A total of 40 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and Children in Need of Special Protection (CNSP) or those who are victims of abuse, neglect, exploitation, cruelty, discrimination and violence and were turned over to the DSWD-7 Regional Haven and Home for Girls have completed a one-year vocational skills training were all heads high on their continue reading : 40 PWDs and CNSPs graduate from Vocational Skills Training of DSWD-7 AVRC II
DSWD-7 reminds beneficiaries to be vigilant and active this barangay election
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII reminds its partner-beneficiaries to be vigilant and active this coming barangay election. “Our program partner-beneficiaries are free to decide, choose and express their beliefs and rights on issues concerning their lives and their communities,” said DSWD Regional Director Ma. Evelyn Macapobre. Director Macapobre further continue reading : DSWD-7 reminds beneficiaries to be vigilant and active this barangay election
Johanna Heart Genon inspires other students at the Araw ng Pagkilala 2018
Johanna Heart Genon shared her life story and inspired other K to 12 senior high school graduates during the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Araw ng Pagkilala 2018 held at the SM North EDSA Skydome in Quezon City last May 7, 2018. She introduced herself to the 1,000 participants of the event which continue reading : Johanna Heart Genon inspires other students at the Araw ng Pagkilala 2018
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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