Amid the proposal of Vice President Jejomar Binay to include senior citizens, age 60 to 64 years old, in the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) or Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman clarified that indigent members of the elderly sector are already covered by the Social Pension Program continue reading : Indigent seniors already receiving cash aid through social pension – DSWD
Report human trafficking to IACAT action line 1343 – DSWD
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) urged the public to report any human trafficking case they know of to the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) action line 1343. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that human trafficking is truly a rampant problem in many municipalities, with complex roots in poverty and in human greed. Human continue reading : Report human trafficking to IACAT action line 1343 – DSWD
DSWD receives P104 million support from Australia to boost disaster response capacity
The Philippines Government and the Australian Government have partnered to strengthen the capacity of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in responding to natural disasters and emergencies, through a P104 million (A$3 million) grant under a three-year Support Program for Disaster Response. The program covers three components: capacity building, warehouse construction, and prepositioning continue reading : DSWD receives P104 million support from Australia to boost disaster response capacity
Reach out to homeless families happens year-round ~ DSWD
The reach out to street families is part of the continuing effort of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer Program for Homeless Street Families (MCCT-HSF) and not part of the clearing operations for the upcoming 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Manila. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman continue reading : Reach out to homeless families happens year-round ~ DSWD
Indigent seniors continue to enjoy monthly pension
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that the delayed distribution of the social pension of more than 55,000 indigent senior citizens as mentioned in the 2014 audit report of the Commission on Audit (COA) is now being completed with only 2,642 seniors remain unpaid. This came after Joey Salgado, head of the continue reading : Indigent seniors continue to enjoy monthly pension
DSWD ready for audit of Pantawid Pamilya budget
The Commission on Audit (COA) already regularly and rigorously conducts annual financial and value-for-money audit of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. This is what Assistant Secretary Javier Jimenez, Spokesperson of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), reiterated in response to calls for the financial and performance audit of the Pantawid Pamilya. ASec. Jimenez also continue reading : DSWD ready for audit of Pantawid Pamilya budget
DSWD facilitates steady source of income for homeless families
Some 1,000 street families from the cities of Manila and Quezon who are beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Modified Conditional Cash Transfer Program for Homeless Families (MCCT-HSF) now have a sustainable source of income as legal vendors after they were listed as recipients of Kabuhayan Folded Carts (KFC). Twenty five continue reading : DSWD facilitates steady source of income for homeless families
Revamped response centre ready to produce 50,000 emergency family food packs
MANILA – A revamped and modernized repacking system has been set up by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP), which will speed up the production of emergency family food packs next time the country faces a disaster. New rice bagging machines, case erectors, a conveyor system continue reading : Revamped response centre ready to produce 50,000 emergency family food packs
Foreign, local child caring agencies continue to advocate for legal adoption
In the recently held 13th Philippine Global Consultation on Child Welfare Services, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman expressed her gratitude and admiration to all local and foreign delegates for their important work in caring for children. The Secretary added that the participants take part in the significant vocation of not continue reading : Foreign, local child caring agencies continue to advocate for legal adoption
DSWD eyes role of LGUs, business sector in success of feeding program for kids
As part of its efforts to keep children well-nourished for the rest of the school year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started to transfer the more than P3.6 billion budget of the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) for Children to local government units (LGUs) for this year’s program implementation which kicked-off on July continue reading : DSWD eyes role of LGUs, business sector in success of feeding program for kids
