Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Ada Colico of the Statutory Programs under Operations Group discusses the benefits and privileges for solo parents during the agency’s Thursday Media Forum on April 24 at the Central Office’s New Press Center in Quezon City.

Asst. Secretary Colico also presented the salient provisions of Republic Act No. 11861 or the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act and answered questions from reporters.

The DSWD Thursday Media Forum, which is held weekly at the New Press Center, is hosted by Special Assistant to the Secretary (SAS) for Communications Raymond Robert Burgos and Director Dianne Joie Ruiz of the Digital Media Service (DMS). It is live streamed over the DSWD Facebook page. (AKDL)