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A number of Facebook (FB) pages and groups are sharing links to a fraudulent website that poses as an online portal for the registration of the Department of Social Welfare […]
Binawi ni Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo ang kanyang unang anunsyo na ang mga benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) ay karapat-dapat na makatanggap ng tulong pang-edukasyon sa ilalim ng Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program ng kanyang tanggapan.
Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo has backtracked on his initial announcement that Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries were entitled to receive education aid under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program of his office.
A Facebook (FB) page posing as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is duping netizens through a fake announcement for students of the incoming school year. FB page […]
A Facebook (FB) video falsely insinuated that Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary (DSWD) Erwin Tulfo will file a case against former vice president Leni Robredo for using government […]
A netizen posted screenshots of a TikTok video claiming that incoming Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo will distribute a P20,000 cash aid per family nationwide. […]
Kris Aquino is a victim of a death hoax yet again. A Facebook (FB) page falsely claims that the celebrity has died, but only to mislead people to visit a […]
A June 4 YouTube video shared in a Facebook group claimed that the government will distribute this month an additional P500 in cash assistance earlier promised to the poorest families. […]
The national government is extending until Aug. 31 its distribution of cash aid worth P1,000 to P4,000 to 10.8 million individuals in the National Capital Region (NCR). But neither Duterte nor the DSWD has announced a separate financial assistance scheme for mothers.
This is misleading because solo parents or 4Ps beneficiaries are not outright recipients of the cash assistance. There are eligibility requirements under the DSWD guidelines for the Livelihood Assistance Grants (LAG).