In support of the government’s effort to curtail the spread of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and prevent other public health threats such as severe malnutrition, vaccine-preventable diseases outbreak, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will resume monitoring the health compliance of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries. To recall, the Department continue reading : DSWD-7 urges 4Ps beneficiaries to visit health centers anew
Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas continues to provide family food packs (FFPs) as augmentation support for COVID-19 response operations to local government units as well as to other national government agencies, organizations, strandees, and displaced workers. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, DSWD-7 has released a total of 301,843 FFPs continue reading : DSWD-7 releases 301T relief packs in CV for COVID-19
In the emerald green water in Barangay Bojo, one of the fifteen barangays in the fishing village of Aloguinsan, an eco-tourism attraction called Bojo River Cruise has piqued the curiosity of tourists. The 1.4-kilometer river plays host to a 3-hour river cruise package aboard on small bancas and visitors are treated to a picturesque setting continue reading : SAP aids Eco-Tourism workers
“Ganahan ko nga ang nadawat nako nga ayuda sa gobyerno dili lang dali mahurot, mao nga gigamit nako ang katunga ani sa puhunan sa akong gamay nga sari-sari store aron motuyok kini ug molambo ang gamay namo nga panginabuhian (I would like that the cash subsidy given by the government would not just be easily continue reading : SAP beneficiary uses subsidy to invest for ‘sari-sari’ store
Around 1,800 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers endorsed by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Central Visayas received an emergency subsidy of the Social Amelioration Program from the Department of Social Welfare and Development. These were drivers whose families were eligible based on the guidelines set for the Social Amelioration Program but continue reading : PUV drivers in Central Visayas receive SAP
“The money that you would be receiving should not be used for gambling, for drinking, and for smoking because this is for your children,” Rebecca Geamala, regional director for DSWD Field Office VII reminded the beneficiaries during the payout in Tabogon, Cebu last Sunday, August 23, 2020. The town of Tabogon has 1,297 waitlisted beneficiaries continue reading : RD Geamala reminds beneficiaries not to waste government aid
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and PayMaya, a partner financial service provider(FSP), now caters to the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) beneficiaries in Cebu City who do not have smartphones. To aid in the immediate disbursement of the second tranche of SAP, PayMaya has launched a new process that would allow a text continue reading : DSWD and PayMaya cater SAP beneficiaries without smartphone
Despite the global threat of COVID-19, the National Household Targeting Section (NHTS) of DSWD-7 has resumed the Listahanan household assessment that was temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Listahanan staff regularly meet online to discuss matters pertaining to the resumption of the Listahanan activities including the strict adherence to the health protocols for continue reading : DSWD to resume Listahanan Household Assessment
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in partnership with the Financial Service Providers (FSPs) started paying the second tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) to Local Government Units (LGUs) that have areas which are not categorized as geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA). The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)-regulated financial institutions authorized continue reading : DSWD and FSP unite to speed up 2nd tranche of SAP
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII assists returning overseas filipinos (ROFs) and locally stranded individuals (LSIs) who arrived from Metro Manila going back to their respective cities and towns in region 7. This is part of the Hatid Tulong, a transport assistance initiative by different national government agencies like Philippine continue reading : DSWD-7 assists Returning Overseas Filipinos and Locally Stranded Individuals