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SWS survey spurs DSWD to beef up livelihood projects
Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman on Monday vowed to beef up the department’s livelihood projects following the Social Weather Stations’ survey which pegged families who considered themselves...
View ArticleDSWD awards CDN with ‘Gawad Ulat’
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has awarded Cebu Daily News (CDN) with a Gawad Ulat award for helping disseminate the agency’s various anti-poverty programs...
View ArticleNew DSWD-7 head assumes into office
THE new regional director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas, Mercedita P. Jabagat has just assumed into office on Monday, replacing Ma. Evelyn Macapobre, who is now...
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Angry typhoon survivors call for DSWD chief’s ouster
Angry typhoon-affected residents protested at the regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development here on Tuesday to call for the ouster of Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman...
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DSWD project: More bunkhouse anomalies seen
Borrowing carpentry tools from a friend, Romulo Serot worked on the first day of the building of one of two Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-funded bunkhouses on the grounds of the...
View ArticleEx-worker bares faking of documents in DSWD
The falsification of documents, signatures included, in connection with projects’ implementation is a common practice in the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), claimed a former agency...
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‘Pablo’ survivors end protests at DSWD office in Davao City
Negotiations between survivors of typhoon Pablo and the Department of Social Welfare and Development on the delivery of relief goods ended on Wednesday night, breaking days of tensions and skirmishes...
View ArticleDavao food protest over but DSWD suing leaders
A three-day protest “occupation” outside the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office in Davao City might have ended on a reconciliatory note on Wednesday night, but...
View ArticleDSWD rolls out ‘anti-epal’ campaign in Cebu
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) last Saturday officially rolled out in this vote-rich province its anti-Epal campaign which aimed to dissuade candidates from using the...
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Mindanao groups back Soliman vs ‘instigators’
A number of civil society groups in Mindanao have expressed support for Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman and the Department of Social Welfare and Development following last week’s raid on the DSWD...
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After cash aid, training programs, skills matching next
Rosalina Caya-os, 44, a mother of five, had been certain she needed to learn livelihood skills long before she was listed as a beneficiary in the government’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program.
View ArticleDSWD chief slams Inquirer reports on bunkhouses, aid system
Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman on Friday decried what she said was a series of unfair attacks by the Inquirer against the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
View ArticleInformation officers in NegOr join advocacy planning workshop
PUBLIC information officers of 11 towns in Negros Oriental gathered in Dumaguete City for an advocacy planning workshop.
View ArticleDSWD says it stopped rice distribution to Mati City
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in southern Mindanao has confirmed it stopped providing rice to Mati in Davao Oriental as early as two months ago.
View ArticleCinema plugs against human trafficking to be screened Friday
The Depatment of Social Welfare and Development has strengthened its campaign against human trafficking with the scheduled launching on Friday of “Iligtas Mo Ako” cinema plug during a block-off...
View ArticleSolo parents seek more benefits
Solo parents are pushing for more benefits under the law to enable them to cope with the high cost of living and education of their children, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
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Thousands of gov’t scholars use stipends for family needs, eventually drop out
College scholars under the government’s key poverty alleviation measure—the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program—face major challenges to remain in school and graduate.
View ArticleRape suspect hacked to death in Abra
An employee of the Department of Social Welfare and Development was hacked to death by a teenager in Abra after the DSWD employee allegedly tried to rape the sister of the teenaged suspect, police said.
View ArticleFrenchman questioned for bringing minors to hotel
A Frenchman was taken into custody after he was caught bringing in two girls, one of them a minor, to his hotel room on Saturday afternoon.
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Senator Binay to scrutinize Secretary Roxas’s budget
Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Nancy Binay intend to go over with a fine-toothed comb the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s 2014 budget, particularly the increased allocation for the DSWD’s...
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