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
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
Some 4,156 household beneficiaries graduated from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in the Central Visayas region in 2023. DSWD-7 Regional Director Shalaine Marie Lucero congratulated the 4Ps household beneficiaries for their families’ improved well-being through the program’s intervention. Director Lucero cited the convergence efforts of the different national government agencies, local government units, and continue reading : 4,156 households graduate from 4Ps in 2023
The DSWD 7’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) trained its project development officers (PDOs) on cyber security awareness and advanced Excel. The resource persons for this training included information technology officers Von Brian Adlaon, Reymark Lariosa, and March Lamanilao of the Regional Information and Communications Technology Section (RICTS). March Lamanilao, information technology officer, discussed the importance continue reading : SLP equips workers to bolster community livelihood project implementation
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII expressed gratitude to partners for their collaborative efforts over the past year. “We highly appreciate the partnership and support you have provided for the past years,” said DSWD-7 Regional Director Shalaine Marie Lucero in a statement. She further underscored that the commitment and willingness continue reading : DSWD-7 thanks partners for the collaborative efforts
In adherence to its mandate of providing immediate relief to the disaster-affected population in the region, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7 delivered a total of Php 5,622,897.10 worth of food and non-food items (FNFIs) to families affected by the fire that raged over Sitio Sta. Maria, Barangay Pusok, in Lapu-Lapu continue reading : DSWD-7 provides over 5.6M-worth of FNFIs to Lapu-Lapu Fire-Affected Families
The Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII, one of the programs that helps address the prevalence of malnutrition among children, starts the ‘wash and learn’ advocacy to complement the 120-day feeding with basic hygiene and sanitation practices for children. Children aged 2 to 5 years continue reading : DSWD-7 SFP conducts wash-and-learn advocacy
“Dili gayud babag ang kalisud sa pagkab-ot sa imong mga pangandoy ug kung kini ubanan nimo og kakugi ug pagpaningkamot (Poverty is not a hindrance to achieving one’s dream if you will just be hardworking and persistent),” shared Lecilda Indonilla as her mantra in life. From Manila to Negros Oriental Nelbert met Lecilda while working continue reading : Relentless: A 4Ps family story on overcoming odds
The KALAHI-CIDSS program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region VII conducted this year’s Municipal Data Encoders and Area Coordinators Conference in two (2) folds at the Golden Peak Hotel in Cebu City. The first part of the conference happened on October 9–12, 2023, which focused on equipping the program staff with continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS Conducts Region-wide Area Coordinators and Municipal Data Encoders Conference
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII urged beneficiaries under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to avail themselves of the Lifeline Rate Subsidy Program. “We are calling 4Ps beneficiaries, especially those who have electric connections, to avail of this Lifeline Rate subsidy as it will help them save some money continue reading : DSWD-7 urges 4Ps beneficiaries to avail the Lifeline Rate Subsidy
