Women volunteers of Barangay Dela Paz work on the construction of an 80 Linear Meter (LM) Flood Control Structure in the said barangay in Panaon, Misamis Occidental through 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). continue reading : PHOTO: Empowered Women in Misamis Occidental show off metal works skills

Meljoy Cabatuan, 27, of Barangay San Roque, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte is married to Jako, 31, with whom she has a son with – Jan Mark, 7, an incoming second grader. Meljoy is a former volunteer of the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI CIDSS) Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran continue reading : Feature: Kolambugan Mother Personifies Volunteerism

Malaybalay City — The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Provincial Operations Office – Bukidnon commemorates its 5th year anniversary on May 10, 2016. This event is a celebration introduced by the provincial office under the leadership of Mr. Christopher Capinpin, the Provincial Link. “This initiative began in 2011 from a simple gathering of the continue reading : DSWD field workers convergence initiatives

As a  result of the Second Round Assessment,the Department of Social Welfare and Development, through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTSPR) or Listahanan ,  will be officially  launching the regional data result of the assessment conducted last year. Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction  (NHTSPR) is an information continue reading : Listahanan data Launching scheduled

A resident of Barangay Lumbac, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte walks through the completed 235 (Linear Meter) LM Concrete Farm-to-Market Road through 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). Photo courtesy of Carolyn P Caw-it, DSWD continue reading : Kolambugan Enjoy Benefits of Community Driven Development

“Sa mga lumipas na panahon, natutunan ko na ang pagtaguyod ng pamilya ay tulad din ng pamamahala ng gobyerno, na nangangailangan ng pagkakaisa at pagtutulungan upang makamit ang tagumpay (over the years, I learned that managing a family is like managing a government, it needs unity and cooperation to succeed), says Maribel Vertudazo, a 47 continue reading : FEATURE: A Mother, All-in for Development

Troopers of the 4th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army help City Links of Pantawid Pamilya deliver sacks of rice to El Nino affected families in the hinterland barangays of Cagayan de Oro City such as this in Dansolihon. Photo by Majalil Flores, City Link of Cagayan de Oro City. As of April 23, 2016; continue reading : Photo Release: Troopers help DSWD relief distribution