The Social Pension for Senior Citizen is a program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) that provides cash assistance of Five Hundred (PhP 500) as monthly stipend to indigent senior citizens. This in accordance with DSWD Administrative Order No. 15 and as mandated by Republic Act no. 9994 or the Expanded Senior continue reading : New scheme for the release of cash grant to social pensioners will be adopted

The first municipal Bayani Ka! Awards in the Philippines was initiated in Bato, Catanduanes last March 30, 2016 where community implementers of a DSWD poverty program were recognized. Residents of Bato’s 27 barangays engaged in Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), a DSWD program that seeks to help alleviate poverty continue reading : First Municipal Bayani Ka! Awards in the Philippines honors volunteers

During my recent visit to San Pascual, Burias, Masbate and after my visit to some of the projects of the DSWD. I was inspired to write (though I’m not a good writer) about the development and transformation in the town. The first time that I set foot in the town was in 1975 where I continue reading : Glorious struggles

About 2, 594 senior citizens in San Pascual, Masbate submit for a regular medical check- up and avail the health services of the Municipal Heath Unit. Mayor Zacarina Lazaro, the town’s chief executive said that this activity which is being done every first Friday of the month aims to ensure that the senior citizens if continue reading : Senior Citizen’s avail regular health services

“Saro sa mga achievement ko sa buhay ko ang naging part ako ng Listahanan” (One of my achievement in my life is to be part of the Listahanan) proudly says Elma. A skilled interviewer coming from the Social Weather Station (SWS) and National Statistics Office, Elma, 37, started as an Area Supervisor with the DSWD continue reading : Gratitude of accomplishment

Jennifer Cron, 32, recalled how her father lamented about their rugged path: “Masemento gayud yan, gadan na ako (I’ll be dead if [road] is cemented).” She tearfully recounted how she spewed her banter in response to her father’s whine and said, “Patitinampo ko yan. Hilingon mo, tay (I will construct the road, You’ll see).” She continue reading : The dead man’s wish for his tribe

One of the provision of Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code states that the local social welfare and development offices, its assets and liabilities including services and the corresponding manpower complement were already devolved to the provinces, cities and municipalities. With the devolution, the social welfare and developments and its social workers and continue reading : Local Social Welfare and Development Offices not under the DSWD

Anyone can file complaints or inform DSWD about their queries, clarifications, suggestions, problems and issues that arise from Kalahi-CIDSS implementation through its Grievance Redress System (GRS) by means of text, email, letter, suggestion box or by talking to authorized DSWD personnel. Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) is a DSWD continue reading : DSWD encourages public to send feedbacks about Kalahi-CIDSS through its Grievance Redress System

February 15-21 marks the commemoration of the Adoption Consciousness Week. The celebration with the theme “Legal na pag-aampon sa lahat ng pagkakataon (Legal adoption at every opportunity),” aims to enhance and educate the public about legal adoption. DSWD defines adoption as a “socio-legal process of providing a permanent family to a child whose parents have continue reading : Bicol Observes Adoption Consciousness Week

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program assures economical and efficient mode of distribution of cash assistance to its identified family beneficiaries. Since Pantawid Pamilya started in 2009, the Department has been working hand in hand with Landbank of the Philippines (LBP) in providing efficient and effective system continue reading : DSWD Bicol assures efficient and economical mode of cash distribution