A two-classroom building in Brgy. Tupas and a concrete barangay road project in Brgy. Can-omay were inaugurated on July 15, 2021 in Antequera, Bohol. The DSWD-7 funded the sub-projects through the Kalahi-CIDSS Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran sa Barangay (KKB). The implementation was cost-shared by the grant allocated by the program worth Php 5,625,000.00 and combined Local continue reading : DSWD-7 Kalahi-CIDSS inaugurates barangay road, school building in Bohol
National Program Manager Janet P. Armas led the turnover ceremony of two (2) Access Roads to local officials of Brgy. Anapog and Canagahan, San Remigio, Cebu on July 14, 2021. The ceremony started with the blessing and ribbon-cutting held in the respective project sites attended by both National and Regional Program Management Officials. Canagahan and continue reading : Two barangays in San Remigio receive concrete access road from DSWD-7 Kalahi-CIDSS
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII continuously provided family food packs to local government units (LGUs) declared under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). As of July 28, 2021, the DSWD-7 sent a total of 35,000 family food packs worth Php 17 million as augmentation support to Iloilo City and the continue reading : DSWD-7 sends family food packs to Western Visayas
The groundbreaking activity on July 14, 2021, started the construction of the 7.5 million isolation facility in Brgy. Panugnawan, Medellin, Cebu. The Department of Social Welfare and Development, through the Kalahi-CIDSS program, funded the sub-project. It’s all systems go for this KC-Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran sa Barangay (KKB) project that will respond to the effects of continue reading : DSWD-7 Kalahi-CIDSS groundbreaking kicks off construction of a 7.5 million isolation facility in Medellin
Maria (not her real name) said there is life after an armed struggle. Maria’s sari-sari store is doing well. In fact, Mary Gloryn Mangarao, project development officer (PDO) of Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), who monitors the progress of Maria’s livelihood project, reveals the family has a net income of Php 22,890 deposited in a bank continue reading : Government fulfills the unfulfilled promise of a better life
As part of the kickoff of the National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII launched the Emergency Go Bag on July 5, 2021. “When there is an emergency, it is necessary to evacuate to a safer place. In preparation for this, always remember to have an continue reading : DSWD-7 encourages to prepare Emergency Go Bag
Some 1,908 households graduated from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in the Central Visayas region. The 4Ps partner-beneficiaries who graduated from the program are those with no 0 to 18 years old children or have graduated from the Senior High School and those that are already in the level 3 or considered self-sufficient based continue reading : 1,908 households graduate from 4Ps in Central Visayas
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII encouraged the beneficiaries under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to join the story writing contest through the ‘Salaysay ng Buhay ng Pamilyang Pantawid.’ In its second year, the contest aimed to promote the positive impacts of the program in uplifting the lives of continue reading : 4Ps story writing tilt opens
Cash-For-Work Program of DSWD 7 KALAHI-CIDSS or Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services continues to roll out in Talisay City, Borbon, and Tabogon, Cebu recently. The cash-for-work program is one of KALAHI-CIDSS sub-projects that gives an opportunity to bounce back from the effects of the pandemic. It is a temporary employment continue reading : DSWD 7 KALAHI-CIDSS conducts payout in Talisay, Borbon and Tabogon
“I am not afraid of my shadow, I am free,” was the words of Juan (not his real name), 51 years old, of Bohol, after he returned to the fold of the law. He was a former member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), operating in Bohol. He was continue reading : Living a New Life
