As a Department mandated to help the poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged individuals and families, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) implemented programs, services, and incentives to senior citizens. According to a study, the average life expectancy in the Philippines is around 71 years old, but three women from Tagbilaran City, Bohol, surpassed it. continue reading : A century of reminiscence from women in Tagbilaran City
She joined KALAHI-CIDSS not of personal desire but on how she saw the lack of changes that undoubtedly stuck her community from progress. The small barangay of Canagahan has found an ally in Wenina Rosellosa or ‘Nanay Wennie’, a senior citizen community volunteer of Barangay Canagahan, San Remigio in Cebu. She believes that there should continue reading : Small town finds a champion
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 7 received donations from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on October 6, 2021. Regional Director Rebecca P. Geamala received the goods together with Assistant Regional Director for Administration Antonio R. Dolaota, Disaster Response Management Division Chief Lilibeth A. Cabiara, and Sustainable Livelihood Program Regional Coordinator Rizalina continue reading : DSWD-7 receives BOC donation
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) together with partner agencies implement the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program (BP2P) to help decongest urban communities where poverty continues to rise as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. With the ongoing health emergency, people living in highly-urbanized communities are exposed to health and safety risks and other continue reading : DSWD-7 and partner agencies implement BP2P
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to empower communities by providing access to basic social services and participation in various project implementations through the KALAHI-CIDSS Additional Financing. This new endeavor will continue to provide municipalities with different interventions such as prevention, response, recovery, and rehabilitation type of sub-projects that will respond to continue reading : DSWD-7 inks MOA with partner areas of KALAHI-CIDSS for implementation of projects
It has been more than a year since a group of farmers ventured into General Merchandise and Agrivet Supplies store. It is a triumphant story that came about through hard work. The story is about a group of 32 farmers in a conflict-affected area who, despite the lack of knowledge, experience, and expertise, managed to continue reading : Uswag Casala-an SLP Association: From farming to selling
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the region has recently concluded the provincial winners of the Gulayan sa Barangay through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Four provinces in Central Visayas, namely: Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor, with six, fourteen, five, and four provincial finalists, respectively, took part in the search composing continue reading : DSWD-7 declares Gulayan sa Barangay Winners
“This Performance Governance System (PGS) scoreboard shows that even in the midst of dark times, region 7 will always shine,” Director Jam Karess Z. Banzon, of the Office for Strategy Management (OSM) said online. The DSWD Field Office 7 recently launched the PGS scoreboard and that of the programs and offices scoreboards which have direct continue reading : DSWD FO7 unveils its 2021 PGS scoreboard
Despite the hardships that their family has to endure, Kaye was not easily discouraged; instead, she used this opportunity to persevere to finish her studies. “Lisud ang kinabuhi namo sa una kay gaagad raman kami sa income ni Papa isip mananagat ug kang Mama isip labandera (Our life before was really difficult because we just continue reading : From a 4Ps beneficiary to a Policewoman
“Whenever you find yourself walking a wrong path, there is always a chance to go back and find the way leading to the right path.” That is a point that Alex (not his real name), monitored child of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), conveys as he talks about his life’s journey now that he continue reading : A walk back to the right track