Cagayan de Oro City — The Department of Social Welfare and Development continues to empower Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries through its Sustainable Livelihood Program. One of its commendable approaches provides life skills training as a capacity-building strategy to prepare program participants to better manage livelihood opportunities and pro-actively measure and ensure optimum quality performance in managing continue reading : Beneficiaries with Technical Skills Thrive to Improve their Livelihood

  Valeriana Rosita Sala, 76, a resident of Barangay Ospital (Poblacion), Aloran, Misamis Occidental is a  volunteer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services – National Community Driven Development (Kalahi CIDSS-NCDDP), who acts as the Project Preparation Team (PPT) Chairperson. In continue reading : No Age Limit for Volunteerism

Mark Lester T. Echeveria, a Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary and a father of four children, now works as an Electrician in J.V. Angeles Construction Company in Sumilao, Bukidnon, after passing the NC II Assessment Exam on Electrical Installation Maintenance conducted by 1 AND ALL Technical School, one of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s partner continue reading : FEATURE: Visually Impaired Father, a certified Electrician

Cagayan de Oro City — Hundreds of field workers of the programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Northern Mindanao have joined the Department of Education (DepEd) preparing schools in their respective communities for the upcoming opening of classes.   With the theme: “Tayo Para sa Paaralang Ligtas, Maayos, at Handa continue reading : DSWD workers, beneficiaries join Brigada Eskwela 2016

Massage therapists belonging to Healing Hands, an association of the Sustainable Livelihood Program of DSWD, provide free massage to Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries during pay-out in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental recently. Photo by Tagoloan Municipal Action Team.         

Rofa Mae Halina, an Out of School Youth from Barangay Tagdu, Mambajao, Camiguin, now owns here very own Homemade Longganisa business after completing a technical course on Food Processing, offered by 1 AND ALL Technical School through the support of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Sustainable Livelihood Program. Being the eldest child, Rofa continue reading : FEATURE: An Out of School Youth shapes her own livelihood

With this year’s theme, “RA 9344 : Isang Dekadang Pag-asa “, the Regional Juvenile Justice Welfare  Committee together with its partner Agencies celebrated the 10th year Anniversary of the enactment of RA 9344  . Otherwise known as Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act , this was legislated to fulfill the Constitutional obligation continue reading : Juvenile Justice celebrates 10th Anniversary of RA 9344 Enactment