The Department of Social Welfare and Development is celebrating 72 years of public service. This year’s theme, “DSWD@72: Kaagapay sa Pagbangon, Katuwang sa Bawat Hamon,” recognized the department’s workforce as the main strength of the institution in providing sincere, prompt and compassionate service to the poor, vulnerable and the disadvantaged in society. As part of continue reading : DSWD Sportsfest brings out staff camaraderie
After two years of hiatus, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7 revived the face-to-face information caravan in the municipalities of Minglanilla and Compostela in the province of Cebu. The information caravan is spearheaded by the Social Marketing Unit, which aims to bring the information closer to the general public or program continue reading : DSWD Central Visayas revives face-to-face information caravans
After the successful conduct of the first Search for 4Ps ReyNanay in 2022, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII will open its second year of staging, which aims to provide opportunities to share their stories of change on different platforms. The search for 4Ps ReyNanay pays tribute to empowered 4Ps continue reading : DSWD-7 stages the search for 4Ps ReyNanay anew
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII registered a total of 75,446 new Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) under Set 12. After a rigorous process that included the submission of documents during the community assembly that started in February 2023 and targeted 90,242 potential 4Ps beneficiaries in the region, the 4Ps continue reading : DSWD-7 registers more than 75k new 4Ps beneficiaries
“Dili sayop ang ka pobrehon, sayop na kon nagpabilin ta diha nga sitwasyon (Poverty is not wrong; it is wrong if we stay in that situation),” Robelyn said. The married couple, Robelyn and Camilo Ango, reside in the town of Bantayan, one of the three municipalities comprising the island of Bantayan, in the northwestern tip continue reading : Success formula of the Ango family towards self-sufficiency level
Some 74 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) households in Argao recently graduated from the program at the Argao Sports Complex. The 74 4Ps households already attained the self-sufficient level or level 3 based on the Social Welfare Development Indicator (SWDI) conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In his welcome message, Municipal continue reading : 4Ps holds graduation of 74 households; welcomes 618 new beneficiaries in Argao
Since the second week of April this year, the Area-Based Standards Network (ABSNET) in Central Visayas has met with clusters in Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor on separate dates. ABSNET is an organization of DSWD-registered, licensed, and accredited social welfare and development agencies. In the activity, network members were given a timely orientation, conducted continue reading : ABSNET confers Provincial clusters, welcomes new set of officers
In this day and age, parents often find it challenging to communicate their emotions to their children because of the advanced technologies that have become the norm, especially for the youth who are detaching from the real world, and writing letters can be a powerful tool to bridge the gap between a parent-child relationship. The continue reading : 4Ps parents pen letters to their children
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII and its employees received special citations during the Programs on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) and for being loyal employees of the Department, held at the Landbank Plaza Auditorium on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. The activity is in honor of the Department’s continue reading : DSWD-7 receives PRAISE 2022 special citations
In support of the Zero Hunger target of the government by 2030, the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Program aims to improve production and post-harvest practices of the community-based organizations (CBOs) through the provision of production technology and facilities, skills training for Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations (ARBOs), Sustainable Livelihood Program Associations (SLPAs), CBOs, continue reading : DSWD strengthens hunger mitigation efforts, trains Community-Based Organizations
