The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld the decision of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to dismiss former Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) undersecretary Mateo Montano and two other former officials over the alleged illegal release of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).
Malacañang asked the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to ensure the safety of the 1- year-old child of suspected New People’s Army leader Amanda Echanis, who was arrested for alleged illegal possession of firearms and explosives.
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri on Monday appealed to the Department of Social Welfare and Development to release P83 billion in undisbursed funds to assist those who were heavily affected by the onslaught of recent typhoons.
Malacañang assured ongoing relief and rehabilitation efforts to help victims of typhoon “Rolly.”
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has adequate financial resources to shoulder the cost of relief assistance in areas hit by Super Typhoon Rolly, an official said on Wednesday.
The government has released P77,982,038,257 to various agencies for their ongoing response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, President Rodrigo Duterte said in his second report since the implementation of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act.
The House of Representatives will transmit on Tuesday its approved version of the PHP4.506-trillion 2021 General Appropriations Bill to the Senate one day ahead of the promised date, according to Speaker Lord Allan Velasco.
Senator Leila De Lima is taking President Rodrigo Duterte to task over the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) P10-billion savings due to the reduction in beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program’s (SAP) second tranche.
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon wants additional funding for the Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under the proposed P4.5-trillion national budget for 2021.
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Sunday (September 27) not to be tight-fisted in giving financial aid to low income families affected by the COVID-19 crisis under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP).
Sen. Panfilo Lacson scored Wednesday the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s prioritization of “savings” over helping those who need subsidies from the government’s Social Amelioration Program.
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista thanked on Tuesday officials of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Philippine National Police (PNP) for identifying barangay officials involved in social amelioration program (SAP) anomalies.
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Tuesday submitted to the House of Representatives the National Expenditure Program (NEP) for Fiscal Year 2021 amounting to PHP4.506 trillion.
Financial service providers (FSPs) tapped by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to distribute the cash aid under the government’s Special Amelioration Program (SAP) can operate at full capacity in areas placed under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).
President Rodrigo Duterte has directed the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Department of the Interior and Local Government to look into complaints that some jeepney drivers did not get financial aid.
President Rodrigo Duterte has directed the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to look into complaints that some jeepney drivers did not get financial aid.
Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is urging the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to release the P500 monthly pension for millions of indigent senior citizens every three months, instead of every six months.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday said it is targeting to complete the distribution of the second tranche of cash aid under the government’s social amelioration program (SAP) by the end of July.
An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday said the distribution of the second tranche of cash aid under the government’s social amelioration program (SAP) could be completed within a week once the full list of beneficiaries is submitted by local government units (LGUs).
While the distribution of the first tranche of the P5,000-P8,000 cash aid for families affected by the pandemic is still incomplete, the coverage of the second tranche of the social amelioration program (SAP) has been greatly reduced, according to the Makabayan bloc.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will continue to distribute the government’s social amelioration program (SAP) for low-income families even after the expiration of Bayanihan to Heal as One Act or the Republic Act 11469.
House leaders led by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday said they filed House Resolution 973 to inquire about “the confusion and delays” in the cash distribution under the social amelioration program (SAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Senator Cynthia Villar apologized on Wednesday (May 20) for saying the middle class are not entitled to government assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why let poor families affected by the COVID-triggered lockdowns go hungry due to the incompetence of some local officials like mayors and barangay chairmen?
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