It was only a hearsay. Most of the people in Sagrada, Viga, a remote community in the province of Catanduanes, did not believe that a community project managed by the people will come into a fruition. In 2012, the said community conducted a community research and identified the construction of water system as the most continue reading : The hidden treasure in a faucet
BUB funds livelihood project in Aroroy, Masbate
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Bicol released 860,000 and 1.03 million respectively to fund livelihood projects in Aroroy, Masbate under the Bottoms-up-budgeting (BUB). According to Nida Bagayusa, the livelihood worker of the Local Social Welfare and Development Office, the P 860,00 has funded various livelihood project benefiting 105 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries or 35 continue reading : BUB funds livelihood project in Aroroy, Masbate
DSWD inks MOA with CLGU Naga and CBSUA for Sustainable Livelihood Program
A partnership has been forged between the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the city government of Naga and with the Central Bicol State University (CBSUA) for Sustainable Livelihood Program last July 20, 2015. The program aims to improve the socio-capacities of the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries by facilitating their access to micro-enterprise development and employment continue reading : DSWD inks MOA with CLGU Naga and CBSUA for Sustainable Livelihood Program
DSWD clarifies lump sum in its 2015 budget
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has no lump sum or discretionary funds amounting to P102.6 billion in the 2015 General Appropriations Act (GAA). “How can that be when the budget of the Department is already P107.8 billon? We do have a budget for Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses amounting to P102B, and continue reading : DSWD clarifies lump sum in its 2015 budget
Educational assistance is not a scholarship, amount varies based on assessment
DSWD Field Office 5 clarifies that the amount received for the educational assistance is based on the social worker’s assessment and documents submitted by the clients. The common misconception of the public is that the assistance is considered as a scholarship program which DSWD strongly disproves. The educational assistance does not guarantee to cover the continue reading : Educational assistance is not a scholarship, amount varies based on assessment
World Bank & DFAT conducted support mission visit to DSWD Bicol
Legazpi City- A delegation from World Bank and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFA) visited three barangays in Legazpi City for the 8th World Bank Implementation Support Mission on July 2-4, 2015. The field visit aimed to generate ideas about how the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program implemented in Legazpi City given it’s a disaster continue reading : World Bank & DFAT conducted support mission visit to DSWD Bicol
New homes for 97 Families in San Jose Cam Sur
The long years of agony is over for the 97 families who received their certificate of completion and acceptance of the shelter units from DSWD Regional Director Arnel Garcia witnessed by San Jose Mayor Antonio Chavez . The certificate gave these families from San Jose , Camarines Sur the go signal to occupy their core continue reading : New homes for 97 Families in San Jose Cam Sur
First CSO led learning visit with Parent leaders held in Guinobatan
The Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) recently conducted CSO led learning visit with Parent Leaders cum Pantawid Pamilya pay-out in Ofracio Hall, Guinobatan, Albay. It aims to provide awareness about the core poverty alleviation continue reading : First CSO led learning visit with Parent leaders held in Guinobatan
Foundations of development
The coastal town of Donsol is located at the northwestern part of the province of Sorsogon in Bicol region. Its marine waters are home to the gentle giants of the sea, bringing the poor municipality of Donsol in the limelight as the Whale Shark capital of the World. Its developing tourism industry shaped the gradual continue reading : Foundations of development
DSWD Bicol launches program for street families and children
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 launches the Comprehensive Program for street children, families, and indigenous people (COMPRE) last June 24 at La Roca Veranda Suites and Restaurant. “The program provides a package of services and interventions to respond to the needs and provide opportunities for streer children, streer families and continue reading : DSWD Bicol launches program for street families and children