The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII (DSWD-7) is currently conducting household validation for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) partner beneficiaries in Central Visayas. The target priority to validate are the 65,930 4Ps beneficiaries in the region who are identified as non-poor households under the third Listahanan nationwide assessment, or Listahanan continue reading : DSWD-7 to assess 4Ps beneficiaries’ level of well-being

“Bisan pa man nga mohawa na kami sa programa, maningkamot gihapon kami nga magtiayon aron mapadayon ang kalamboan nga among naangkon inubanan sa pagkugi (Even if we will graduate from the program, we will work hard to maintain the progress that we have made coupled with diligence and hard work),” Emelie Ruelo said. Emelie shared continue reading : 4Ps family overcome poverty through entrepreneurship

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII, as an advocate of adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH), provides programs and services that safeguard and develop youth in communities. At the Regional Implementation Team (RIT) VII of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law meeting at the Applied Nutrition Center in Banilad, continue reading : DSWD promotes adolescents’ development, safeguards their rights

Despite the hardships they have to go through to provide for their family’s needs, James Marimat and Luzviminda Marimat have instilled in their children’s minds the importance of education. “Wala gyud mi nakahuman og eskwela sa akong bana kay gikan pud mi sa pobre nga pamilya mao nga naninguha kami sa akong bana nga makahuman continue reading : A 4Ps family: From survival to self-sufficiency