PAYOUT. Applicants for the students-in-crisis educational assistance during the Sept. 3, 2022 payout at the covered gym of Sara town, Iloilo province. The Department of Social Welfare and Development temporarily stopped accepting online applications for educational assistance for students in crisis in Western Visayas on Wednesday (Sept.7, 2022).(Photo courtesy of DSWD Western Visayas FB page) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) temporarily stopped accepting online applications for educational assistance in Western Visayas on Wednesday to allow time for the processing of pending requests. Atty. May Rago-Castillo, DSWD Western Visayas information officer, said on Thursday that from Aug. 20 to Sept. 7, the regional office received 591,744 online applications and so far 547, 924 are still to be subjected to cross-matching. "We cross match the data with the 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program) because they are not qualified for the program. We also
I come before you today to address you, as it is my duty as President of the Republic. We live in difficult times brought about by some forces of our own
(File photo) MANILA - President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) ordered the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to ensure swift response and relief operations for all victims of natural disasters in the country. "Utos ko sa DSWD ang mabilis na pagtugon sa pangangailangan ng mga biktima ng kalamidad at iba't ibang krisis (I am ordering the DSWD to quickly response to the needs of victims of calamities and other crises)," Marcos said in a speech delivered before attendees at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City. He directed the DSWD to preposition relief goods such as family food packs as well as non-food essentials in its field offices and local government units to guarantee that they would be distributed immediately especially in far-flung areas. Marcos said it is important to ensure proper coordination between the DSWD and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development for the im
There would be no need for beneficiaries registered in the Philippine Identification System to present physical IDs when claiming future subsidy grants, said a Department of Social Welfare and Development official.