“Aduna gihapoy pag-asa para sa mga komunidad nga anaay kagubot (there is still hope for armed-conflict communities),” says Malik Macabato, barangay chairman of Tingintingin, Kauswagan, this province. In 2008, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front attacked the 4th class municipality that affected hundreds of families in various barangays, inclu ing Tingintingin, a community 12 kilometers away continue reading : From Arms to Farms: Former rebel puts faith back in government
DSWD Feeds 132,500 children
Cagayan de Oro — Over 132,500 children here are being fed by the Department of the Social Welfare and Development through its Supplemental Feeding Program (SFP). SFP is the government’s response to hunger and malnutrition in the country by providing hot meals to children enrolled in day care centers. In coordination with local government units, the DSWD continue reading : DSWD Feeds 132,500 children
IP Pantawid scholar encourages lumad children to finish studies
Cagayan de Oro City — A Higaonon Pantawid Pamilya college scholar here is urging his fellow lumad children to finish their studies. Marlon Mandago, 24 of Tagmaray, San Luis, Malitbog, Bukidnon, is a third year student of Mindanao University of Science and Technology, taking up Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, major in Physical Sciences. continue reading : IP Pantawid scholar encourages lumad children to finish studies
Partner awards RD Solamillo
The Philippine School of Science and Technology in Cagayan de Oro City has awarded Atty. Araceli F. Solamillo, Regional Director of DSWD Northern Mindanao, ‘for making a huge difference in the life of the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya.’ The school, a TESDA (Technical Education and Skills Development Authority) accredited, trains Pantawid Pamilya household members under continue reading : Partner awards RD Solamillo
Woman victim: The abuse just had to stop
Mae (not her real name) is a victim of verbal abuse by her ex-boyfriend, whom she thought would be someone she could love and spend the rest of her life with. But she started to think twice about that dream when he started to abuse her emotionally and verbally. “Sige lang ko niya siyagitan ug continue reading : Woman victim: The abuse just had to stop
‘4Ps scholars become academic achievers’
Cagayan de Oro City — Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries are now proving to the public that they are worth the government’s investment. Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries John Paul Ambaic, 17, and Mae Ann Ternate, 17, are among the eleven academic achievers of the 56 grantees of Expanded Student Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA) who continue reading : ‘4Ps scholars become academic achievers’
DSWD celebrates Women’s Month
The Department of Social Welfare and Development is celebrating March as Women’s Month with this year’s theme as “Juana, Desisyon mo ay Mahalaga sa Kinabukasan ng Bawat Isa, Ikaw Na!” The DSWD is an active advocate of laws that protect the rights of women and their children. Meanwhile, it is also an active provider of continue reading : DSWD celebrates Women’s Month
Adoption Consciousness Week kicks off
DSWD Field Office 10 Social Worker Delia Maravillosa (right) talks about local and inter-country adoption during Good Morning Philippines Program of Bombo Radyo Cagayan de Oro as DSWD Adoption Consciousness Week kicks off with a theme, “Legal Na Ampon Ako: Anak Na Totoo.” Adoption is the socio-legal process of giving a permanent family to a continue reading : Adoption Consciousness Week kicks off