A report released by the Department of Health (DOH) in  March 2016 revealed a total of  32,647 (January 1984-March 2016) reported cases of Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) with 25 Filipinos being  diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) daily. However, this statistics could even be higher given that they are based only on who continue reading : Taggueg: HIV is not a death sentence

Victims of Typhoon Vinta in Dinapigue, Isabela received 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 held recently in the said municipality. A total of 50 units were awarded to qualified beneficiaries in the said municipality with the corresponding amount continue reading : DSWD FO2 releases 50 core shelters units for beneficiaries in Dinapigue, Isabela

The couple Fernando and Antonina Tappa, residents of Cabbo, Penablanca, Cagayan, both are 80 years old and beneficiaries of the Social Pension Program. They are living in a makeshift house without electricity. They have eight (8) children, all were not able to finish high school due to poverty and all have their own families. At continue reading : In sickness and in health, DSWD supports the elderly

Barangay Camandag, Sitio Ulnoy is a half hike from the main Poblacion of Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya. It is most commonly reached using a private single motor or hired single motor for P600.00 for a one-way trip. The mountainous terrain meanders into a landslide prone area with stony ground and steep slope that becomes hazardous to continue reading : Ulnoy Day Care Center: Capacitating Locals to Access Basic Education

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo issued Memorandum Circular No. 9 (MC 9) titled ‘Supplemental Guidelines on the Implementation of Protective Services Program” (PSP) and circulated to all Field Offices for implementation. The said  MC 9 sought  to attain the following objectives, namely: To guide the DSWD Field Offices continue reading : DSWD, sole authority to determine beneficiaries of PSP

With the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s strong partnership with the Department of Public Works and High Ways (DPWH), Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries and Sustainable Livelihood Program participants  keep their families afloat  through the “Trabahong Lansangan” Program. The beneficiaries were given jobs as  street workers , such cleaners, roadside workers and the like. The DPWH provided continue reading : Trabahong Lansangan continues to benefit Listahanan identified poor

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

Cognizant of the life-changing effects of disasters, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 02 in collaboration with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Regional Office 02 took steps to prepare the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries of DSWD for any disasters to come. Mucipal Links, the case managers of the beneficiaries, continue reading : DSWD to capacitiate beneficiaries on disaster preparedness

Recognizing the importance of research on the development of appropriate and relevant social welfare and development programs and policies, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 thru its Policy and Plans Division recently called on various National Government Agencies (NGAs), Local Government Units (LGUs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Academic Institutions for continue reading : DSWD conducts Regional Consultation Workshop for DSWD Research Agenda for 2017-2022

A mother’s hope of providing a better future for her kids seems to be hard to grasp when she fell victim to deception and abuse. But without losing her grip, she returned home and started over again. Jenny Rose, 26, is a plain housewife and a resident of General Aguinaldo, Ramon, Isabela while her husband continue reading : A victim no more