Recovering drug dependents are now part of the priorities of the Department of Social Welfare and Development as it has piloted the Strategies Towards Acceptance, Reintegration and Transformation (START). In partnership with the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers Committee of the Dangerous Drugs Board, the DSWD has piloted the START implemention in Cagayan de Oro and continue reading : DSWD pilots program for recovering drug dependents
DSWD pays half million to indigent senior citizens in Jasaan town
Misamis Oriental — The Department of Social Welfare and Development recently handed in a total of P580,500 to 387 indigent senior citizens in Jasaan this province as their social pension for the last three months. The Social Pension program implemented by the DSWD is the national government’s response to the needs of the indgent senior continue reading : DSWD pays half million to indigent senior citizens in Jasaan town
Travel Clearance for Minors
Required Documents to Support Application for Certificate of Travel Abroad for Minors: I. Travel Clearance 1. Duly accomplished application form 2. A copy of NSO Birth Certificate 3. Notarized Affidavit of Consent signed by both parents (with valid IDs/passports) Written consent signed by both parents if minor has a previous clearance from the DSWD or continue reading : Travel Clearance for Minors
I’m a 4Ps scholar
They call us the lower class, the twerps, a burden to the government. They dub us dependents, supposedly merely after government doles. They call us the poorest of the poor, the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Let me tell you people, we are less fortunate but we are not stupid. Yes, we continue reading : I’m a 4Ps scholar
Pantawid Pamilya gains success in pottery through DSWD’s livelihood program
Misamis Occidental — Violeta Gimena of Biasong, Lopez Jaena, this province, always makes sure to involve her whole family with pottery making, a common business in her community. Realizing the rich supply of clay soil in her village, Violeta, a Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary, set up a small pottery shop. But, Violeta only earned a minimal continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya gains success in pottery through DSWD’s livelihood program
Four housewives enjoying better lives through DSWD help
El Salvador City – Five years ago, Girlie Claudel, Medalla Ladoroz, Catche Quilab, and Devina Gruta of this city shared the same difficulty in life: providing food on their family tables, sending their children to school, and maintaining a good home for their families. But today, these five housewives can now say that their lives continue reading : Four housewives enjoying better lives through DSWD help
Permanent shelters handed over to survivors to mark ‘Yolanda’ anniversary
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
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