Assistance in the Philippines
In cases of natural calamities such as floods and earthquakes, as well as man-made emergencies like fire incidents, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ever ready to help. Specifically, the department’s Disaster …
Previously, we featured the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP), an initiative of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for children. In this article, we will focus on another important program — or rather, a …
The number of older persons is steadily increasing in the Philippines… and in the whole world, for that matter. This means that there is also a greater need for elderly care, due to the growing …
As the whole country continues to bear the heat of El Niño, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has introduced a couple of projects to help mitigate its effects: Local Adaptation to Water …
Child support is a legal obligation typically imposed on parents to provide financial assistance for their child or children’s upbringing, regardless of whether the parents are married, separated, divorced, or were never married. Its purpose …