PAG-ASA YOUTH Celebrates 40 Years

With this year’s theme, “PYAP: Bandila sa Kabatan-onan para sa Kabag-ohan,” the Pag-asa Youth Association of the Philippines Regional Chapter,celebrated its 40th year Anniversary celebration last August 8-9, 2014 in Gingoog City. This is an annual celebration wherein youth representatives from major cities, provinces, and municipalities in the region convene and coordinate in sharing the continue reading : PAG-ASA YOUTH Celebrates 40 Years

Persons with Disabilities Celebrates National Disability Prevention & Rehabilitation Week

With this year’s theme, “Talino at Paninindigan ng taong May Kapansanan: Pasaporte sa Kaunlaran,“ Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Northern Mindanao celebrated the National Disability Prevention & Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week with a motorcade and an opening program in one of the malls in the city. The week-long celebration is celebrated annually nationwide. It is aimed continue reading : Persons with Disabilities Celebrates National Disability Prevention & Rehabilitation Week

Indigent Senior Citizens Receives Social Pension after Validation

As early as seven in the morning, groups of senior citizens from various barangays eagerly troop to the City Social Welfare and Development Office to claim their stipend. 104 indigent senior citizens finally received their Social Pension granted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development which has temporarily put on-hold its pay-outs in the continue reading : Indigent Senior Citizens Receives Social Pension after Validation

Training of Field Staff for Modified Conditional Cash Transfer Validation conducted

Twenty seven field staff were trained in preparation for the conduct of the upcoming validation of the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer for Families in Need of Special Protection (MCCT-FNSP). A total of 4,645 families have been receiving cash grants for the past year from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program through the MCCT-FNSP.These families who were continue reading : Training of Field Staff for Modified Conditional Cash Transfer Validation conducted

Listahanan Meets Information Officers of Data users

As part of Advocating Listahanan ,the Department of Social Welfare and Development recently conducted a meeting with the information Officers of National Government Agencies and Civil Society Organizations who have entered into a Memorandum of Agreeement with DSWD relative to the utilization of the Listahanan data. The meeting was aimed to encourage NGA/CSO Partners to continue reading : Listahanan Meets Information Officers of Data users