Following just a simple text and chat brigade, volunteers from the Boracay community answered the call for assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on its ongoing release of transportation allowance.   The mobilization of local volunteers in Boracay has helped in the management of the crowd during the ongoing assessment, verification continue reading : Boracay volunteers assist DSWD during transpo payout for workers

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VI-National Household Targeting Unit has started its validation for Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) Program implementation recently. “Unconditional Cash Transfer program is an outright subsidy to the poor that will alleviate the impact of the excise tax on fuel and sugar,” says Perla P. Haro, DSWD6 Policy continue reading : DSWD6 starts UCT validation

The DSWD is working with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to provide livelihood for families who will be affected by the Boracay Island closure. “We will be pooling our resources to mitigate the impact of the closure to the families who will be affected,” said Rebecca P. Geamala, regional director of DSWD. On continue reading : DSWD, DOLE to provide livelihood for families affected by Boracay closure

FOR her, life has always meant living in Boracay Island. It revolved in her work as a laundry attendant in a hotel. Nanay Lucille Tulagan, now a widow, has moved in the island nine years back. She brought her three children, sent them to school and saw to it that the elder two land a continue reading : Nanay Lucille’s life when Boracay closes

NO less than DSWD Officer-in-Charge Emmanuel Leyco led the operations in Boracay, Malay, Aklan in response to the Island’s closure. “Walang magugutom, kaya mayroon tayong food packs. Wala pong ma-eevict nang walang relocation (Nobody will be hungry, that is why we have food packs. Nobody will be evicted without relocation,” said Leyco during his meeting continue reading : DSWD on Boracay closure: Nobody will be hungry, no eviction without relocation

AMIDST speculations that the agency has ran out of funds, the DSWD Field Office VI today announced that the information is false. “May pera ang DSWD (DSWD has funds),” said regional director Rebecca P. Geamala in front of Boracay-affected workers who were seated waiting for their turn to get transportation aid. The agency proceeded with continue reading : DSWD: We have funds for Boracay-affected families

The Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 (DSWD-6) is set to pay the cash grants of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries through the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) by May 2018. This includes, Over-the-Counter (OTC) payout for cash grants under Period 6 (January 2018) and the P2,400 (P200 per month) (Unconditional continue reading : 4Ps benes to receive grants by May

The DSWD Operation Center has started helping affected individuals of the impending closure of Boracay Island. “Those who are affected by the closure of the island can go to our Operation Center. We have social workers there who are ready to listen and help,” said Rebecca P. Geamala, regional director. The OpCen, located at Balabag continue reading : DSWD Opcen helps affected people in Boracay closure

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VI-National Household Targeting Unit has started its validation for Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) Program implementation recently. “Unconditional Cash Transfer program is an outright subsidy to the poor that will alleviate the impact of the excise tax on fuel and sugar,” says Perla P. Haro, DSWD6 Policy continue reading : DSWD6 starts UCT validation

DSWD6 employees recently held random drug testing for its employees. The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VI released memorandum for conducting random drug testing on DSWD6 employees. Pursuant to CSC Memorandum Circular No. 13 series of 2017 issued on April 19, 2017, said that government agencies are given six months from the continue reading : DSWD6 holds random drug testing for employees