DSWD-7 encourages 4Ps student-beneficiaries to avail of CHED’s tertiary education support

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII encourages student beneficiaries under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to avail of various government tertiary education support programs that assist them with their educational expenses. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) offers these programs to qualified and eligible poor households, including 4Ps student continue reading : DSWD-7 encourages 4Ps student-beneficiaries to avail of CHED’s tertiary education support

DSWD receives vacuum machines from the Church of Latter-Day Saints

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DSWD Undersecretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Diane Rose S. Cajipe accepted the three (3) vacuum machines from George Kenneth Lee, Country Manager, Humanitarian Services-Welfare and Self-Reliance Department of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints (LDS), in a simple turnover ceremony on February 2, 2024. The LDS donated the vacuum machines to the Visayas continue reading : DSWD receives vacuum machines from the Church of Latter-Day Saints

Government’s social pension benefits 299,737 seniors in Central Visayas in 2023; stipend will increase in 2024

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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

500k individuals in crisis assisted in 2023

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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

DSWD-7 CRCFs join year-end celebration for clients and residents

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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