Cagayan de Oro City — 57,729 bags of rice are still available at the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office X which are ready to be distributed to the El Niño affected communities in Northern Mindanao should local government units need resource augmentation from the Department to respond to the El Niño-affected communities. continue reading : DSWD: 57,000 bags of rice still available for El Nino-affected farmers; LGUs encouraged to request

Mae Singganon, a worker of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-10 is an Adoptive Parent. She and her husband were former foster parents until they decided to fully adopt a child. Mae said “Nakadecide mi as a couple nga mag adopt ug bata. Nagfoster parents mi, sa kadugayon sa pagstay sa bata nadesisyonan namo continue reading : Every Child Deserves a Family

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

February is Adoption Consciousness Month. With this year’s theme as “Legal na Ampon ako, anak na Totoo,” the Department of Social Welfare and Development shows us how one (or a couple) can adopt a child legally in the Philippines. Before considering adoption, one must know if they are eligible to adopt a Filipino child. The continue reading : Adopting a child

Cagayan de Oro — Social Work student s of Lourdes College in this City took part in advocating change to the communities today, February 12, 2016, by advocating the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s programs and services during their institution’s 88th Foundation Day. In partnership with the DSWD, the students shared to their peers continue reading : Social work students advocate DSWD programs to peers

Cagayan de Oro — As its celebration to February’s Adoption Consciousness Month, the Department of Social Welfare and Development here has lined up activities to share to the communities the benefits of adoption, both to families and to the adoptees. With this year’s theme as “Legal na Ampon ako, anak na Totoo (A Child finds continue reading : DSWD advocates adoption to communities

Cagayan de Oro — Indigent senior citizens aged 60 years old and above are now covered under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Social Pension Program. This after the budget appropriate for the Social Pension for 2016 was increased to more than P8.7 Billion per General Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2016. The Program continue reading : DSWD expands coverage of Social Pension

Bukidnon — Maisarah Sarosong of Barangay San Miguel in Maramag, this province, has always been grateful for what the government has done for her and her family. Coming from a poor family, the 18-year-old recalls that attending school was a challenge for her mother who brought her up and her four siblings singlehandedly. Her father continue reading : FEATURE: Youth gets help from government