Almost 50 former rebels and 100 former members of the militant group Anak Pawis converged on April 24, 2021 in Pamplona, Cagayan to withdraw their support to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing New Peoples’ Army (NPA). Alyas Mau, a former rebel and now  a barangay official, shared his experience continue reading : 50 FRs and 100 ex-Anak Pawis members withdraw support from CPP-NPA

ni Madelyn Ubasa Barangay Balatubat, Calayan, Cagayan Ito’y programa para sa mahihirap Tulad naming kapus-palad. Buhay nami’y sadyang napakahirap Tulad ng ibong hindi nakalilipad. Buhay namin noo’y walang katulad Laging hirap ang aming dinaranas. Kami’y kinakapus sa pangangailangan Lalo na’t kami’y walang pinag-aralan. Araw man o gabi ako’y dumadalangin Tulong na pinansiyal sana’y iparating. Para continue reading : ANG 4Ps

Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya – Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in Bayombong reap the harvest of their communal livelihood activities despite difficulties brought about by the present Covid-19 pandemic.   Petchay for All In sitio Pawak, 12 4Ps beneficiaries from the Modified Conditional Cash Trasfer (MCCT) revived their communal garden and started doing communal maintenance continue reading : 4Ps in Bayombong reap harvest amid pandemic

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

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

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

  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

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

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

“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