India, Jan. 30 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has shut down an unlicensed care facility in Barangay Landayan, San Pedro, Laguna owned and managed by vlogger Benjie Perillo, popularly known as BenchTV.

In a news release Friday, DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said the operation was conducted by the agency's Standards Bureau (SB), in coordination with the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) of San Pedro, the DSWD field office in Calabarzon, barangay officials, and local law enforcement authorities early Thursday morning.

Initial investigation by the DSWD-SB showed that BenchTV has been rescuing individuals living on the streets since 2020 and subsequently reuniting some with th...