THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday welcomed officials from the Royal Government of Cambodia for a study tour on the Philippines’ legal and institutional frameworks for ...

UNICEF and the Government of Haiti have teamed up to strengthen prevention and response to child recruitment by armed groups ...

Social Security payments lift an estimated 23.5 million people above the poverty line, a new report has found.

SOCIAL PROTECTION. Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) social protection programs’ beneficiaries. The January 2026 report of the Digital Public Goods Alliance showed that the DSWD is ...

PROGRAMS ON TRACK. Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) social protection programs’ beneficiaries. The DSWD on Tuesday (Jan. 20, 2026) said its programs to break intergenerational ...

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In financial development initiatives, the aim is to ensure benefits reach the right people while reducing duplication and fraud. Authorities are increasingly leveraging digital identification systems ...

Social protection goes well beyond cash transfers; it includes policies and programs that bridge skill, financial, and information gaps, aiding people in securing better jobs. The three pillars of ...

The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to the program that had worried some experts. By Mark Miller Many older ...

Your papers, please – and tweets, too. This could soon be a new requirement if you want to visit the United States. Customs and Border Protection filed notice this week that it plans to require ...

The Federal Government and the World Bank have reiterated their commitment to expanding social protection systems and economic opportunities for the poor and vulnerable citizens. The assurance was ...

Metro Manila - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Philippines and with support of the Global ...