Freddie (not his real name), a 72-year-old former rebel in a small town in the province of Bohol, expressed his gratitude to the government for giving him the chance to start anew and to live peacefully with his family. Freddie has become an advocate for the program of government to promote peace and has been continue reading : A former rebel now advocates for change
The National Women’s Month Celebration in the Central Visayas region concluded in an activity led by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7 and council members of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking: Violence Against Women and Children (IACAT7-VAWC), in partnership with SM Seaside City Cebu on March 22, 2024. The culminating activity continue reading : DSWD 7, IACAT7-VAWC members conclude Women’s Month celebration
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7 – Central Visayas, through its Disaster Response Management Division, held a virtual conference entitled “Enablement Session: Disaster Response Command Center (DRCC) and Disaster Response Operations Monitoring, Information, and Communications (DROMIC) Reporting Guidelines” for its City and Municipal Actions Teams (C/MATs) on March 20, 2024. The continue reading : DSWD 7 CMATs attend Enablement Session on DRCC and DROMIC Reporting Guidelines
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7-Central Visayas got a 5-star compliance rating during the conduct of Spot Check for the Mandatory Implementation of Government Energy Management Program (GEMP) on May 31, 2022, by the Department of Energy (DOE) personnel from DOE-Visayas Field Office. DOE distributed 12 LED lamps each to national continue reading : DSWD 7 gets 5-star rating compliance during DOE’s spot check energy audit
In 2023, some 299,737 poor senior citizens in the Central Visayas region received a PHP 500 monthly stipend from the Social Pension program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development that helped them with their need for maintenance medicine or food subsistence. With the implementation of Republic Act 11916, the program provides a 100% continue reading : Social pension introduces fund transfer to LGUs; fast tracks increased stipend
