The Department of Social Welfare and Development is warning beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program against pawning of cash cards issued to them to receive grants for their children’s education and health needs. This warning was issued after the DSWD has received grievance reports of an alleged pawning among its program beneficiaries in some continue reading : DSWD warns against pawning of Pantawid cash cards
DSWD clarifies lump sum in its 2015 budget
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has no lump sum or discretionary funds amounting to P102.6 billion in the 2015 General Appropriations Act (GAA). “How can that be when the budget of the Department is already P107.8 billon? We do have a budget for Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses amounting to P102B, and continue reading : DSWD clarifies lump sum in its 2015 budget
About Listahanan at Work Photo Contest
The Listahanan at Work Photo Contest is in line with the Department of Social Welfare’s Listahanan second round of assessment, which will cover 15.3 million households nationwide. As per Executive Order 867 series of 2010, this assessment will be conducted once every four years. It is a very vital undertaking as it will define the continue reading : About Listahanan at Work Photo Contest
48,800 grandparents to benefit DSWD social pension
Cagayan de Oro City — More than 48,800 senior citizens in Northern Mindanao will be benefiting from the Social Pension given by the Department of Social Welfare and Development for this year. This after 29,499 senior citizens were validated as an addition to those qualified to the program which provides a subsidy of P1,500 every continue reading : 48,800 grandparents to benefit DSWD social pension
Nutritional status of 2,324 day care children in NorthMin improves
Cagayan de Oro City — The nutritional status of 2,324 children enrolled in day care centers across Northern Mindanao were reported to have normalized after undergoing the children into a 120-day feeding program implemented by the government. More than 132,000 children who were enrolled in day care centers were given supplementary food given by the continue reading : Nutritional status of 2,324 day care children in NorthMin improves
Hundreds of children in Madrasah to benefit from DSWD feeding program
Lanao del Norte — Hundreds of children enrolled in 25 Madrasah across Lanao del Norte are now beneficiaries of the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – the national government’s move to achieve peace and development in the Bangsamoro and the communities through the Sajahatra Bangsamoro Program (SBP). continue reading : Hundreds of children in Madrasah to benefit from DSWD feeding program
Pantawid Pamilya vocational graduates to work overseas
Cagayan de Oro — 880 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program are now set to work overseas after finishing vocational courses handled by the Skills Mastery Institute (SMI), a partner of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in implementing Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) in Cagayan de Oro. According to SMI, out of the continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya vocational graduates to work overseas
DSWD pilots program for recovering drug dependents
Recovering drug dependents are now part of the priorities of the Department of Social Welfare and Development as it has piloted the Strategies Towards Acceptance, Reintegration and Transformation (START). In partnership with the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers Committee of the Dangerous Drugs Board, the DSWD has piloted the START implemention in Cagayan de Oro and continue reading : DSWD pilots program for recovering drug dependents