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DSWD assists more than 12K child laborers via SHIELD program

Manila, July 8 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assisted more than 12,000 child laborers from 2021 to 2024 through the Strategic Help desks for Information, Education, Liveli... Read More


DSWD sends P719-K initial aid to families affected by Bising, habagat

Manila, July 8 -- Families and individuals in Northern and Central Luzon drenched by the effects of Typhoon "Bising" and the southwest monsoon or "habagat" have so far received PHP719,187 in relief as... Read More


Party-list solon seeks P1-K hike in monthly SSS pension

Manila, July 8 -- SSS-GSIS Pensyonado (SGP) Party-list Rep. Rolando Macasaet has filed a bill seeking to increase by PHP1,000 the monthly pension being received by retired private employees under the ... Read More


DSWD heightens preps as Phivolcs warns of possible Taal eruption

MANILAIndia, July 7 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday assured the public that its Field Office (FO)-Calabarzon is ready to provide the needed assistance for any even... Read More


Trough of storm, 'habagat' to bring rains over parts of PH

MANILA, July 5 -- The trough of the tropical storm outside the country (formerly Bising) and the southwest monsoon, or "habagat," will continue to dampen several parts of Luzon, the weather bureau sai... Read More


Romualdez pushes bills to make affordable rice a lasting reality

Manila, July 3 -- Reelected Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday threw his full support behind the expansion of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s "Benteng Bigas, Meron Na (... Read More


DSWD on heightened response preparedness amid LPA, 'habagat'

Manila, July 3 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has activated its core disaster protocols to assist at-risk populations in four regions of the country amid the prevailing low... Read More


DSWD to help graduating 4Ps members own houses via DHSUD

Manila, July 2 -- An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) on Wednesday said the agency is looking into a possible partnership... Read More


DSWD beefs up logistics capabilities via 'Buong Bansa Handa' program

Manila, July 1 -- In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to ensure that all Filipinos affected by disasters will never get hungry, the Department of Social Welfare and Develop... Read More


Magnitude 6.9 quake hits offshore DavOcc

Manila, June 28 -- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore east of Sarangani, Davao Occidental at 7:07 a.m. on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. ... Read More