“Kaya kong maging huwarang magulang at miyembro ng aking pamayanan!” This was the statement of the participants during the Parents’ Congress last April 30 and May 2, 2014 at Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. Beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, Sustainable Livelihood Program and Core Shelter Assistance Project from the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela attended the continue reading : Beneficiaries of DSWD’s programs join Parents’ Congress

In pursuit of attaining the goals of the Philippine Development Plan which includes Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction, and Promoting Good Governance at the Local Level, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office II has introduced the Community Driven Development (CDD) Strategy to be used for the implementation of the Grassroots Participatory Budgeting continue reading : DSWD FO2 orients LGUs on CDD process for the implementation of GPB

As partners of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in addressing poverty by increasing number of college graduates from poor households, accredited State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) here in the region presently administers qualifying examinations to the potential grantees of the Expanded Student’s Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation or ESGP-PA. These SUCs are the continue reading : 994 Reg’l Slots Available for ESGP-PA, Screening on Process

The National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan of DSWD FO2 will conduct Special Validation for Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT) on the Second Quarter of 2014. MCCT is a modified approach designed to maximize the reach of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program for the purpose of helping families and children in continue reading : Listahanan FO2 to administer MCCT Special Validation

Department of Social Welfare Field Office II (DSWD FO2)-thru the Listahanan spearheads special validation of 6,442 senior citizens for the Social Pension program this second quarter of 2014. In addition, the special assessment will update the database ensuring that the social pensioner recipients are really deserving beneficiaries for the said program. Meanwhile, there are 27 continue reading : Listahanan FO2 to hold Soc Pen Special Validation

Divilacan, Isabela- The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office II (DSWD-FO2) spearheaded by Director Remia T. Tapispisan and through the Core Shelter Assistance Project (CSAP) to provide additional 170 core shelters to the victims of Typhoon Juan. On April 3, 2014, Director Tapispisan in coordination with the Local Government Unit of Divilacan and continue reading : Typhoon Juan victims to receive additional 170 core shelters

In order to strengthen the knowledge of its staff and residents about Pulmonary Tuberculosis, the Cagayan Valley Regional Rehabilitation Center for the Youth or CV-RRCY tapped the Philippine Tuberculosis Society Incorporated (PTSI) for the conduct of a health education orientation last March 26, 2014. The orientation focused on Pulmonary TB, wherein Mrs. Catherine Jacobe, Head continue reading : CVRRCY undergoes awareness seminar on Pulmonary TB

Listahanan- Talaan ng Pamilyang Nangailangan! This is the newly launched brand name and tagline of the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office II (DSWD FO2). “One of our goals is not only to disseminate awareness on Listahanan to the public, but as well continue reading : DSWD FO2’s intensifies advocacy on Listahanan

ROXAS, Isabela-The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 through the leadership of Director Remia T. Tapispisan spearheaded the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of 200 core shelter units amounting to P14 million pesos in this municipality on March 24, 2014. These core shelter units are additional allocation for the said municipality continue reading : DSWD FO2 to build 200 core shelters for homeless families