The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 7 – Central Visayas reported that 299,737 indigent senior citizens received a Php 500 monthly stipend in 2023 through the social pension program of the agency. Php 1.8 billion was released to pay 100% of the target number of senior citizens in the region. DSWD continue reading : Government’s social pension benefits 299,737 seniors in Central Visayas in 2023; stipend will increase in 2024
More than 500k individuals in crisis received aid from Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations, or AICS, one of the social welfare services of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) that provides financial assistance to support individuals and families in crisis. The program extends various types of assistance, like medical, burial, educational, transportation, continue reading : 500k individuals in crisis assisted in 2023
The five Centers and Residential Care Facilities (CRCFs) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII joined the celebration of the simultaneous 2023 year-end gathering of DSWD CRCFs across the country to bring joy and happiness to its residents and clients in the Yuletide Season. With the theme “Merry ang Christmas continue reading : DSWD-7 CRCFs join year-end celebration for clients and residents
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the National Authority for Child Care (NACC), joined the Sinulog Festival Grand Parade on January 21, 2024. NACC’s first-time participation in the annual Sinulog Festival aimed to raise public awareness about legal adoption, foster care, and other forms of alternative child care. Undersecretary and NACC Executive continue reading : NACC joins Sinulog, highlights legal adoption and alternative child care
Some 87 families received food and non-food items from the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7 in the City of Talisay on January 25, 2024. These beneficiaries suffered from a fire that hit Sitio Libra, Barangay Poblacion, and Talisay City on the morning of January 24. The distribution of relief items is continue reading : 87 fire-affected families in Talisay City, Cebu, receive FNFIs
