Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian explains various points  before the Senate Finance Sub-Committee chaired by Senator Imee Marcos during the second Senate deliberation of the agency’s 2025 proposed budget on Monday (October 14).

Secretary Gatchalian was joined by members of the Department’s executive and management committees, as well as the heads of attached and supervised agencies.

After the budget hearing, the DSWD chief answered some queries from reporters, explaining the agency’s guidelines and policies on existing programs and services, as well as the validation process for eligible beneficiaries.