The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will be signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Albay Governor Joey Sarte Salceda in Legazpi City on April 24, 2013 for the pilot testing of the enhancement of provincial local government Read more…
About 161 school children from Brgy. Daculang Tubig, San Fernando,Camarines Sur will benefit from the Supplemental Feeding Program sponsored by the Philippine Goodworks Mission Foundation in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Local Government Unit of San Fernando, Camarines Sur . In a simple launching Read more…
The Poder y Prosperidad de la Comunidad (Empowerment and Development of Communities) or shortly known as PODER project, closes its seventh phase providing 25 basic community facilities and services to two municipalities in Bicol region. PODER 7 is a special project realized through the convergent partnership of Department of Social Read more…
James wakes before his older siblings could get up. He sets off his day by serving as the alarm for his family. As early as seven, he’s ready for another day in school. James Jerald Balanes of Minalabac, Camarines Sur, is known for his punctuality at school. This was something Read more…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development has turned-over the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) data to the municipality of Baras in Catanduanes last March 15, 2013. Honorable Mayor Chito S. Chi and Municipal Social Welfare & Development Officer Ms. Jean Triumfante received the electronic copy of Read more…
Believing that every child needs a loving and caring family, the Department of Social Welfare and Development is enhancing public awareness on the growing number of orphaned, abandoned or neglected Filipino children in need of love and permanent families. The department likewise promote, widens and intensifying adoption and foster care Read more…
The month of March is special for Filipino women. What makes the month truly special is the country’s observance of Women’s Month. Pursuant to Proclamation no.224 series of 1998 declares the month of March each year as Women’s Month and March 8 as Women’s Rights and International Peace Day. Proclamation Read more…
Twenty two survivors, mostly teachers were rescued in a passenger pump boat that capsized in the town of Bacacay in Albay late Friday afternoon of March 8, 2013. Four people died in the accident. The four fatalities were identified as Jeffrey Osorio,a census enumerator of NSO, Emerlita Barrameda,a teacher, Diego Read more…
Letty and her husband belong to the dark-skinned, short in statue and kinky haired individuals called “ AGTA”. They are settled in a hinterland barangay of San Ramon, Iriga City. Letty’s family were among the 13 families drifted from the Black Village, in Santiago, Iriga City by the National Commission Read more…