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Palace to use biometric system for dole out program
The Malacañang assured the public that the Conditional Cash Transfer program will be improved for the families that benefit from it, the Presidential Communications Operations Office said.
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DSWD cleans up CCT program
With a whopping P62-billion budget for the Conditional Cash Transfer in 2014, the Department Of Social Welfare and Development cleaned its program of dubious identities, and terminated employees...
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Poor should do more in exchange for monthly doles, say solons
The impoverished families who regularly receive financial aid from the government must be made to do more than just send their children to school and have children and pregnant women undergo regular...
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More Filipinos undecided on gov’t anti-poverty efforts – Pulse Asia
Interestingly, more Filipinos seemed undecided if the Aquino administration is faring well in reducing poverty in the country, the latest Pulse Asia survey showed.
View ArticleAquino: 2.5M Filipinos able to improve lives via CCT program
President Benigno Aquino III in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) said 2.5 million Filipinos were able to uplift themselves from poverty from 2013.
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Rep. Zamora calls for end to CCT, says it fails to address poverty
The House of Representatives minority floor leader on Monday called on President Benigno Aquino III to stop the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT), the administration’s dole-out program.
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Only P200 M, not P5B CCT funds are unliquidated by Philpost—DSWD
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman belied claims that the Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost) pooled P5 billion in unliquidated Conditional Cash...
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COA, groups audit CCT, bunkhouses
Six teams from the Commission on Audit (COA), together with civil society groups, have conducted an audit of the implementation of the government’s cash-for-work program and the construction of bunk...
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‘CCT effect on poverty minimal’
After spending billions on its Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program, why has the government not made a dent on poverty?
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Gov’t cash dole investment in future–Dinky Soliman
Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman has defended the government’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, saying it was an investment in children’s future and its effects may not be immediately felt.
View ArticleQC bazaar offers products of DSWD beneficiaries
Beneficiaries of the government’s poverty alleviation measures will have a chance to show—and sell—the fruits of their livelihood and skills training programs in a Christmas bazaar in Quezon City on...
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‘Funds all accounted for’
Social Welfare Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman on Friday declared that no anomalies were committed in the Department of Social Welfare and Development after the Inquirer ran two stories about the...
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Belmonte: Time to stop doles, start investing
With 18 months remaining of the Aquino administration, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. believes it’s time the government shifts gears in its antipoverty programs and moves from doles to investments to...
View ArticleSenate resumes sessions with Makati graft, CCT probes as top agenda
Congress is back in action on Tuesday (Jan. 20) after a month-long break, and on its agenda this week are two inquiries on alleged irregularities involving public funds.
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Nancy Binay defers Senate hearing on gov’t CCT program
Citing the words of Pope Francis as a reason for her move, Sen. Nancy Binay has decided to reschedule her first hearing on alleged irregularities involving the government’s conditional cash transfer...
View ArticleSoliman ‘pained’ by insinuations gov’t hid the poor from Pope Francis
It "pains" Social Welfare Secretary Corazon "Dinky" Soliman that the controversy over the homeless allegedly being hidden from Pope Francis had overshadowed the country’s collective euphoric experience...
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House to investigate ‘outing’ of homeless
Despite explanations from government officials, the House of Representatives will investigate the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in connection with its hauling off hundreds of...
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In Baguio, beggars told to spare kids
Social workers here have warned indigenous Filipino families of losing custody of their children if they continue to send them out into the city’s streets to beg.
View Article‘Gov’t cash transfer program can’t keep up with inflation’
MANILA, Philippines–Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman has admitted that the Aquino administration’s flagship antipoverty program is not enough to help the poor cope with high food prices. Soliman...
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CCT beneficiary to study civil engineering in UP
Defying extreme poverty, Alyannah Terite has achieved one of her goals in her young life and will be attending the country’s top state university in August.
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