“Ang basura sa uban, among panginabuhian (Other people’s trash, is our source of livelihood),” Eduarda Morales, 43, underscored that there is really money in trash. Working as a scavenger, Eduarda also cited that her children are her source of strength and joy amidst living in a nearby dumpsite. Eduarda is one of the 23 Modified continue reading : Scavengers Find Hope in Trash

Judging from first glance one might doubt if Nida Roa, 44, is a Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary because she’s well-dressed coupled with confidence and a bubbly personality. “I maybe poor but it doesn’t mean I have to dress like a scratch, I dress good because it gives me dignity and more importantly I have a reputation continue reading : Nida Roa, Tanging Ina of Lapu-Lapu City

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Negros Island Region in February 2012. It brought a lot of damage to infrastructures and left many casualties. One of the infrastructures that wrecked by the earthquake was the Camandayon Elementary School in the town of Jimalalud in Negros Oriental. All buildings inside the school campus collapsed, leaving the teachers continue reading : Hope for the Seeds

Liboan ka mga lumulupyo sa bukirang bahin sa syudad sa Sugbo ang nahatagan og family food packs. Kini agig tubag sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) nga mahatagan og ayuda ang mga naapektahan sa El Niño. Sagad sa mga apektado mao ang mga mag-uuma nga nagsalig lamang sa halin sa ilang mga produktong continue reading : Hinabang alang sa apektado sa El Niño

Beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program remains hopeful that the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) bill will turn into a law before the end of the 16th Congress. Mark Harley P. Caspiz, 19, educational grantee of Expanded Student Grant in-aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA), whose family is also a Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary bared that he continue reading : Beneficiaries, CSO partners remain hopeful for the passage of CCT Bill into law

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Office VII (DSWD – FO VII) clarified that there was no truth to reports that family food packs bearing DSWD markings were distributed by Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama to El Nino-affected communities. Per verification, Dr. Ester Concha, Cebu City Social Welfare Officer told DSWD – continue reading : No politicians involved in relief distribution in El Nino-hit areas

Sixty seven (67) persons with disabilities (PWDs) recently graduated from the technical vocational program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Office Field Office VII (DSWD-7) through the Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center II (AVRC II). Of the 67 graduates, 23 finished massage therapy, 3 on furniture and cabinet making, 11 on commercial cooking, 3 continue reading : 67 PWDs graduate in AVRC II

The Kalahi-CIDSS Millennium Challenge Corporation has been active in promoting the equal participation of both men and women in the decision-making in the community, and in the implementation of the sub-projects in every barangays. With the Gender and Development in Kalahi-CIDSS, all municipalities implementing Kalahi-CIDSS sub-projects were mandated to have equal labor to men and continue reading : The Gender Champions

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII aims to have more male Gender and Development (GAD) advocates as a result of the series of Gender Sensitivity Training (GST) in Central Visayas. The series of GST in the region kicked off early this month with 122 male spouses or grantees of Pantawid continue reading : DSWD-7 eyes more male advocates of GAD