The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 7 through the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking: Violence Against Women and their Children (IACAT7-VAWC) supports the observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End VAWC. It remains one of the primary advocacies of DSWD in support of the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), a movement aimed continue reading : DSWD 7 heightens advocacy against VAWC, reporting mechanisms
The fisherman beneficiaries of Project LAWA at BINHI in Barangay Tag-Ibo, San Juan, Siquijor, sold 96 kilograms of tilapia fish worth PHP 19,200 in their first harvest from their community farm reservoir in November 2024. The fisherfolk sold the harvested tilapia to local resorts and restaurants in San Juan, Siquijor, at PHP 200.00 per kilo, continue reading : Project LAWA at BINHI Fisherfolk sells 19k worth of first tilapia harvest
In 2024, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 7 – Central Visayas carried out a total of 20 rescue operations upon the requests of various law enforcement agencies. Victim-survivors include victims of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) or prostitution, online sexual abuse or exploitation of children (OSAEC) and anti-child sexual abuse continue reading : DSWD 7 strengthens fight against trafficking in persons
The Municipality of Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental Province, Region 7 bagged the 1st Runner-up award in the Reel-Making Contest with the theme Istoryang LAWA at BINHI: Pagbangon, Pag-ani, at Pag-asa sa Kabila ng Kalamidad during the Ready-to-Eat Food Launch and National LAWA at BINHI Convention, SMX Manila Trade Hall, Pasay City, on November 12, 2024. continue reading : Santa Catalina Project LAWA at BINHI wins national reel-making competition
“Nindot og magpadayon kini ingon ani nga activity (It would be nice if this type of activity could continue),” said Creselda Genio, a participant in the Livelihood Assistance Grants program from Clarin, Bohol, when asked for her feedback on the Dunong Forum she attended. Creselda is one of the 133 program participants from Central Visayas continue reading : Program Participants hope Dunong Forum continues
