Seeds of Fire Series — Active Case Files
Creator: Benjie Perillo
Action date: Jan 29, 2026
Agency: DSWD Standards Bureau
Location: San Pedro, Laguna
Unlicensed shelter shut down by DSWD. 12 individuals found including 2 minors and persons with disabilities. Operating without license since 2020 despite DSWD warning in 2022.
01 No Certificate of Registration and License to Operate
02 No professional social workers on staff
03 No case folders or medical records
04 No safety certifications
05 Privacy violations — Data Privacy Act
06 Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities violations
07 Operating unlicensed since 2020 — warned 2022, never complied
Formal Inquiries — Pending Response
Submitted: April 2026
Agency: DSWD
Formal request for list of all registered organizations and individuals authorized to solicit donations involving children in the Philippines, 2020–2025. Response or non-response will be published in full.
Subject: Benjie Perillo / BenchTV
Sent: April 11, 2026 · Deadline: April 18, 2026
On-record demand for DSWD registration status, total revenue disclosure from poverty content, and documentation of compensation paid to subjects filmed.
Subject: Ivana Alawi
Sent: April 11, 2026 · Deadline: April 18, 2026
On-record demand for disclosure of revenue generated from poverty content, DSWD compliance status, and documentation of compensation to filmed subjects.
Coming — Parts IV–VI
Part IV — The Catholic Machine
Case file incoming
Part V — The Regulators
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Part VI — The Reckoning
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