10,000 urban poor demand release of long-overdue crisis compensation
“We followed their procedures but they backed down. This is long overdue."
10,000 urban poor demand release of long-overdue crisis compensation
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Groups call for higher subsidy for PH students after ‘ill-prepared’ aid distribution
Groups call for higher subsidy for PH students after ‘ill-prepared’ aid distribution
Thousands of poor students and parents who flocked the Department of Social Welfare and Development local headquarters walked back home empty-handed and disappointed.
Social welfare department releases Lumad child days after court order
Social welfare department releases Lumad child days after court order
“This is unacceptable. How can government social workers refuse to heed the orders of the court? Beyond the legal imperative, how can government social workers not empathize with the sufferings of the child and the father whose reunion has been blocked again and again?”
Left appointees to head DAR, DSWD, bare priorities
Left appointees to head DAR, DSWD, bare priorities
Incoming Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano and incoming Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo vowed to continue serving the people. Mariano said he would strengthen the possession of farmer-beneficiaries to the lands while Taguiwalo said she would ensure that the services and programs of government actually reach the people.
DSWD memo disqualifies poor as beneficiaries — Visayas disaster victims
DSWD memo disqualifies poor as beneficiaries — Visayas disaster victims
“Many victims were disqualified simply because of their residence location and receipt of little aid from local officials.”
Scientist group’s audit of DSWD Yolanda report reveals what is wrong with gov’t response
Scientist group’s audit of DSWD Yolanda report reveals what is wrong with gov’t response
Taken all together, the measures chosen and the manner by which these are implemented by the government since Day 1 of the disaster show its utter insensitivity to the plight of the survivors and its incompetence in providing for the needs of the Filipino people -- Agham
Leader of Pablo survivors shot dead
Leader of Pablo survivors shot dead
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Just as they arrived back in their community (after the barricade last week), Kagawad Jose and all those who participated in the Kampuhan at the DSWD were harassed by the Barangay Captain and the military from the 67th Infantry Battalion Philippine Army. Supposedly, she was on her way to Davao City after the session to report the cases of human rights violations, but she was brutally killed.” – Karapatan–SMR
Luisita farmworkers say ‘no’ to DSWD dole-outs
Luisita farmworkers say ‘no’ to DSWD dole-outs
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
What farmworkers need is land; they legally own Hacienda Luisita and the recent SC decision affirmed that. They should be given all the help they need to make the land fully productive again.” – UMA
Poverty worsens despite conditional cash transfer program
Poverty worsens despite conditional cash transfer program
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL and JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“This flagship program of Aquino is just a palliative measure. People don't need dole-outs. What they really need is a permanent job.” – Gloria Arellano, president of Kadamay
Study bares irregularities in CCT program
Study bares irregularities in CCT program
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“The government should have given us permanent jobs instead of this (conditional cash transfer). Money is not permanent, we lose it in a day, unlike when we have a permanent job, we would somehow have permanent resources to spend for our needs,” – Angie Lorenzo, beneficiary
Scientist Group Slams Privatization, Planned Transfer of NFA Functions to DSWD
Scientist Group Slams Privatization, Planned Transfer of NFA Functions to DSWD
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Privatizing the National Food Authority (NFA) will endanger food security and lead to greater price destabilization. Transferring the NFA’s functions to the DSWD will put food security issues at the hands of big...
Anakbayan Paintbombs DSWD, Dares Agency to Prove Claims on CCT
Anakbayan Paintbombs DSWD, Dares Agency to Prove Claims on CCT
PRESS RELEASE November 15, 2010 Youth group Anakbayan hurled paint bombs at the gate of the Dept. of Social Work and Development (DSWD) national office, daring proponents of the much-maligned Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program to substantiate their claims...
Critics Slam ‘Conditional Cash Transfer Program’ as Unsustainable, Corruption-Prone
Critics Slam ‘Conditional Cash Transfer Program’ as Unsustainable, Corruption-Prone
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
"No matter how much the Aquino government spends on the CCT, reducing poverty in the country still boils down to adequate social services and jobs creation, and more importantly, a ‘national development strategy’." – Kadamay
Sidebar: Akbayan Reps, 19 Others Flip-Flop, Sign Resolution Supporting CCT Program
Salungguhit: Who is The Biggest Gainer?
Salungguhit: Who is The Biggest Gainer?
Who is The Biggest Gainer?
Benjie Oliveros | Solving Poverty the Wrong Way
Benjie Oliveros | Solving Poverty the Wrong Way
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com In a big urban poor community in Quezon City, mothers, with children in tow, could be seen lining up at the local health center. Most of the children being brought to the center were not sick. They were there so that the...
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