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4Ps partner-beneficiaries in Cebu City receive their EMV cards from Landbank
About 2,991 Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Progral (4Ps) partner-beneficiaries in Cebu City received their EMV (Europay, Mastercard and Visa) chip-enabled cards from Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) last May 5, 2018. Cebu City is the pilot city in region 7 for the 4Ps EMV migration and only seven barangays were included in this pilot testing. continue reading : 4Ps partner-beneficiaries in Cebu City receive their EMV cards from Landbank
Livestock peddler now a degree holder
Looking at her reflection on the mirror, neatly wearing (for the last time, before donning the toga) her well pressed school uniform with a good pair of black shoes on, Josephine can’t help but also see on the mirror an untidy eight-year-old kid on her crumpled-and-supposed-to-be-white blouse, faded skirt and an over-worn pair of slippers, continue reading : Livestock peddler now a degree holder
DSWD-7 steps up information caravan
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII steps up its information drive by going to the farthest rural communities in the region. The information caravan was designed to provide updates on the different programs and services of DSWD. It also provides a venue where the public can inquire on how to continue reading : DSWD-7 steps up information caravan
Almost 2k ESGP-PA students finish tertiary education
A total of 1,768 students from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) under the Expanded Students Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA) recently finished their tertiary education. The ESGP-PA is implemented by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and continue reading : Almost 2k ESGP-PA students finish tertiary education
Convergence Big Day held
The Local Government Units of Lapulapu City, Cebu and Loon, Bohol recently conducted in two separate occasions their own version of Panaghiusa Festival which they called ‘Convergence Big Day’. Panaghiusa Festival is the convergence of DSWD’s programs and services created to increase public awareness on the agency’s accomplishments and gains. This advocacy festival aims to continue reading : Convergence Big Day held
DSWD FO VII Clarification Regarding SLP Implementation in Cebu City
In response to reports stating that the Cebu City government has secured at least Php 600 Million cash assistance from DSWD for the city’s urban poor, the DSWD Field Office VII wishes to clarify the actual status of its livelihood program implementation. It is true that DSWD FO VII responded to the request of Mayor continue reading : DSWD FO VII Clarification Regarding SLP Implementation in Cebu City
Homeless teenage girl who finishes senior high school gets full scholarship from UC
Johanna Heart Genon, the teenage girl who finished her senior high school from the University of Cebu (UC) and wishes to take up Civil Engineering there gets a full scholarship from the same university. UC Chancellor Candice Gotianuy offered the scholarship to Johanna Heart after she was tagged of Johanna’s story by DSWD Region 7. continue reading : Homeless teenage girl who finishes senior high school gets full scholarship from UC
First Regional Adoption Summit, a success
The Central Visayas Adoptive Parents Association (CVAPA) Inc., has successfully conducted its first ever Regional Adoption Summit in Central Visayas on April 14, 2018, Saturday at the University of the Visayas Main Campus. The summit which aims to promote responsible parenting of adopted children was participated by 48 adoptive parents and prospective adoptive parents from continue reading : First Regional Adoption Summit, a success