“We commend   DSWD thru the Listahanan for reaching us even if we are in the coastal areas. We have learned a lot in this lecture, most specially, you have enlightened us on our queries regarding the Listahanan database,” Mayor Florita C. Bulan of Divilacan, Isabela shared during the conduct of orientation on November 18, 2014 continue reading : Listahanan FO2 gains support from coastal municipalities in Isabela

Queries and recommendations from solo parents arose during  the Consultation/Dialogue with Solo Parents on the Comprehensive Package of Social Welfare Development Programs and Services held recently in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. During the said event, the participants aired their concerns relative to the benefits and services afforded to them by virtue of the Solo Parents’ Welfare continue reading : Solo parents clamor for more benefits

Ormoc City, Leyte – One year after Typhoon Yolanda ravaged this city, Department of Social Welfare and Development  (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman expressed her admiration for the continued rehabilitation here. Sec. Soliman together with Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery Secretary Panfilo Lacson, and Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin were here on  continue reading : Cabinet execs visit Ormoc on ‘Yolanda’ anniv, laud progresses there

Guiuan, Eastern Samar – “Grabe! Sobra-sobra akong nagpapasalamat sa Panginoon at sa gobyerno dahil sa paggawad sa amin ng pabahay dito sa Cogon Resettlement Site  (I am extremely grateful to God and to the government for giving us shelter here in Cogon Resettlement Site).” Typhoon Yolanda survivor Olivia Fuentes, 40, could not contain her happiness continue reading : A dream come true for a ‘Yolanda’ survivor

Tacloban City, Leyte – As part of the activities to commemorate the first year anniversary of Typhoon Yolanda, several cabinet secretaries were here on Saturday, November 8, to lead the turnover of completed permanent shelter units to typhoon survivors. Some 122 housing units in Ridge View Park, Barangay Cabalawan and 28 units in Villa Sofia, Barangay continue reading : Permanent shelters handed over to survivors to mark ‘Yolanda’ anniversary

Tanauan, Leyte – To symbolize that normalcy is back in this town, a soft opening of the new town plaza and amphitheater was held on Saturday, November 8, after Typhoon Yolanda hit this municipality and damaged these vital structures here a year ago. It was led  by  Municipal Mayor Pelagio Tecson, Jr. and attended by Social continue reading : Tanauan gets back on its feet after ‘Yolanda’

It’s written in all the communication paraphernalia, be it in a Sticker, Poster, Flyer or a Tarpaulin. A catchy phrase that is synonymous with accountability and transparency. It reads: “May Reklamo sa Pantawid Pamilya? Mag-text sa 0918-912-2813.” This text hotline is just one of the many modes by which anyone can file his complaints, suggestions continue reading : FEATURE: Breaking the Barriers

Maconacon, Isabela- The first thing that the residents of this town see in the morning are their makeshift house and a memory of devastation. It was exactly four  years ago, October 18, 2010, when Typhoon Juan hit this town   and the havoc cast by the storm left most of the residents homeless. On October 18, continue reading : DSWD FO 02 Inaugurates CSAP Phase 2 in Maconacon, Isabela

That, in sum, is the message of DSWD Assistant Secretary Camilo G. Gudmalin during the 4th Unified Regional Project Management Team (URPMT) meeting  on October 10, 2014 in Tuguegarao City. “The social protection programs of the Department are directed towards the attainment of a common goal, that is, the improved well-being of the beneficiaries and continue reading : ‘Convergence Strategy, Pathway to Self-sufficiency’-Asec. Gudmalin

Over a hundred of runners join the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) of DSWD FO2 Fun-Run which served as a kick-off occasion for the upcoming second round of Family Assessment and launching of the first-ever Listahanan “Barya lang po sa Umaga” sticker on October 10, 2014 at Carig Sur, Tuguegarao City. “We continue reading : DSWD F02 holds first ever- NHTS-PR FUN-RUN