In a move to promote transparency, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started to post the list of the names of the beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) on the websites of its Field Offices (FOs). DSWD explained that it has been advocating for transparency in the implementation of SAP. Providing continue reading : DSWD posts partial list of SAP beneficiaries on website

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is reiterating its previous advice and reminder to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) to refrain from going out and lining-up to claim their emergency subsidy under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) of the government. Instead, they can send a representative to claim the cash aid continue reading : DSWD advises seniors, PWDs to send representatives to claim SAP

To augment the needs of indigent senior citizens during the enhanced community quarantine, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already started the 1st semester payout of its Social Pension (SocPen) Program. As of May 1, a total of 77,531 indigent senior citizens in Region XI have already received their pension for the first continue reading : DSWD starts payout for Social Pension beneficiaries

With the increasing issues and concerns of families who believe that they are eligible but have been excluded from the list of beneficiaries of  the Social Amelioration Program (SAP), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has set up a Grievance Redress System (GRS) to address these. “The public is encouraged to voice out continue reading : DSWD sets up mechanism for grievances and appeal on SAP

Davao City – As of to date, 421,179 family beneficiaries who belong to the poor and informal sectors in the region have received the emergency subsidy worth P6,000.00 under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) of the national government through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Of this number, 253,992 are Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino continue reading : 44% of Davao Region low-income families receive DSWD emergency subsidy