The misleading post uses the photo of former social welfare secretary Erwin Tulfo, along with details of the DSWD’s educational assistance payout back in 2022
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The post, which features the photo of former DSWD secretary Erwin Tulfo, claims that the DSWD is set to release payouts for its educational cash assistance program. According to the post, the department will provide students with the following cash assistance: P3,000 , P5,000 , P7,000 , and P10,000 .
The page “DSWD 4pd Update” also has multiple posts promoting a supposed scholarship program of the Commission on Higher Education.The supposed application link is fake. The post also uses outdated details shared in an announcement made nearly two years ago by former DSWD secretary Tulfo, who has since been replaced byon August 17, 2022, where he talked about the department’s educational assistance through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations program.
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