The celebration of Elderly Filipino Week continues with a convergence of government services initiated by the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) and DSWD-7 at Cinema 7 of SM City Cebu on October 5, 2023. In collaboration with local social welfare and development offices, some senior citizens from Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, Talisay, and Mandaue cities gathered continue reading : Government services converge to celebrate the elderly week in Cebu
The couple Donata and Maximo Caminade have been living at Sitio Tiposo, Brgy. Taloot, Argao, Cebu for several years. Donita confessed that their living conditions are quite difficult. However, one thing they want in their lives is to see their children become successful in life. Fishing and farming, which Maximo basically does, being the breadwinner, continue reading : From Nothing to Abundance
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 7 inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the municipality of Minglanilla, Cebu, for the utilization of the Listahanan 3 database. The municipality of Minglanilla is the first LGU in Region 7 to sign a MOA with the Department for the latest Listahanan data. The continue reading : DSWD-7 inks MOA with LGU MINGLANILLA for Listahanan 3 Data
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), launched its SLP—Cash Assistance for Micro Rice Retailers—in relation to the implementation of the Executive Order. 39 series of 2023 that declares the standard rice price ceiling of 41.00 to 45.00. The agencies involved, like the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department continue reading : DSWD 7 provides cash assistance to 1,937 micro rice retailers in Central Visayas
Over 11,000 participants across Central Visayas benefited from the recent Regional Training of Trainers (RTOT) on Enhanced Participatory Barangay Development Planning (EPBDP) and Municipal Rollout Training of the Barangay Development Planning (BDP) that were recently conducted on different occasions by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII. A total of 10,803 continue reading : Over 11,000 individuals benefit from DSWD’s regional training of trainers and municipal rollout training in Central Visayas
