Manila, May 14 -- A memorandum of understanding (MOU) is set to be formalized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with virtual wallet Globe-GCash and operator G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI) to further enhance delivery of social protection services.

Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response and Management Group Irene Dumlao said the MOU signing will be held at the DSWD Central Office in Batasan, Quezon City on May 20.

"This collaboration will use tools and platforms from our partners to streamline social protection programs, making them more accessible and responsive to the needs of our beneficiaries," Dumlao said in a news release on Tuesday.

"The DSWD's partnership with one of the leading telecommunications firms in the ...