Ozamiz City — A technical vocational institution has reportedly provided a number of job placements for the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in support to the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Sustainable Livelihood Program. Providing comprehensive education and training programs to students and transform them into a professional and globally competitive citizens, continue reading : Our Lady of Triumph Institute of Technology provides quality training programs to Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries
Families tapped to support Adoption and Foster Care
Cagayan de Oro — The Department of Social Welfare and Development recently oriented families representing Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, and Bukidnon to the Alternative Family Care Forum last February 19, 2016 to deepen the knowledge among families on Adoption and Foster Care. The DSWD, an active advocate on legal adoption, said that the forum continue reading : Families tapped to support Adoption and Foster Care
Beneficiaries for Social Pension receives Stipend
The Department of Social Welfare and Development through the Social pension program recently released stipends for indigent senior citizens in Cagayan de Oro. A total of 1,206 social pensioners received their stipend for first Quarter of 2016 and those unclaimed for the last quarter of the previous year. In Northern Mindanao, there are 75,003 indigent continue reading : Beneficiaries for Social Pension receives Stipend
Listahanan Facilitates Updating of Pantawid Beneficiaries
The Department of Social Welfare and Development through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction or Listahanan is currently conducting an updating of 1,977 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries regionwide . The said beneficiaries were those households that were not assessed during the regular assessment schedule and validation phase of the Listahanan Second Round continue reading : Listahanan Facilitates Updating of Pantawid Beneficiaries
Network conducts regular Forum
The Area-Based Standards Network (ABSNET) spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development recently conducted the Misamis Oriental Cluster 1st Quarterly Meeting for the year 2016. Participated in by its member organizations, updates on the Department’s Guidelines and Regulatory Services well as salient issues and concerns were also tackled. The ABSNet or the Area-Based Standards continue reading : Network conducts regular Forum
FEATURE: IPs: Pantawid helps preserve Subanen culture
Misamis Occidental — While it is true that one language dies every two weeks and some languages are in danger of becoming extinct, the Subanen Tribe in this province has started to push forward in passing their own dialect to the present generation. Simeon Limbago, 58 of Matugas Bajo, Jimenez town here claimed that he continue reading : FEATURE: IPs: Pantawid helps preserve Subanen culture
36,000 poor households gain livelihood assistance
Cagayan de Oro City — The Department of Social Welfare and Development continues to develop and implement social protection programs to the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged communities of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental. In 2015, through the collaborative efforts of the department, National Government Agencies, CSOs and other partner institutions, continue reading : 36,000 poor households gain livelihood assistance
FEATURE: A PWD kneading towards success
The Sustainable Livelihood Program is a multi-stakeholder program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development that aims to improve the standard of living of poor households by facilitating opportunities for development and management of resources viable for micro-enterprises, community empowerment through skills training and employment facilitation. It gives significant priority to the Pantawid Pamilya continue reading : FEATURE: A PWD kneading towards success