Misamis Oriental — The Department of Social Welfare and Development recently handed in a total of P580,500 to 387 indigent senior citizens in Jasaan this province as their social pension for the last three months. The Social Pension program implemented by the DSWD is the national government’s response to the needs of the indgent senior continue reading : DSWD pays half million to indigent senior citizens in Jasaan town
Enumerators trained for Second Round Assessment
The Department of Social Welfare and Development will train 1,654 enumerators this month before the latter’s deployment for the Department’s Listahanan Second Round Assessment come June. The enumerators, along with area coordinators and area supervisors are expected to be deployed immediately after the training, and will be paying courtesy calls to local government units prior continue reading : Enumerators trained for Second Round Assessment
Institutionalizing Community Driven Development
Lanao del Norte — “Good Governance and Transparency is the key of Local Development” inspiring words from the father of Local Government of Kapatagan, Atty. Benjie Y. Baguio. Kapatagan is one of the 2nd class Municipality of Lanao del Norte, with a multi ethnicity group like Muslim and Christians. Most of the people engaged in continue reading : Institutionalizing Community Driven Development
Gender Differences, No More
Lanao del Norte — “Being a woman is not an issue anymore,” says 47-year- old Catherine P. Asi of Barangay Delabayan, Lanao del Norte, who believes that community development is more than a culture. Catherine is a native Maranao of Barangay Delabayan, Kauswagan, Lanao Del Norte, and a mother of five; she became widowed in continue reading : Gender Differences, No More