Thus enthused Hubert Y. Licdom, a Pantawid Pamilya student of Papaya Elementary School, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya,  during the launching of the Aruga at Kalinga sa mga Bata sa Barangay or Foster Care in the Barangay (Aruga for brevity)  project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development on March 12, 2015. Hubert’s grateful remarks stem continue reading : ‘Ng dahil sa inyong programa, napalapit ang aming daanan patungong paaralan,’- Hubert Y. Licdom, Pantawid beneficiary

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office II is now in search of 1, 297 Enumerators, 259 Area Supervisors, 52 Area Coordinators, 100 Encoders and 100 Verifiers for the implementation of the second round of Family Assessment this first semester of 2015. Likewise, Dir. Remia T. Tapispisan encourages interested applicants to apply for continue reading : DSWD FO2 now hires 1,608 Field Workers

“Noon sinuwerte lang siguro kami sa kalsada at walang kapahamakan na nangyari sa amin, pero ngayon, di na ako papayag na manirahan ulit kami sa kalsada. Masyadong delikado ‘dun (We were lucky that our family was unharmed while living on the streets, but now I won’t allow us to live there again. It’s too dangerous),” continue reading : Street family finally finds dignity in their new home

“Mahirap tumira sa lansangan. Maingay, magulo. Hindi ka makakain at makatulog ng maayos. Sana balang araw makaalis kami sa ganitong sitwasyon (It’s hard to live in the streets. It’s noisy and dirty here. You can’t eat and sleep well. We hope that we’ll be able to get out of this situation someday).” This is how continue reading : Street families dream of change

Yuris’ Bar, Tuguegarao City. The sound of plates and utensils, the aroma of food being cooked that seeps through the entire walls of the bar, the klieg lights and the soft humdrum of music played come dinner time…. For him, this has been the daily grind that fuels him to get up in the morning continue reading : Shaken but not broken….

DSWD FO2’s Listahanan-Talaan ng Pamilyang Nangangailangan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) intensifies its advocacy thru Interagency Information Officers’ Forum to be held sometime in January 2015 at Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. “Creating a pool of advocates is vital for us to promote our Listahanan Database to our stakeholders. We are constantly continue reading : Listahanan FO2 strengthens advocacy thru Information Officers’ Forum

One thousand seven hundred forty nine (1,749) poor households identified thru   Listahanan FO2 now enjoying various social protection programs from the Local Government of Aparri for the  year 2014. “The issuance of the Listahanan Database was very timely and appropriate for the purpose.  It readily identified beneficiaries, thereby, facilitated the implementation of programs and services continue reading : ‘Thank you DSWD’s Listahanan for giving us deserving beneficiaries,’-Mayor Tumaru, Appari

To herald the successes of Pantawid Pamilya and Sustainable Livelihood Program  beneficiaries, a nationwide holiday bazaar and festival  dubbed as “PaskuJuan Bazaar 2014: Salu-Salo sa Pag-babago” was staged on November 30, 2014 at the People’s Gymnasium, Tuguegarao City. Beneficiaries displayed their products  such as gift items made of indigenous materials available in their respective localities, continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya, SLP beneficiaries showcase products at PaskuJuan Bazaar

The Department of Social Welfare and Development launches the official social networking accounts of the Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago Campaign in Facebook, Instagram and Twitter which aims to gather and share stories of positive change from the beneficiaries, workers, partners, and even the public. The Field Office II led by Regional Director Remia T. Tapispisan continue reading : DSWD FO2 joins Nationwide Media Launching of Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago