The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is targeting to provide 2.8 million indigent senior citizens this year with a monthly stipend under its Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPISC). The number is more than double the total target beneficiaries of the program in 2016, which is more than 1.3 million. The continue reading : 2.8M poor seniors to become pensioners under DSWD’s Social Pension Program
Sec. Taguiwalo to DSWD- Field Office VIII: Speed up review of LGUs’ liquidation reports on funds for seniors’ pensions
Following reports on unliquidated social pension funds managed by the local government units (LGUs), the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Field Office VIII (DSWD-FO VIII) is fast-tracking the review of the Social Pension Program implementation in the provinces of Leyte and Samar in Eastern Visayas. Last week, former councilor of Tabontabon, Nestor Abrematea dared DSWD-FO continue reading : Sec. Taguiwalo to DSWD- Field Office VIII: Speed up review of LGUs’ liquidation reports on funds for seniors’ pensions
Over P5B released by DSWD for pension of poor seniors in first sem of 2016
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released the cash stipends of some 1,368,941 indigent senior citizens nationwide for the period January to June 2016 amounting to P5,034,219,741.43 under the Social Pension Program. The program is mandated by Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010. Under the program, indigent continue reading : Over P5B released by DSWD for pension of poor seniors in first sem of 2016
Old but not helpless
At 73, Lola Jasmin Francisco, a widow, can still be seen selling fruits in front of her house in Barangay San Roque in Teresa, Rizal. Despite her age, she needs the income to support most of her needs, especially her medications. She is suffering from high blood pressure, high uric acid and asthma. She said continue reading : Old but not helpless
DSWD to adopt door-to-door delivery of seniors’ pension
A concrete road may just be an ordinary physical structure for most people, but for Barangay Malabbaga in La Paz, Abra, it is everything they hoped for. Malabbaga is home to 312 households whose main livelihood is rice farming and trading, and animal husbandry. It hosts an elementary school and a day care center with… continue reading : DSWD to adopt door-to-door delivery of seniors’ pension
Indigent seniors already receiving cash aid through social pension – DSWD
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
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
Making life easier for senior citizens
In its efforts to make life easier for indigent senior citizens, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has included 481,572 senior citizens in the payroll of the Social Pension Program in 2014, of which 319,425 senior citizens were provided the amount of P2.86 billion. Likewise, a total of 55,568 social pensioners have been continue reading : Making life easier for senior citizens
DSWD to public – Help stop child, senior abuse; get involved
“Walang karapatan ang sino man na paglaruan ang isang bata. Ang sinumang gagawa nito maski mga sariling magulang ay maaring maparusahan sa ilalim ng batas (No one has the right to treat a child like a toy. Whoever does this can be punished under the law).” This was the stern warning of Department of Social Welfare continue reading : DSWD to public – Help stop child, senior abuse; get involved
DSWD marks 5th anniversary of facility for seniors
As a culminating activity for the 5th founding anniversary of the Haven for the Elderly this month, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), which manages the center, will hold a whole day program today, April 29, to recognize donors, benefactors, and partners. According to DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman, the success of the center continue reading : DSWD marks 5th anniversary of facility for seniors
