The member agencies of the Inter-Agency Council on Violence against Women and their Children (IAC VAWC) forged a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) as the monitoring body monitoring with regard to all VAWC initiativves. The said show of commitment was held at the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 on August 8, 2016 continue reading : DSWD, partner agencies, intensify advocacy on VAWC, ink MOA

Ilagan, Isabela- With the aim to intensify disaster preparedness in the province, the Provincial Government of Isabela and the Department of Social Welfare and Development recently inaugurates the Isabela Multi-Purpose Evacuation Center. The DSWD shared P10,000,000.00 pesos for the completion of the said P27,000,000.00 peso-structure. “We recognize the need for a more focused and implementation continue reading : DSWD, Provincial Government of Isabela unveil Isabela Provincial Multi-Purpose Evacuation Center

The Department of Social Welfare and Development joins this year’s 38th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week with the theme, “Karapatan ng may Kapansanan, Isakatuparan…Now na!” participating in a series of activities throughout the region. Among the highlights of the celebration were the distribution of assistive devices to selected PWDs, media guesting, conduct of poster continue reading : DSWD FO2 observes 38th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week, conducts series of activities

In observance of this year’s Nutrition Month celebration, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 02 strengthens its advocacy to contribute to early childhood care and development of day care children through its Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP). The said advocacy can only be attained through provision of nutritious food to children beneficiaries. continue reading : DSWD FO2 celebrates Nutrition Month, reinforces day care children’s nutritional needs

Victims of Typhoon Vinta in Lal-lo, Cagayan receive their core shelter units from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 02  through its Core Shelter Assistance Project (CSAP) during the inauguration ceremony on July 4, 2016. A total of 100 units were awarded to qualified beneficiaries in the said municipality with the continue reading : DSWD FO2 releases 100 core shelters units for beneficiaries in Lal-lo, Cagayan

Highlighting the core intention of this year’s Disaster Consciousness Month celebration with the theme, “Kahandaan at Pagtugon sa Sakuna, Tungkulin ng Bawat Isa,” the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 02 conducted the Basic First Aid Orientation for its staff. A representative from the Philippine National Red Cross provided first aid tips continue reading : DSWD FO2 observes National Disaster Consciousness Month, conducts Basic First Aid Orientation for staff

Backing up President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against drugs, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02’s OIC Regional Director Ponciana P. Condoy get tested for drugs during the launching of the drug-free workplace initiative in Tuguegarao City. Condoy, together with other members of the Regional Development Council (RDC) and the Regional Peace and continue reading : DSWD Regional Director, others join drug-free workplace initiative

City of Ilagan, Isabela- A total of 453 Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) beneficiaries and Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) participants in this province received their certificate of completion in different qualifications at Isabela School of Arts and Trades-TESDA (ISAT-TESDA) on June 27, 2016. The graduation rites were held at the ISAT-TESDA grounds with the continue reading : SLP skills training for beneficiaries to boost local employment

Joining other agencies and stakeholders, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 02,  inks a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Regional Field Office 02 to ensure a socially-protective and safe Local Government Units (LGU)  in the region on June 3, 2016 during the Multi-Sectoral Advisory continue reading : DSWD assures the public of a socially-protective and safe LGUs

A total of 50 beneficiaries in Maconacon, Isabela, majority of whom are women, found work and helped put food on their table through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Cash For Work Program. For 15 days, the beneficiaries were engaged in coastal clean-up, collection and disposal of waste, clearing and de-clogging of creeks and continue reading : ‘Cash for Work Program’ benefits women of Maconacon, Isabela