The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is still open to converting cash aid for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P) beneficiaries to rice despite the “logistical challenges” the proposal may entail. DSWD Secretary Rexlon “Rex” T. Gatchalian said they are still studying the proposal made by the Department of Agriculture…
To help the government achieve its anti-poverty targets, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) proposed an "index-based" system for its cash aid, and a new "health grant" to prevent child malnutrition and stunting. During his sectoral meeting in Malacañang Tuesday, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. backed the proposed…
ALTHOUGH it caused a brief disruption in the availability of rice in the market, the implementation of his Executive Order (EO) No. 39, which imposed a price ceiling for rice, is “going well,” President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Tuesday. In an interview with reporters at the Department of Agrarian…
Stephen King’s “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me” dictum also applies to governance. Two days after the PSA’s announcement that inflation rose to 5.3 percent in August, snapping six straight months of declines, President Marcos signed Executive Order (EO) 39 capping the price of…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the government will tap the P6.4-billion sustainable livelihood program (SLP) fund of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to provide aid to small-scale rice retailers affected by the price ceiling under his Executive Order (EO) No. 39. In his speech before flying…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday held a Cabinet meeting to fast track the rollout of government programs and address underspending, which plagued several agencies during the first half of the year. “The President gave those [agencies] with available funds, strict instructions to ensure social protection will reach their…
The first Food Stamp Program in the world was implemented in 1939 under the administration of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the depth of the Great Depression, which caused unemployment, homelessness, and starvation. At that time, American farmers were growing surplus produce, but unemployed and impoverished people were unable…