“To smile is a natural habit, it is either simple or inspirational, but one thing is sure it saves the world from hatred and tears.” This famous adage perfectly describes who Edna Donato is when I first met her during my arrival in Palanan, Isabela. Ate Edna, 42 years old and a resident of continue reading : MICROSCOPIC DREAM TO MACROSCOPIC REALITY

In photo: Thanks DSWD! The family of Ritchelle poses happily saying DSWD programs had improved their quality of life.   “Good people obtain pure joy not because they do great things but because they do small acts of kindness with great love and with a caring heart.” Ritchelle Soriano is one of the beneficiaries of continue reading : A Family’s Road to Success

The Social Welfare and Development (SWAD) office in the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino already started with the 24-hour duty to ensure retrieval and validation of reports from their respective Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (PDRRMCs). Also, the Disaster Reduction and Management Team or DMRT of DSWD Field Office II continue reading : FO2 on watch for Typhoon Labuyo

Listahanan FO2 (National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction or NHTS-PR) is the second highest in data sharing with local government units (LGUs) with rate of 81.63% among the 17 regions.This means that 80 out of 98 LGUs (4 cities, 89 municipalities and 5 provinces) have been shared with the list of poor households and continue reading : FO2’s LISTAHANAN ranks second in data sharing nationwide

A tree that has deep roots can survive a violent storm. Much as a person with deep faith can survive any problem that comes along. Mr. Rolly A. Mamauag or “Oli” as he is fondly called, can never forget what he went through in his first employment. When he initially reported for office, he was continue reading : FEATURE: Trabahong Lansangan: A Signature of Success

With the aim to showcase accomplishments and good practices in the implementation of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the Provincial Operations Offices of Cagayan (POO1), Isabela (POO2), Quirino (POO3) and Nueva Vizcaya (POO4) are all set for the Provincial Program Implementation Review (PIR) which will be held at Holiday Plaza Hotel, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan next month. continue reading : POOs gear up for Pantawid PIR

Makati City, Philippines-Two parent leaders and one municipal link of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program represented DSWD Field Office II at the National Independent Advisory and Monitoring Committee (NIAMC) and Parent Leader (PL) Forum held at the Asian Institute of Management Conference Center –Manila recently. Parent Leaders Ritchelle Soriano of Sta. Ana, Cagayan and Noel continue reading : Parent Leaders, Municipal Link attend PL, NIAMC Forum

To stimulate public awareness on disability issues and concerns that will strengthen the involvement of the different government and non-government organizations, Department of Social Welfare & Development Field Office 02 together with other agencies observed the 35th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) week on July 17-23, 2013. With the theme “Building an Inclusive and continue reading : DSWD joins the Celebration of the 35th NDPR Week

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan- The Regional Information and Communication Technology Unit (RICTMU) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office developed a Communication Tracking System (CTS) that will organize and manage incoming and outgoing communications in an easier, faster and more efficient way. Through the use of technology, the CTS enhances and improves the continue reading : RICTMU creates, launches Communication Tracking System

In line with the conduct of 2nd round of household assessment this semester, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 is hiring 1, 672 field workers for the National Household Targeting System. These workers will collect socio-economic data from households using the Household Assessment Form (HAF). An estimate target of 622, 659 continue reading : DSWD FO2 Needs 1,672 Field Workers