The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday (February 13) welcomed questions by senators on the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program or AKAP which is funded under the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2024. DSWD Undersecretary for Legislative Affairs Fatima Aliah Dimaporo said the agency respects the power of the purse by the Legislative branch and every Department in the Executive branch “will happily welcome any augmentation to its proposed budget.” Undersecretary Dimaporo maintained that the DSWD is duty-bound to implement all the provisions of the GAA, which is a law, once it goes through the legislative […]

Some 370 individuals who are in crisis situation were given outright cash aid by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Assistance to Individuals and Crisis Situation (AICS) Program last Friday (February 9). DSWD Asst Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez, who is also the agency spokesperson, said the payout at the DSWD Central Office underscored the commitment of the Department to serve the vulnerable sector, even during non-working days. “Well, kasama po sa ating mandate sa DSWD regardless kung anong araw, panahon, kalamidad, holiday man yan. Basta may nangangailangan tayong kababayan, we will be here, and […]

Institutionalizing and expanding the Pag-Abot Project through Malacañang’s issuance of Executive Order (EO) No. 52 has significantly helped the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in strengthening reach-out operations for families and individuals in street situations (FISS) in Metro Manila, a project team leader said on Thursday (February 8). Pag-Abot Program Team Leader Marilyn Moral, told reporters during DSWD Thursday Media Forum that EO 52 provides for collaborative efforts among government agencies from the national and local levels in addressing the needs of FISS. “We are expanding our reach, we are expanding our partnership with other agencies that will […]

An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has called for more support services for some 1.2 million household-beneficiaries who are expected to exit from the program this year to ensure that the gains to improve their well-being will be sustained. The call was made by Director Gemma Gabuya, national program manager of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, during the DSWD Thursday Media Forum on February 1 at the New Press Center, DSWD Central Office in Quezon City. “Actually ang ine-expect sa amin by 2024, 1.2 million ang kailangang mag-exit. So, ‘yun ang challenge ko ngayon. We […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) deployed a disaster team in Glan, Sarangani to check the impact of emergency cash transfer (ECT) on the residents who were affected by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the province in November 2023. The ECT impact assessment was led by DSWD Asst. Bureau Director Rey Martija of the Central Office’s Disaster Response Management Bureau (DRMB) in coordination with personnel of Field Office-12 (SOCCSKSARGEN).  The DSWD disaster team on Tuesday (January 30) conducted a series of house-to-house visits and ‘kumustahan’ to the quake-hit victims to evaluate their current status after they were […]