DSWD: Giving kids alms unsafe
SOCIAL Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo on Monday reiterated her call on the public not to give alms to street children ...
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Dealing with the mess
ON the streets of Metro Manila, evidence of failed public services abound. We speak not only of the horrendous traffic ...
Read moreFeeding program gets P1-b extra fund
Close to 1.74-million children two to four years old are assured of one hot meal daily for 120 days next ...
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Digong spreads cheer, calls for unity
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has allotted P2 billion to the Department of Health to provide free medicines to indigents this Christmas ...
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‘80% kids still undergo violence’
ABOUT 80 percent of Filipino children had or is still experiencing violence, a new study released by United Nations Children’s ...
Read moreButig action center opened
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development said Friday it continues to provide relief assistance to families in Butig, Lanao ...
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Laguna reviews juvenile program
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna—The San Pablo City Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council, Department of Social Welfare and Development in Calabarzon, ...
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Guia’s concern
Mayor Guia G. Gomez addresses hundreds of citizens of San Juan qualified to receive medical and educational assistance from the ...
Read moreWatch kids of OFWs, solon urges
A PARTY-list lawmaker is urging local government units, the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration and the Department of Social Welfare and ...
Read morePWD tax breaks implemented soon
THE long-awaited rules that will implement tax breaks for persons with disabilities and their kin who care for them will ...
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