“Once again, we are warning the public not to engage with unscrupulous people claiming to be from DSWD and asking them to join in their organization,” says Director Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre, DSWD regional director for Central Visayas. The DSWD Field Office VII has received anew reports about people persuading others to become their members. continue reading : DSWD warns public against people misrepresenting DSWD 7

Acknowledging the relevance of the Family Development Session (FDS), the Local Government of San Fernando localized the implementation of FDS through the efforts of its various departments. FDS is one of the conditionalities of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program that gathers partner-beneficiaries once a month to discuss various developmental topics like health and nutrition, education, protection continue reading : LGU San Fernando supports Pantawid Pamilya FDS

Pantawid Pamilya partner-beneficiaries in Talibon avail free skills training through the town’s Community-based Skills Training and Processing Center (CSTPC), a facility funded by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under the Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB). As of October 2017, a total of 535 partner-beneficiaries graduated from various skills trainings conducted by the Sustainable Livelihood Program continue reading : DSWD-funded Talibon center caters community-based skills trainings

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 through the Regional Council for the Welfare of Children (RCWC), held a kick-off activity of this year’s 25th National Children’s Month (NCM) celebration which highlights the theme “Bata: Iligtas sa Droga!”. More than 300 individuals coming from the RCWC member-agencies, government high schools, youth organizations and continue reading : 2017 National Children’s Month Celebration commences

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII has already provided relief assistance both food and non-food items to the 45 families in Barangay Lower Becerril, Boljoon, in southern Cebu on November 4 and November 7, 2017. These families evacuated their houses after a landslide occurred on October 27, 2017 triggered by continue reading : Landslide evacuees in Boljoon get relief assistance

Indigent patients who are confined in or receiving out-patient treatment from Governor Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital (GCGMH) in Tagbilaran City can now avail of free medicine through the free medicine assistance program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The free medicine assistance program is funded under President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s Socio-Civic Projects continue reading : LinGaP sa Masa expands service to Bohol

With the successful finalization of the guidelines for data sharing of Listahanan 2 data, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII through the National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) has kicked-off visits to different Local Government Units (LGUs), National Government Agencies (NGAs), Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Civil Society continue reading : DSWD VII jump-starts partners visit to promote utilization of Listahanan 2 data

In recent weeks, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII has received numerous inquiries from citizens regarding livelihood assistance. It is for this reason that the DSWD 7 wishes to inform again the public on the matter. DSWD 7 Regional Director Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre, explained that DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) continue reading : DSWD informs the public anew on livelihood assistance program

In line with the Indigenous Peoples Month celebration, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII recently conducted an Indigenous Peoples (IP) Summit. The summit aimed to strengthen the IP culture and to mainstream it in gender sensitivity. Tribal chieftains and members of various indigenous tribes in Central Visayas namely the Badjao continue reading : DSWD-7 conducts IP Summit

A solo parent and an active community volunteer placed 1st Runner Up in the recently concluded National Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2017 held at Muntinlupa Sports Complex in Muntinlupa City. With the theme, Pamilyang Pilipino: Handang Tumawid sa Pag-unlad, the event was attended by the 18 regional winners of the search representing the 18 continue reading : Nalam Family wins 1st runner-up in Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2017