DSWD-7 encourages 4Ps student-beneficiaries to avail of CHED’s tertiary education support

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII encourages student beneficiaries under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to avail of various government tertiary education support programs that assist them with their educational expenses. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) offers these programs to qualified and eligible poor households, including 4Ps student continue reading : DSWD-7 encourages 4Ps student-beneficiaries to avail of CHED’s tertiary education support

DSWD receives vacuum machines from the Church of Latter-Day Saints

DSWD Undersecretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Diane Rose S. Cajipe accepted the three (3) vacuum machines from George Kenneth Lee, Country Manager, Humanitarian Services-Welfare and Self-Reliance Department of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints (LDS), in a simple turnover ceremony on February 2, 2024. The LDS donated the vacuum machines to the Visayas continue reading : DSWD receives vacuum machines from the Church of Latter-Day Saints

Government’s social pension benefits 299,737 seniors in Central Visayas in 2023; stipend will increase in 2024

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 7 – Central Visayas reported that 299,737 indigent senior citizens received a Php 500 monthly stipend in 2023 through the social pension program of the agency. Php 1.8 billion was released to pay 100% of the target number of senior citizens in the region. DSWD continue reading : Government’s social pension benefits 299,737 seniors in Central Visayas in 2023; stipend will increase in 2024

500k individuals in crisis assisted in 2023

More than 500k individuals in crisis received aid from Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations, or AICS, one of the social welfare services of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) that provides financial assistance to support individuals and families in crisis. The program extends various types of assistance, like medical, burial, educational, transportation, continue reading : 500k individuals in crisis assisted in 2023

DSWD-7 CRCFs join year-end celebration for clients and residents

The five Centers and Residential Care Facilities (CRCFs) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII joined the celebration of the simultaneous 2023 year-end gathering of DSWD CRCFs across the country to bring joy and happiness to its residents and clients in the Yuletide Season. With the theme “Merry ang Christmas continue reading : DSWD-7 CRCFs join year-end celebration for clients and residents

NACC joins Sinulog, highlights legal adoption and alternative child care

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the National Authority for Child Care (NACC), joined the Sinulog Festival Grand Parade on January 21, 2024. NACC’s first-time participation in the annual Sinulog Festival aimed to raise public awareness about legal adoption, foster care, and other forms of alternative child care. Undersecretary and NACC Executive continue reading : NACC joins Sinulog, highlights legal adoption and alternative child care

87 fire-affected families in Talisay City, Cebu, receive FNFIs

Some 87 families received food and non-food items from the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7 in the City of Talisay on January 25, 2024. These beneficiaries suffered from a fire that hit Sitio Libra, Barangay Poblacion, and Talisay City on the morning of January 24. The distribution of relief items is continue reading : 87 fire-affected families in Talisay City, Cebu, receive FNFIs

DSWD Central Visayas joins the nationwide launch of ‘Angels in Red Vests’ campaign

About 2,000 strong workforce of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Central Visayas region received tribute for their dedication, commitment, passion, and service through the Angels in Red Vests (ARV) campaign. Launched during the 73rd Anniversary Celebration of DSWD, the campaign bears the theme Angels in Red Vests: Naglilingkod ng may continue reading : DSWD Central Visayas joins the nationwide launch of ‘Angels in Red Vests’ campaign

DSWD-7 joins the LANDBANKasama in PCPG

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII joined the LANDBANKasama and Digital Inclusion Program caravan held in the island municipality of President Carlos P. Garcia (PCPG), Bohol, on January 18, 2024. Some 200 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) partner beneficiaries in PCPG attended the activity. PCPG Mayor Fernando Estavilla III and continue reading : DSWD-7 joins the LANDBANKasama in PCPG

DSWD-7 distributes food packs to the City of Naga tension-crack-affected families

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7 distributed a total of 2,057 Family Food Packs (FFPs) to families in Barangay Cantao-an, City of Naga, on separate schedules, following the reported occurrence of tension cracks in the barangay. Of the total FFPs delivered, Field Office 7 initially provided 52 FFPs worth Php 27.3 continue reading : DSWD-7 distributes food packs to the City of Naga tension-crack-affected families