A total of 6,741 families from the 15 barangays of the Municipality of Samboan participated in the Food-for-Work Program on October 18–20, 2023. The beneficiaries conducted various disaster mitigation activities, which included tree planting of over 400 seedlings and declogging of barangay waterways such as rivers, canals, and drainages. Each beneficiary received a Family Food continue reading : 6,741 families participate Food-for-Work Program in Samboan
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII, the Cebu City Government, along with other partners, namely, Nano-Nagle Child Care and Learning Center, Inc. Cebu, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Regions 6 and 7, and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Region 7, organized the first Sama-Bajau civil mass wedding for continue reading : DSWD, other agencies celebrate first Sama-Bajau civil mass wedding in Central Visayas
Through the Risk Resiliency Program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII released cash subsidies to 794 beneficiaries from the Cebu and Lapu-Lapu cities on October 20 and 22, 2023. Of the total number of beneficiaries, 318 implemented the Gubat sa Baha: Bantay ug Limpyo sa Sapa Project of Cebu City, continue reading : 794 RRP beneficiaries in Lapu-Lapu and Cebu cities receive cash subsidies
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 7 has formally inked its partnership with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at a hotel in Cebu City on Monday, October 23, 2023. Both parties agreed that they would collaborate to pursue projects, initiatives, and continue reading : DSWD 7, RAFI cooperate to address social issues in Central Visayas
“Grabe gyud kalisod sauna labi na kay onse kabuok among anak unya halos nagdungan-dungan og eskwela unya pag-uma ra among income (it was so hard before because we have 11 children and almost in the closer grade level and our means of income was only farming),” shared Adelfa Enriquez. Adelfa shared that before their family’s continue reading : 4Ps couple turns dream into reality
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII has awarded the winners of the recently concluded Sports Fest among the employees of the field office on Saturday, October 14, 2023, in Barangay Mabini, Cebu City. Regional Director Shalaine Marie Lucero led the awarding of winners of the following sports categories: mobile legends, continue reading : DSWD 7 Awards Sportsfest Winners
Employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 7 conducted a tree planting activity with the theme “Plant for the Next Generation” at a private lot in Barangay Mabini, Cebu City, on Saturday morning, October 14, 2023. Regional Director Shalaine Marie Lucero led the DSWD 7 employees who planted 200 seedlings continue reading : DSWD 7 employees hold Tree Planting activity
The struggles that their family had experienced prompted Albert and Louzel Grengia to work together to support the needs of their family. “Bisag unsa kalisod among kahimtang, paningkamotan namong magtiayon kutob sa among makaya nga makalampos sa pag eskwela ang among mga anak ug aron nga dili nila masunod ang kalisod nga sama sa among continue reading : Fulfilling 4Ps objectives to become self-sufficient
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
