Tag: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

PHOTO RELEASE: Full support for DSWD budget

FULL SUPPORT FOR DSWD BUDGET. Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada fully supports the approval of the proposed P209.9 billion budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for next year in order to fulfill the agency’s mandate to provide social safety nets and poverty alleviation programs amid the rising prices during the budget deliberation…
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PRIB PHOTO: Estrada pushes for higher NACC budget

ESTRADA PUSHES FOR HIGHER NACC BUDGET: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada appeals for higher budget allocation for the National Authority for Child Care (NACC) during the Finance Subcommittee I hearing, Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Analyzing the P209.9-billion budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and its attached agencies, Estrada pointed out that the NACC budget decreased…
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Jinggoy distributes AICS to 1,000 Baguio City beneficiaries

Jinggoy distributes AICS to 1,000 Baguio City beneficiaries: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada distributes Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to 1,000 students and indigent patients in Baguio City on Friday, September 8, 2023. Also present at the event held at the Baguio City Convention Center…
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Legislative reforms sa labor, defense sectors siniguro ni Jinggoy sa 2nd Regular Session

(JOURNAL NEWS) DESIDIDO si Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada na itaguyod ang pagbalangkas ng mga batas na magsisiguro ng pantay na oportunidad, magbibigay proteksyon sa karapatan ng marginalized groups at ibsan ang malaking agwat sa antas ng kabuhayan sa Second Regular Session ng kasalukuyang 19th Congress. “Sa bawat bill na tatalakayin sa ilalim ng Committee on Labor, pati…
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Libreng matrikula pang-masteral degree ng mga kawani ng gobyerno, ipinanukala ng Senador

(BOMBO RADYO) Hiniling ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada ang pagkakaloob ng libreng matrikula sa mga kawani ng gobyerno na kumukuha ng master’s degree sa mga state universities and colleges (SUCs). Inihain ng Senador ang Senate Bill No. 2277, ang panukalang Government Employees Free MA Tuition in SUCs Act, upang gawing libre ang tuition sa mga SUCs…
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Cash aid extended to Mayon evacuees

(JOURNAL ONLINE) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol Regional Director Norman Laurio ( in red shirt) joins Senator Jinggoy Estrada (In blue shirt) in his visit to San Jose evacuation center in Malilipot town, Albay on Thursday (June 22). The DSWD Bicol Regional Office also distributed cash aid to the evacuees through the Assistance to Individuals…
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Manifestation of Support to the Confirmation of DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian

This is to add my voice of support to the confirmation of the ad interim appointment of our fellow legislator, our colleague Cong. Rex Gatchalian as Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. His father is a close friend of my father, former President Joseph Estrada. His father served in a Cabinet position during his administration as…
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PRIB PHOTO: Exemplary Management Skills & Work Ethics

EXEMPLARY MANAGEMENT SKILLS & WORK ETHICS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada voices his support for the confirmation of the ad interim appointment of fellow lawmaker Rex Gatchalian as Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development during the plenary session of Commission on Appointments. “I welcome the appointment of a young blood like Sec. Gatchalian,…
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WATCH | Pamamahagi ng ayuda sa Sta. Cruz, Laguna katuwang ang DSWD at LGU

Pamamahagi ng ayuda katuwang ang DSWD at lokal na pamahalaan (LGU) sa pangunguna nina Mayor Edgar S. San Luis at Bokal Milo San Luis.

Jinggoy thinks CA won’t confirm Tulfo as DSWD chief

(MANILA BULLETIN) Erwin Tulfo may not get confirmed by the powerful bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) as Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary before it adjourns for the Christmas break. “Now, honestly I don’t think he will be confirmed before we adjourn,’’ Senator Jose ‘’Jinggoy’’ Ejercito Estrada told DWIZ radio in an interview…
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