by Lily Gut November 30, 2022 1000 senior citizens in Indang, Cavite. (Photo from Indang) INDANG, Cavite - The Department of Social Welfare ...
November 30, 2022
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| 1000 senior citizens in Indang, Cavite. (Photo from Indang) |
INDANG, Cavite - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently distributed social pensions to 1,633 senior citizens of Indang town for the fourth quarter of the year.
With the assistance and support of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO), Municipal Engineering Office, Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA), Indang Federation of Senior Citizens, and captains of 36 barangays, the said senior citizens were well received. on the 16th of November
The Indang MSWDO, on the other hand, expressed their gratitude and promised their continued cooperation with the DSWD and other government agencies to share its other programs and services for senior citizens.
Following the Senate's approval of its P210.6 billion budget for 2023, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has vowed to implement firmer social protection programs.
The budget covers the DSWD Central Office and the Attached and Supervised Agencies, namely: Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC), National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), National Authority for Child Care (NACC), National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), and Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP).
Among the three major programs that the Department will implement include: the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) with a budget allotment of P110.6 billion; Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens with a budget of P30.2 billion; and protective services for individuals and families in especially difficult circumstances with a budget of P30.1 billion.
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