“Dili na makahuman og eskwela. Habal-habal driver rana ang amahan (He would likely not finish his studies. His father is just a habal-habal driver),” Mark Harley Caspiz vividly remembers hearing the comment during his childhood years As he grew up, Mark Harley became quite envious of other children. He was not able to experience birthday continue reading : A Nightmare turned into a Sweet Dream
DSWD, SEC ink MOA for CAN CAMPAIGN
The Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Securities and Exchange Commission—Cebu Extension Office—embarked on another milestone as they signed a Memorandum of Agreement on 28 October 2022, to educate the public on managing their financial affairs. The DSWD and SEC collaborated to carry out the SEC CAN Campaign. SEC Advocacy and Network (SEC continue reading : DSWD, SEC ink MOA for CAN CAMPAIGN
Communities in Santa Fe, Cebu show effective partnership with KALAHI-CIDSS for pandemic preparedness
Santa Fe, one of the three municipalities situated in the Bantayan islands of Cebu province, is a recipient of disaster-response projects from DSWD’s program for poverty reduction, the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS). Pre-pandemic, this island municipality was a destination for both local and foreign tourists with its continue reading : Communities in Santa Fe, Cebu show effective partnership with KALAHI-CIDSS for pandemic preparedness
Home for Girls goes environmentally friendly for its 28th Anniversary
The Home for Girls (HFG) celebrated its 28-year anniversary. HFG is a haven for young girls who have experienced abuse or exploitation. It extends its care and nurturing not only to its residents but also to the surrounding area. This year’s celebration has the theme “Care for the Earth Means Care for the Children,” which continue reading : Home for Girls goes environmentally friendly for its 28th Anniversary
DSWD-7 provides hot meals to stranded individuals
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII (DSWD-7) provides assistance to locally stranded individuals (LSIs) due to Tropical Storm Paeng on October 29, 2022. DSWD Field Office VII’s Crisis Intervention Section (CIS) provided hot meals for breakfast for the 250 stranded individuals in Cebu City port. The Department also coordinated with the continue reading : DSWD-7 provides hot meals to stranded individuals
4Ps beneficiaries avail services from partner NGAs
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII (DSWD-7) provides various social interventions to 95,682 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) partner-beneficiaries through its different partner national government agencies (NGAs). “The main goal of the 4Ps is to send healthy children to school. However, our partner-beneficiaries can only avail of the program if their continue reading : 4Ps beneficiaries avail services from partner NGAs
Boljoon, Cebu sees the result of needs’ prioritization for development
The municipality of Boljoon, Cebu received four (4) sub-projects from DSWD’s Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), a result of the community’s participation and volunteerism in the 11 barangays of the town. Two access roads in Brgy. Lower Becerril and Brgy. El Pardo, with a combined length of 0.974 continue reading : Boljoon, Cebu sees the result of needs’ prioritization for development
Candijay and Valencia, Bohol 4Ps Households Received UNICEF-DSWD HCT Plus Aide
On September 27, 2022, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7, UNICEF Philippines, and ECPAT Philippines released Humanitarian Cash Transfer (HCT) Plus transaction reference codes to 1,286 beneficiaries in the towns of Candijay and Valencia, Province of Bohol. This leg of HCT Plus is funded and supported by the government and the continue reading : Candijay and Valencia, Bohol 4Ps Households Received UNICEF-DSWD HCT Plus Aide
Home, Safe Home: Tanjay City, TS Sendong Resettlement Village
“Gaana sa among dughan karon nga naa na jud mi saktong kapuy-an, kabalhinan (Our hearts feel light now that we have a good home to live in),” were the heartfelt words that Glind B. Teves, 40 years old, of Tanjay City, Negros Oriental expressed as she finally opens the door of her unit in the resettlement continue reading : Home, Safe Home: Tanjay City, TS Sendong Resettlement Village
DSWD-7 Aids Retrenched Workers of Sports City, Inc.
DSWD Undersecretary for Inclusive and Sustainable Peace Alan Tanjusay, with Assistant Secretary for Visayas Affairs Ma. Evelyn Macapobre, Field Office 7 Regional Director Shalaine Marie S. Lucero, and Assistant Regional Director for Operations Juanito Cantero, lead the distribution of financial assistance and family food packs to the retrenched workers of Sports City, Inc. on October continue reading : DSWD-7 Aids Retrenched Workers of Sports City, Inc.