In Northern Mindanao, The Pantawid  Pamilyang Pilipino Program has indeed touched the lives and has been a blessing to thousands of family beneficiaries. For Marites Padla, 36 years old, mother of six and an active Parent Leader in Barangay  Kibanggay, Lantapan , Bukidnon, she considers the Program a big help to their family considering that continue reading : FEATURE: Pantawid Pamilya , a ray of Hope in the Grassroots

With this year’s theme, “End VAW Now! It’s Our Duty! Gains and Ways Forward,” the Department of Social Welfare and Development recently spearheaded the 18th Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women and their Children and International Day Against Trafficking. Some of the activities conducted in line with the celebration included a motorcade, TV guestings, advocacy continue reading : DSWD Spearheads 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women

Lanao del Norte — The Department of Social Welfare and Development has been intensifying its efforts in advocating programs and services at the grassroots level. Recently,  Ms. Morena Fernandez of DSWD lobbied and advocated the Family Drug Abuse Prevention Programme (FDAPP) and the Comprehensive Intervention Against Gender-Based Violence (CIAGV) to the local officials of Sapad, this continue reading : DSWD advocates drug abuse prevention and anti gender-based violence programs in Lanao town

The Department of Social Welfare and Development through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTSPR) or Listahanan is now on its final stages of encoding and finalizing the outputs of the recently conducted validation of poor households in the region. The validation phase was the last phase of the DSWD’s second round household assessment wherein continue reading : DSWD continues encoding and verification for validation of poor households

The Department of Social Welfare and Development through the Listahanan /NHTSPR  (National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction) has been conducting the Second Round Assessment validation in Northern Mindanao for a month since November of this year. Over 18,938 complaints on exclusion have been filed and recommended for resolution. With the province of Lanao del continue reading : DSWD prepares for end of Listahanan validation

Looking  at the throng of people patiently waiting for their turn  to lodge on their complaints, one can feel that  people in the communities  are receptive to change and the initiatives  of  the government to reduce poverty . In the city of  Cagayan de Oro, since the first day of posting of the Listahanan initial list of poor households in the  barangays,  residents continue reading : Validation of Poor households continues

A two-day training on Child Growth Standard cum Menu Planning was conducted in three batches for the whole month of October. The training which was spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development was participated in by  Federated Day Care Workers President from the  provinces of Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Bukidnon and Lanao continue reading : Day Care Workers Trained on Child Growth Standard cum Menu Planning

Cagayan de Oro — To ensure transparency and to correct errors in the list of poor households it generated, the Department of Social Welfare and Development continues to accommodate error issues filed by families and communities regarding the initial list of poor households posted in their barangays as part of the Department’s validation phase. The list continue reading : Communities help DSWD validate list of poor households