Tacloban City, Leyte – As part of the activities to commemorate the first year anniversary of Typhoon Yolanda, several cabinet secretaries were here on Saturday, November 8, to lead the turnover of completed permanent shelter units to typhoon survivors. Some 122 housing units in Ridge View Park, Barangay Cabalawan and 28 units in Villa Sofia, Barangay continue reading : Permanent shelters handed over to survivors to mark ‘Yolanda’ anniversary
Cabinet execs visit Ormoc on ‘Yolanda’ anniv, laud progresses there
Ormoc City, Leyte – One year after Typhoon Yolanda ravaged this city, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman expressed her admiration for the continued rehabilitation here. Sec. Soliman together with Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery Secretary PanfiloLacson, and Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin were here on Saturday, continue reading : Cabinet execs visit Ormoc on ‘Yolanda’ anniv, laud progresses there
A dream come true for a ‘Yolanda’ survivor
Guiuan, Eastern Samar – “Grabe! Sobra-sobra akong nagpapasalamat sa Panginoon at sa gobyerno dahil sa paggawad sa amin ng pabahay dito sa Cogon Resettlement Site (I am extremely grateful to God and to the government for giving us shelter here in Cogon Resettlement Site).” Typhoon Yolanda survivor Olivia Fuentes, 40, could not contain her happiness continue reading : A dream come true for a ‘Yolanda’ survivor
Haven celebrates National Children’s Month
CAGAYAN DE ORO – In line with the celebration of the NatIonal Children’s Month,the Regional Haven celebrated the month long celebration with a series of activities. With this year’s theme, “Bata Kasali Ka,Ikaw ay Mahalaga”, the social workers of haven together with the Lourdes College interns conducted a lecture on the rights of children and continue reading : Haven celebrates National Children’s Month
Listahanan Data Users and Partners Continue to Increase
Northern Mindanao- As of October this year, a total of seventy-eight Local Government Units covering the 5 provinces and nine cities in the region have engaged with the Department of Social Welfare and Development through a Memorandum of Agreement relative to the utilization of the Listahanan/NHTS-PR data (National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction(NHTS-PR) . continue reading : Listahanan Data Users and Partners Continue to Increase
Champion of Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago Dance Contest
Cagayan de Oro City National High School takes home the grand prize of the Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago Dance Contest, an inter-secondary public high school of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Northern Mindanao at Centrio, Ayala Mall, Cagayan de Oro City. Other winners are: Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive continue reading : Champion of Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago Dance Contest
Winner Takes All
Puntod National High School (PNHS) bested other eight public secondary schools of Cagayan de Oro City, taking the grand prize of the Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago Educational Contest at Centrio Ayala Mall recently. PNHS receives PhP9,000 cash prize and a trophy. Other winners are: Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive High School (Second Prize) and Cagayan de Oro continue reading : Winner Takes All