The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office X (DSWD-10), through its Crisis Intervention Unit, renewed its Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with 192 accredited service providers under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) Program during a two-day activity held on January 6–7, 2026, at Pearlmont Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City. The activity continue reading : DSWD-10 Renews MOA with 192 Service Providers under AICS Program
Community-built access roads are accelerating development in eight barangays in Region X as the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan–Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) Program winds down in 2025. A total of 2.182 kilometers of road subprojects, including drainage canals, were completed in Barangays Salimpuno and Macabibo in Sapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental; Barangays Kalitian, continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS road projects accelerate local development in Region X
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Region 10 (DSWD-10), through its Men Opposed to Violence Against Women Everywhere (MOVE) network, has partnered with the Cagayan de Oro City government and Barangay Canitoan to intensify efforts against violence against women and children (VAWC). The partnership was formalized through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed on continue reading : DSWD-10 MOVE, CDO LGU, and Brgy. Canitoan Forge Partnership to Strengthen Anti-VAWC Advocacy
In the quiet, upland community of Barangay Kianlagan, Gingoog City, hope did not arrive with grand speeches or ribbon-cuttings. It grew quietly, in the hearts of ordinary people who believed they could create something greater with what was handed to them. Under Project LAWA at BINHI, 75 members came together to build a livelihood that continue reading : 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗝𝗼𝗷𝗶𝗲’𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵
In times of calamity, a hot meal is more than just sustenance; it is a warm embrace, a signal of safety, and a reminder that help has arrived. On September 30, 2025, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck offshore Northern Cebu, leaving thousands of families in evacuation centers, bracing against aftershocks and heavy rain. Responding to the continue reading : DSWD-10 Mobile Kitchen: Compassion in Action, Lasting Lessons in Cebu
With the rising cases of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) and human trafficking in Northern Mindanao, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office X (DSWD-10), through the Recovery and Reintegration Program for Trafficked Persons, conducted a three-day capacity-building activity on November 19–21, 2025, aimed at strengthening the competencies of Local continue reading : DSWD-10 strengthens LGU capacity to combat trafficking and OSAEC
The Molatuhan Bajo Water System Association, Inc. traces its roots to a sub-project funded by KALAHI-CIDSS in 2008. With just 7 common tap stands serving 50 households over the last 7 years, it has grown to become a Level III water system, now supplying clean and accessible water to over 300 households and transforming lives continue reading : On the road to self-sufficiency
Born and raised in the serene island of Camiguin, 28-year-old Pretty Jane Marimon once lived through years of darkness and fear. At 13, she became a victim of abuse within the cult her family was devoted to, an experience that left deep scars and kept her captive for years. But the same place that witnessed continue reading : Escape from darkness
