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
DSWD sets up mechanism for grievances and appeal on SAP
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
44% of Davao Region low-income families receive DSWD emergency subsidy
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
DSWD clarifies only low-income families can avail of emergency subsidy
Davao City – In issuing Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 9, Series of 2020 or the Omnibus Guidelines in the Implementation of the Emergency Subsidy Program (ESP), the Department of Social Welfare and Development clarified that the ESP through the Social Amelioration Programs (SAP) of the government are only for low-income families. The ESP shall be continue reading : DSWD clarifies only low-income families can avail of emergency subsidy
DSWD assures no delays in delivery of goods to LGUs
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public that its relief goods given to the local government units (LGUs) as part of its resource augmentation support to them while under the enhanced community quarantine are delivered in a timely manner based on their request for augmentation. At the same time, the Department continue reading : DSWD assures no delays in delivery of goods to LGUs
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