The DSWD V project team representing the local government of Pilar, Sorosgon received a national recognition for the construction of a day care facility funded by Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) which was awarded in Hotel La Breza, Quezon City last July 25, 2013. Pilar was acknowledged for their best practice on supervision and continue reading : Sorsogon Town Receives a National Award for AusAID Implementation

Pantawid Pamilya? “Hulog ng langit po! A blessing to the family” exclaimed Ma. Antonia when asked to comment about the program. A Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary of Barangay Bolod, San Pascual, Masbate, Ma. Antonia or Maryann to her family and friends is 35 years old and a mother of four siblings ( three girls and one continue reading : Rising from Poverty

DSWD Field Office V has commenced with its initial recruitment process in support to the forthcoming implementation of the National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP), one of its poverty-reduction programs. Applications are now accepted for those who have background in either of development project management, civil engineering, accountancy or community organizing. Interested job-seekers can personally submit continue reading : DSWD 5 Pools Applicants for its New Program

Representatives of Millennium Challenge Account of the Philippines (MCA-P), the accountable organization committed to manage the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant given to DSWD, conducted series of monitoring visits in Bicol last June 24-28, 2012. The MCA-P team went to community subprojects implemented under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services continue reading : Foreign Funder Monitors DSWD Community Projects

by Lolito C. Bayna Jr. My three children swiftly rushed to me as soon as I opened the door. All were excited to receive their “pasalubong” (presents) but to my dismay, I cannot even hand them any. My wife even welcomed me with a spark of ire on her face. That was the moment I continue reading : The Gift

Partners and other stakeholders joined the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in monitoring projects under Community-Driven Development Project (CDD), also known as Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), in Sorsogon last June 11, 2013. Representatives of the provincial local government of Sorsogon, national government agencies (NGAs), and civil continue reading : Partner Agencies Visit DSWD Subprojects under CDD for Monitoring

The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), a multi-funded project of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), will complete the construction of total 215 community projects this year aiding 2,051 communities. Covering municipalities in all provinces of Bicol, Kalahi-CIDSS provides poverty-reduction projects to address local needs in the poorest continue reading : 215 Community-Identified Services to be Completed under CDD Project

Emphasizing on preventive measures during the construction of community infrastructures under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) project, a training on Construction Safety Training was conducted last May 6-10, 2013 in Sto. Domingo, Albay. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has partnered with the Department of Labor continue reading : Construction Safety Training Boosts Safety and Health Education in CDD Projects

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Juliano-Soliman strongly emphasized that the citizens are crucial to the pursuit of progress. She made this point as she talked about how the Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach can operationalize “inclusive growth” during the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Albay Governor Joey continue reading : COMMUNITIES KEY TO DEVELOPMENT – SOLIMAN

After the barangay assembly, chosen volunteers from Brgy. Bitano, Legazpi City were oriented about Kalahi-CIDSS last April 18, 2013 at the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation. Donna Osial [left], a DSWD staff, discusses their roles and responsibilities as volunteers in the project. From the coverage of rural barangays, Kalahi-CIDSS has now expanded to the urban setting continue reading : Legazpeños Attend First Kalahi-CIDSS Community Assembly