DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 Feb) — Landslides and floods led to the deaths of at least seven individuals Mati City, Davao Oriental and Monkayo, Davao de Oro, the Regional Disaster Risk Response and Management Council XI said in an
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 7 November) – Social welfare investments in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) reached P71 billion in the last six years, mostly funded by the national government, data from the Ministry of Social
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 25 October) —Sta. Josefa town in Agusan del Sur has become the first local government in Mindanao to partner with the National Authority for Child Care (NACC) in providing permanent homes for abandoned
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 16 Oct) — The dirty unregistered care facility for the aged in Maramag town, Bukidnon that was shut down by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) over the weekend Saturday had been operating under
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 October) – At least eight people were reported to have died after the two earthquakes that struck off Davao Oriental on Friday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center said in an advisory on
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 March) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is a non-partisan agency, but it “could not prevent politicians” from attending their aid distribution programs, a regional official said on Friday. Gemma dela Cruz,
MALUNGON, Sarangani (MindaNews /07 Sept) — It is flogging a dead horse but it has to be retold because year after year the dead horse called livelihood program rises like a black phoenix from last year’s ashes. The stated objective
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 July) – Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte on Monday said his office has temporarily suspended its medical assistance program for his constituents as the Department of Social and Welfare Development (DSWD) is
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 June) – Beneficiaries of the national government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) or conditional cash transfer continue to pawn their cash cards for their debts, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Davao Region said.
A post by Facebook user Fahima Salik tv that the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) failed to pay the salaries of its employees since last year is false. On August 28, Fahima Salik tv posted: “BARMM government gulatin
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 1 August) – The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) is considering possible adjustments in the mandatory discounts and other special privileges for the country’s 12 million senior citizens. Lawyer Franklin M. Quijano, NCSC
By Victoria Tulad, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Facebook pages selling Filipino babies continue to proliferate despite efforts to stop the illegal trade online, an investigation by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) showed. It underscores the difficulty of
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 23 June) – Tears rolled down the cheeks of 103-year-old Tboli elder Luheng Aloy Cayok as he finally received his centenarian gift from the government on Thursday, after waiting for several months. He then cracked
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 26 December) – Two persons were killed by a landslide while at least 45,000 residents spent Christmas Day in evacuation centers due to flash floods spawned by heavy rains in the two Misamis provinces
Last of two parts DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 November) – Improving relations between the Bangsamoro Governemnt and the local government units needs to be attended to, to improve service delivery to the Bangsamoro residents, especially during disasters. The differences in statistics
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 04 November) — Three hundred eighty-seven Filipino deportees from Sabah in Malaysia arrived in Zambonga City on Thursday night, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Office (DSWD) Region 9 said. DSWD 9 Information Officer
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 24 October) – At least 167 poor families from four towns in Maguindanao del Norte graduated Monday from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), a poverty reduction strategy of the national government. Bangsamoro Minister of Social
A post on Facebook that beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) could not get their benefits or will be removed from the list if they will not vote the reelectionist governors and mayors in their areas is fake
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 20 December) — Carrying at least 58 tons (58,000 kilograms) of relief goods, medicines and hygiene kits, among others, BRP Ivatan left the Naval Station Romulo Espaldon here Monday dawn for Siargao Island to help the
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 12 March) – Various groups have called for the release of a Lumad child from Mindanao from the custody of the Department of Social Welfare (DSWD) and Philippine National Police regional offices in Cebu City after
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 3 March) – Five more centenarians in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) have received recognition and cash incentives from the national government, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Cezario Joel Espejo, DSWD-Region 12 director,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 17 Feb) – The national government has allotted P5.9 billion in financial assistance this year for the “poorest of the poor” families in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) that are covered by the conditional cash transfer program.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 18 January) – Nearly 72,000 families in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) covered by the national government’s conditional cash transfer program are now considered as “out of poverty” and already self-sufficient. Cezario Joel Espejo, director of the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 13 Jan) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released around P97. 8 million in livelihood assistance to residents of Region 12 (Soccsksargen) who lost their livelihood due to the continuing coronavirus
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews / 29 June) – At least 2,000 families in Makilala, North Cotabato have yet to receive the P5,000 cash assistance each from the government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) due to “some technicalities,” an official said. The SAP
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews / 25 May) – At least 109 beneficiaries of the government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in Soccsksargen (Region 12) who allegedly received multiple cash incentives would be charged with estafa and perjury. Dennis Domingo, information officer of the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 April) – Local Governments Secretary Eduardo Año has directed barangay chairs to post the list of beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in conspicuous places in their barangay to ensure transparency. Among these conspicuous public
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 18 April) — In a pandemic, we do not need policies or governance decisions that block people, families, groups, and institutions from helping each other. It does not help when local governments prevent essential movement of
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 15 April) – The Department of Social Welfare Development (DSWD) has already released around P1. 9 billion to local government units (LGUs) in Region 12 or Soccsksargen for the emergency financial assistance to households affected
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 1 April) – Starting Wednesday, the local government here will release P20 million in food assistance for the city’s poor families and those in the informal sector. This as Charmaine Tadlas, information officer of
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 20 January) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) has stepped up its monitoring on overseas travels of minors from the area in a bid to prevent possible cases
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 04 January) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday released initial assistance to the family of household worker from South Cotabato who was killed by her employer in Kuwait late last
MAKILALA, North Cotabato (MindaNews / 11 November) –Among the 19 evacuation centers in this quake-stricken town, this evacuation camp in Barangay Concepcion stands out for hosting mostly Moro and Lumad (Indigenous Peoples) families from Barangay Buhay, a village at the
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews/30 June) – The profiling of internally displaced persons (IDPs) or Kathanor in Marawi City officially ended Friday or 11 days after it resumed last June 17. Felix Castro, Task Force Bangon Marawi field office manager said they are
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 19 Apr) – Police have held a convoy of some 300 protesting farmers at a checkpoint in the municipality of Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon on Good Friday. Lawyer Beverly Musni, of the National Union
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 December) — The Regional Trial Court Branch 8 on Wednesday ordered the regional director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to release 12 of the 14 minors it supposedly “rescued” from the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 02 December) — Thirteen of 14 minors that the group of Bayan Muna President Satur Ocampo supposedly “rescued” from alleged harassment by the paramilitary group Alamara last Wednesday (Nov. 28) and supposedly “rescued” from them by the military, police and social welfare office that same evening, have yet to be turned over to their parents.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/20 July) – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Region 12 has launched a study to assess the region’s poverty incidence and the impact of its economic growth. Arturo Valero, NEDA-12 regional director, said Friday
By Malou Mangahas and Karol Ilagan Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism NEARLY EVERY month in the last half of 2017, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office in Region XII (Central Mindanao) went on a shopping binge and
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews / 19 April) – Some P2.6 million worth of livelihood projects were distributed to 10 associations of beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from six barangays in this city. Staff from the Department of Social Welfare
(Note from MindaNews: This is the official transcript of President Rodrigo Duterte’s speech, released by the Presidential News Desk of the Presidential Communications Office) Presidential Communications Office Presidential News Desk REMARKS OF PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE DURING THE SITUATION BRIEFING
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 December) — After the war, the flood. Seven persons were killed in landslides and flashfloods brought about by severe tropical storm ‘Vinta’ in three towns in Lanao del Sur on Friday, 22 December, while four
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 5 December) — Three education graduates that were recipients of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s student assistance program for poor students in Region 12 have landed in the top 10 of the September
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 4 Dec) – The siege of Marawi City staged by Islamic State-inspired militants led by the Maute brothers and Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon may already be over, but more stories of anguish and hardships suffered
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and development (DSWD) in Region 12 has delisted nearly 2,200 households this year from the beneficiary list of the flagship conditional cash transfer program due to eligibility problems. Bai Zorahayda Taha,
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 25 October) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will establish a 24/7 presence here to work on “the other Ground Zero — the hearts and minds of the evacuees,” Acting Social Welfare Secretary
