The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office X, in coordination with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) X and local government units, has started distributing the P15,000 cash assistance to qualified small and micro rice retailers in Northern Mindanao. Today, DSWD workers under the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) handed the P15,000 continue reading : DSWD, DTI start small rice traders’ aid payout in Northern Mindanao
Bukidnon 2nd District Representative Cong. Jonathan Keith T. Flores expressed his fervent support of the Community-Driven Development (CDD) Bill championed by the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS). CDD is a social development technology the DSWD uses to deliver community-based projects while empowering community members to participate in governance continue reading : Bukidnon Solon Supports CDD Bill
Aiming to strengthen data management, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office X, through its Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) Regional Program Management Office, convened its Municipal Database Managers (MDMs) in a three-day conference, March 20-22. With data and information crucial to monitoring the program’s Key continue reading : DSWD X strengthens KALAHI-CIDSS Monitoring and Evaluation by training data managers
23, 338 persons with disabilities (PWDs), or 95% of the target beneficiaries in Region X received cash aid for the BUHAYnihan Cash-for-work program. BUHAYnihan or Buhay at Bayanihan para sa Mamamayan Cash-for-Work for Persons with Disabilities is a stop-gap mechanism to mitigate the vulnerabilities of PWDs during this pandemic and ensure inclusive social protection in this time continue reading : PWDs in Region X receive aid under BuhayNihan Program
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) thanked the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for its timely release of funds worth more than P151 billion for the implementation of social protection programs and services. The timely release of the funds will redound to the benefit of the poor and vulnerable sectors as they continue reading : DSWD thanks DBM for the timely release of the P151B budget for social protection programs
274, 829 households in Northern Mindanao are now benefitting from the community subprojects they completed through the help of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office X. Subprojects included roads, electrification projects, health stations, among others. The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services National Community-Driven Development Program Additional continue reading : Welfare improved in NorMin communities with Community-Driven Development approach
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), recently signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the Expanded Gatasang Kalabaw Convergence Project, together with the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) at PCC National Headquarters and Gene Pool, Science City of continue reading : DSWD leads MOA signing against zero hunger
“We ventured into many businesses before, but we did not succeed. It’s only here in Balo-i that we have thrived through our start-up food business,” shared Alican Bongcarawan Ali, a Balik-Probinsya Bagong Pag-Asa Program (BP2P) beneficiary in Balo-i, Lanao del Norte. After years of toiling on the sidewalks of Quiapo, Manila as a vendor, he continue reading : Opportunities come to those who are prepared