Edgar Paet has been part of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of barangay Baybayog, Alcala, Cagayan since 2012. He works as a seasonal carpenter in the community, while his wife, Ma Teresa, is a street vendor. When the pandemic reached their town, their livelihood as a couple was greatly affected. Localized lockdowns and quarantines continue reading : A Grandpa’s Love
DSWD FO2 assures preparedness for #BisingPH
Tuguegarao City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 (DSWD FO2) assures the public of its disaster preparedness activities for Typhoon Bising since it has entered the coastal part of Quirino Province on April 20, 2021. As of this report, the FO2 has 16, 945 Family Food Packs (FFPs) distributed at continue reading : DSWD FO2 assures preparedness for #BisingPH
More than 70 DSWD FO2 workers receive Covid-19 vaccine
Tuguegarao City –24 workers from the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 (DSWD FO2) Tuguegarao City and 34 from the Centers and Institutions in Solana, Cagayan received the first dose of CoronaVac (Sinovac) in April 15, 2021 while 23 more received the first dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-2019 (Oxford/AstraZeneca) vaccine in other areas continue reading : More than 70 DSWD FO2 workers receive Covid-19 vaccine
2021 National Women’s Month Celebration
By virtue of Proclamation No. 227 s. of 1998, the month of March is dubbed as the National Women’s Month Celebration. This year, as we celebrate the Month of Women with a theme: “We Make Change for Women” and a slogan “Juana Laban sa Pandemya, Kaya!”, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field continue reading : 2021 National Women’s Month Celebration
KAKAIBA-Ihan, inspiring stories of women: Jonalyn, Joan, Venus and Mary Ann
The 2021 National Women’s Month Celebration with the theme “Juana Laban sa Pandemya: Kaya!” serves as a tribute, platform and call to action that highlights the extraordinary roles of ordinary Juanas in the society as trailblazers and harbingers of change. The KAKAIBA-Ihan stories of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) women are extraordinary feats of overcoming continue reading : KAKAIBA-Ihan, inspiring stories of women: Jonalyn, Joan, Venus and Mary Ann
Ikalahan Tribe bags Model IP Community 2020
Tuguegarao City – The Ikalahan (Kalanguya) tribe of barangay Imugan Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya bags Model IP Community for the Regional Search for IP ang Yaman ng Nasyon (IPaMaNa) 2020 during the virtual awarding ceremonies at the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 (DSWD FO2), March 15, 2021. Besting the Aggay tribe continue reading : Ikalahan Tribe bags Model IP Community 2020
OIC Lucia Alan: An Empowered Woman Social Worker
“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” – Mother Theresa Ms. Lucia S. Alan is the current Officer-In-Charge of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office II. A biological mother of three (3) and a loving mother of the employees of the department. Ms. Alan wasn’t continue reading : OIC Lucia Alan: An Empowered Woman Social Worker
DSWD Field Office No. 02 extends Livelihood Assistance to Dinapigue
Serbisyong May Malasakit, being the core of DSWD, is exemplified through serving the poor and marginalized sectors of our society without limit. Despite the challenges brought by COVID-19 pandemic, the department extended livelihood assistance to Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) of the region. Dinapigue, is one of the furthest to reach ares in Isabela. continue reading : DSWD Field Office No. 02 extends Livelihood Assistance to Dinapigue
“Bringing Livelihood Assistance to Calayan”
To help lessen the effect of the COVID – 19 pandemic to the lives of the people, the Department of Social Welfare and Development through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) implements Livelihood Assistance Grant (LAG) under the Social Amelioration Program, Emergency Subsidy Program (SAP – ESP) provided to families qualified as “low-income households”. Unlike the continue reading : “Bringing Livelihood Assistance to Calayan”
Sa Pagsilip ng Liwanag
“Akala ko punishment ang mapunta ako sa center, akala ko katapusan na ng buhay ko nung mahuli kami ng mga pulis, pero yun pala ang pagpunta ko sa center ay isang blessing na nagpabago ng buhay ko.” Butil-butil na pawis ang namuo at bahagyang tumulo sa kanyang mukha kasabay ang malakas na kalabog ng continue reading : Sa Pagsilip ng Liwanag