Close to 1 million Filipinos in need have received medical help from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) for the first half of the year 2025. DSWD spokesperson Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao said the provision of medical assistance under the AICS continues to ensure that Filipinos struggling to cover financial costs of their health and medical needs are met with a helping hand from the government. “A sudden illness or medical emergency can cripple a family that is already struggling. The same can be said sa mga kliyente natin na kahit […]

More than 4 million indigent senior citizens across the country are receiving support for their health and daily needs through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPISC) program, an agency official said on Wednesday (July 16). Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao, the DSWD’s spokesperson, said the program has reached a total of 4,085,066 indigent senior citizens, providing them with monthly financial aid that helps ease the burden of medical and living expenses. “Mas mataas na ang natatanggap na pensyon ng ating mga lolo at lola dahil alam naming ito ay direktang napupunta sa […]

“By providing compensation, we will be able to help the [child]-victims to address their medical, psychological, educational, and social needs, among others. It also serves as a symbol that our society is one with child-victims in their journey to overcome the hardships that they endured.” This was highlighted in the message of DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, which was delivered by Undersecretary Monina Josefina Romualdez of the DSWD’s Operations Group, during the signing on Tuesday (July 15) of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Bureau of Claims (BOC) for the creation of a compensation referral system […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) lauds the provision of free rides at the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2 to all persons with disabilities (PWD) from July 17-23 in observance of this year’s National Disability Rights Week (NDRW). DSWD spokesperson Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao said on Tuesday (July 15) the free transportation service was made possible through the collaboration of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), and the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), an attached agency of the DSWD. “The directive of the President is for the government to rally together to […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to be decisive in addressing involuntary hunger by providing food assistance as well as transforming the way Filipino families think about nutrition. DSWD spokesperson Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao said that through the Walang Gutom Program (WGP), the Department is teaching beneficiaries how to make better food choices and prepare healthy meals for their family through its Nutrition Education Sessions (NES)—a key component of the program. “Noong binubuo namin itong programa, isa sa mga importanteng pinagtuunan ng pansin ay paano natin mababago ang pananaw ng mga pamilyang Pilipino na hindi porke mura […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has vowed to ease aid distribution through digitalization in the wake of the demise of a beneficiary while lining up to receive his emergency cash transfer (ECT) at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in Malolos, Bulacan last July 12. On instructions from DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the agency’s Information and Communications Technology Management Service (ICTMS) is embarking on a digitalization roadmap to ensure that all its social welfare programs can be easily accessed by clients online, without the need for queuing. Asst. Secretary for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Johannes Paulus Acuna, who […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will forge on Tuesday (July 15) an agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a referral system that will help child victims of violent crimes under the custody of the agency’s Residential Care Facilities (RCFs) to receive monetary compensation. “Child victims of violent crimes often carry invisible scars that are very difficult to heal. One of the ways to show support for their recovery is by providing monetary compensation that can cover their various expenses for treatment, therapy, legal fees, education, and basic needs,” DSWD spokesperson Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao […]

In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to exert all efforts to bring government programs and services to marginalized sectors, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with the Provincial Government of Pampanga, launched on Friday (July 11) an agroforestry and livelihood program for the members of an Aeta community in Barangay Nabuclod in Floridablanca, Pampanga. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian graced the launching and along with Pampanga local officials led by Governor Lilia ‘Nanay’ Pineda, they distributed farming tools, fruit and vegetable seedlings, and fertilizers to the indigenous peoples (IP) group. DSWD spokesperson […]