, emphasizing that only 4Ps activities that require mass gathering are suspended. DSWD also reiterated that continue reading : 4Ps beneficiaries continue to receive grants, rice subsidy during quarantine period
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QUEZON CITY (March 16, 2020) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will temporarily suspend activities of some of its programs and services that require meeting or gathering of beneficiaries and other stakeholders until April 14. The Department is temporarily suspending the payouts of Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens and Unconditional Cash Transfer continue reading : DSWD Temporarily Suspends Programs Needing Mass Gatherings, “Other Services To Continue”
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has issued its own guidelines in support to the directives of President Rodrigo Duterte to further control the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista signed on March 14 Department Advisory Number 1 titled, “Guidelines for the Prevention, Control, and continue reading : DSWD bares measures to support Pres. Duterte’s directives to stop spread of COVID-19
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