In a white gated building, a handful of boys and girls are joyfully frolicking around its small space. Clad in their white and blue uniforms, they are taking advantage of the one-hour lunch break with a game of simple tag. One of those kids is 12-year-old Glydon John Pineda, from the town of Mallig, Isabela. continue reading : A Young Boy’s Magnum Opus

As the saying goes, “Everything will always have an exemption.” In law, in a set of rules, traditions, what’s more, it has been a cultural thing, passed on from one generation to the next. It has become a way of life, a pretext for certain behavioral pattern of social stratification and in graver scenarios, social continue reading : A HEART that defies exceptions

MANILA – Cagayan Valley region joins in the celebration of the National Children’s Month held by the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, culminating with the “Araw ng Kabataan” on November 22 at the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Theater in Quezon City. The year’s celebration bore the theme “Isulong: Kalidad na Edukasyon Para sa Lahat continue reading : DSWD F02 Joins ‘Araw ng Kabataan’

Sa tulong ng Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) ng DSWD, dalawang daan dalawamput isang (221) na benepisyaryo ng programa ang nakapagtapos ng bokasyonal na kurso sa TESDA-Aparri Polytechnic Institute noong Nobyembre 29, 2016. Sa kanilang pagtatapos, pinasalamatan ni DSWD FO 02 OIC_Regional Director Ponciana P. Condoy ang TESDA bilang katuwang ng ahensya sa pagsisilbi sa mga continue reading : Mahigit 200 na SLP beneficiaries, nagtapos sa kursong bokasyonal

DSWD joined the Solidarity Walk in Tuguegarao City on Friday as the kick-off activity to mark the 18-day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW). This year’s kick-off event was spearheaded by the Zonta Club of Central Tuguegarao and was participated by various regional line agencies, private and civil society organizations. Among the highlights of continue reading : DSWD supports campaign to end violence against women

Masayang tinanggap ng Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) participants ang katibayan ng kanilang pagtatapos sa iba’t ibang vocational courses (NC II) sa TESDA-Isabela School of Arts and Trade (ISAT), City of Ilagan, Isabela noong Nobyembre 24, 2016. Bukod sa kanilang sertipiko ng pagtatapos, ang 349 na mga nagsipag-tapos ay binigyan din ng tool kits ng DSWD continue reading : 349 SLP participants, nagtapos sa TESDA-ISAT

Kasabay ng pagbibigay suporta ng DSWD Central Office sa DSWD Field Office 02, binigyang linaw din ng Ahensya ang sistema sa pamamahagi ng relief goods sa isang panayam sa Bombo Radyo Tuguegarao sa mga kinatawan ng DSWD Cenbtral Office. Ang mga kinatawan ng DSWD Central Office na sina DSWD Assistant  Secretary  Hope Hervilla at Director continue reading : Asec. Hervilla, Dir. Padolina, binigyang linaw ang sistema sa pamamahagi ng relief goods

Upang mapag-ibayo ang pagtutulungan ng DSWD at Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) bilang GABAY, TULAY, BANTAY AT KAAGAPAY ng DSWD sa pagpapatupad nito ng iba’t ibang programa at serbisyo para sa mga maralitang Pilipino, partikular ang pagbibigay tulong sa mga nasalanta ng bagyong Lawin, pinasinayaan kahapon ang naturang pagsasama ng DSWD at CSO sa bayan ng continue reading : Pagtutulungan ng DSWD at CSOs, pinagtibay