Adoptive and foster care parents share their journey through legal adoption during the Adoption and Foster Care Fora held on January 9-10, 2016 in Tuguegarao City. With the aim to gather issues, gaps and sharing of experiences of both adopter and adoptees, the fora was participated in by thirty nine (39) adoptive parents as well continue reading : DSWD strengthens advocacy on legal adoption and foster care

In fulfilment to the mandate of the Philippine Plan for Gender- Responsive Development or PPGD, the Municipal Links (MLs) of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program together with the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officers (MSWDOs) and Municipal Local Government Officers (MLGOOs) from the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya assemble for the series continue reading : DSWD gathers staff, partners for Unified GAD Training

Victory is sweeter the second time around! For two years in a row, Cagayan State University-Sanchez Mira Campus took home two major awards in DSWD’s Film Making Contest conducted as advocacy event in observance of International Day against Human Trafficking on January 21, 2015 in partnership with the Department of Justice Field Office 02. “Rabngis continue reading : CSU Sanchez Mira reclaims major awards in Film Making Contest at Int’l Day vs Human Trafficking celeb

In a series of consultation dialogue with the Department of Education (DepEd) conducted recently in the four provinces of the region,   the latter maintains  its strong support for Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya).  Addressing the school principals, supervisors and class advisers from the provinces of Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela and Cagayan, DSWD Field Office continue reading : DepEd re-affirms commitment to Pantawid Pamilya

Christmas shoppers feast over unique gift items in last Sunday’s PaskuJuan Holiday Bazaar at the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral Grounds, Tuguegarao City. PaskuJuan is a nationwide holiday bazaar where Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries who are likewise program participants of DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) showcase their products to consumers. “PaskuJuan Bazaar is not only our continue reading : DSWD’s PaskuJuan Bazaar opens door for entrepreneurship

In Civil Law, marriage is a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of a conjugal and family life. In Canon Law or any other religious sect or congregation to which any of the parties to the marriage belongs, it is a continue reading : Beyond cash grants

The quest for more benefits for solo parents was reiterated at the recent Orientation on Solo Parents’ Welfare Act of 2000 conducted by DSWD Field Office 02 in Sta. Ana, Cagayan. The orientation seeks to gather recommendations from solo parents and solo parents’ associations on the additional benefits and services for solo parents and their continue reading : DSWD FO2 backs call for amendment to solo parents’ welfare law

  This year’s celebration of the Elderly Filipino Week  was marked by clamor of senior citizens for the  protection of their rights. Thus, the theme, “Igalang ang Nakatatanda at ang Kanilang mga Karapatan.” This ensued following   reports of elderly abuse, some of which even went viral on social media. In the region, DSWD leads the continue reading : DSWD calls for protection of rights of the elderly

While the high school varsity players of the University of St. Louis Tuguegarao (USL) held court in their own ground, the residents of Cagayan Valley Regional Rehabilitation Center for the Youth (CV-RRCY) nevertheless fought with their might during a friendly basketball  game on September 10, 2015. “Sports education is one way of instilling discipline and continue reading : CV-RRCY residents face USL Tuguegarao in a friendly match

The Local Government Unit of Roxas, Isabela throw a first in terms of implementation of projects under the Bottom up Budgeting (BuB) scheme. Different sectors of the society benefited from the Livelihood Skills Training Project of DSWD as implemented by the Municipality of Roxas under BuB, namely: youth sector, women sector, Persons with Disabilities and continue reading : DSWD FO 02 lauds Roxas, Isabela for BuB projects