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[Title] => Motorcycle taxi rider dies while queuing for cash aid in Quezon City
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[Title] => DSWD chief Gatchalian offers P100K to help identify suspect who cut dog’s tongue
[Summary] => Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary and former Valenzuela City mayor Rex Gatchalian has offered a P100,000 reward for information that will lead to the identification of the person responsible for the brutal mutilation of a dog named Kobe.
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[Title] => Mom’s consent needed for minors traveling abroad – DSWD
[Summary] => The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reminded the public that a mother’s consent is required for the issuance of travel clearance certificates or TCC for minors traveling abroad.
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[Title] => Access emergency funds for Cebu quake — DBM
[Summary] => The Department of Budget and Management told agencies to access their emergency response funds to address the devastation caused by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu.
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[Title] => American pastor in Pampanga child abuse case now under Immigration watchlist
[Summary] => Due to this action, the DSWD said that Jeremy Keith Ferguson, a pastor, will face the child abuse charges filed against him as he will be prevented from leaving the country, according to a statement on Sunday, August 17.
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[Title] => Break the bottlenecks: Make health access real for all Filipinos
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[Title] => DOT, DSWD to aid tourism workers hit by calamities
[Summary] => As of July 26, 2025, DOT regional offices reported that approximately 4,800 tourism workers have been impacted by the three successive tropical cyclones and the habagat.
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[Title] => Lawmakers hike LGU ‘financial assistance’ to P19 billion
[Summary] => Aside from allocating a bigger budget for the financial aid programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, lawmakers have also significantly increased the budget for “financial assistance” to local government units for 2025, an election year.
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[Title] => DSWD launches ready-to-eat food packs
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[Title] => DSWD to temporarily stop guarantee letters
[Summary] => The Department of Social Welfare and Development will temporarily stop issuing guarantee letters to seekers of aid or ayuda before the year ends to make way for account settlement and annual liquidation.
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[Title] => Mom’s consent needed for minors traveling abroad – DSWD
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[Title] => Access emergency funds for Cebu quake — DBM
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[Summary] => Due to this action, the DSWD said that Jeremy Keith Ferguson, a pastor, will face the child abuse charges filed against him as he will be prevented from leaving the country, according to a statement on Sunday, August 17.
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[Title] => Break the bottlenecks: Make health access real for all Filipinos
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[Title] => DOT, DSWD to aid tourism workers hit by calamities
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[Summary] => Aside from allocating a bigger budget for the financial aid programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, lawmakers have also significantly increased the budget for “financial assistance” to local government units for 2025, an election year.
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[Title] => DSWD launches ready-to-eat food packs
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