The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – Region 11 completed Friday the release of a total of P2,292,000 for 1,528 indigent senior citizens in the town of Magsaysay, Davao del Sur. The cash release was made this early even as it should cover the first quarter of 2017 or from January to March. continue reading : DSWD 11 releases P2.2M to senior citizens in DavSur

What started out as a Lingap para sa Mahirap, a free hospitalization and medicines program of Davao City Government for the poor at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), which has enabled zero billing for many poor patients, is now a nationwide program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The DSWD signed continue reading : Lingap sa Masa now a DSWD pogram

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) aims to cater all senior citizens in the country aging 60 yeras old and above to be included in the list of pensioners under the Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPISC). “This year, let us set the goal to help even more as the budget continue reading : Social pension program for all senior citizens

After rendering community service as part of the healing process from the use of illegal drugs, around 207 drug reformists in Davao Oriental received cash assistance under the government’s cash-for-work program funded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The provincial government of Davao Oriental said on Friday that each of the 207 continue reading : Drug reformists in Davao Oriental receive cash assistance

Three government agencies are set to ink a joint memorandum of agreement (MOA) on March 30 at The Ritz Hotel, Garden Oases, Obrero St., Davao City to collaborate in providing protection to children of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Regional Director Eduardo Bellido on Monday, March 27, said OWWA, Department of continue reading : Gov’t agencies to sign deal on protection of OFW kids