The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) calls for the lawful and humane treatment of minors violating quarantine protocols when disciplined by local officials and law enforcement officers. With the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country, most of our cities and municipalities remain under General Community Quarantine and precautionary measures continue to be continue reading : JJWC CALLS FOR ADHERENCE TO THE LAW IN DISCIPLINING MINORS VIOLATING QUARANTINE PROTOCOLS
Hundreds of families receive UCT cash grants in Misamis Oriental towns
Understanding the situation of poor families who are making ends meet and surviving the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected their economic status, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 10 goes to communities in Misamis Oriental to distribute the families’ subsidy under the Department’s Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT). Each family continue reading : Hundreds of families receive UCT cash grants in Misamis Oriental towns
3,000+ indigent senior citizens in Claveria town set to receive pension from DSWD-10
3,406 indigent senior citizens in Claveria, Misamis Oriental are set to receive their P3,000 social pension subsidy today, 7th of September until 9th of September 2020 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 10. The Social Pension Program of the DSWD is the national government’s intervention to fill the needs of the continue reading : 3,000+ indigent senior citizens in Claveria town set to receive pension from DSWD-10
All-female association gets help from DSWD-10 for their peanut butter business
Peanut butter is a common Filipino snack food item and is easily made at home. For Pandanan Food Processors, a livelihood association from Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte, it is their source of income. As a support to their association, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 10, through its Sustainable Livelihood continue reading : All-female association gets help from DSWD-10 for their peanut butter business
184 ka mga residente nananum batok sa epekto sa Climate Change, ug mabayran pa
Human sa napulo ka adlaw sa pagpamutos og seedlings sa mga klase-klaseng puno-an, pagpananom og kawayan sa daplin sa suba, ug pagpananom sa mga utanon pinaagi sa communal gardening, 184 ka mga residente sa Barangay Lourdes, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental ang makakubra na sa ilang ayuda isip mga benepisyaryo sa Risk Resiliency Program-Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation continue reading : 184 ka mga residente nananum batok sa epekto sa Climate Change, ug mabayran pa
Witnessing violence is no different from experiencing it
“Children who witness domestic violence can suffer severe emotional and developmental difficulties that are similar to those of children who suffered the violence first hand.” This is what Atty. Malou M. Romualdo-Sumalpong emphasized during an orientation for young female residents of the Home for Girls, a residential facility managed by the Department of Social Welfare continue reading : Witnessing violence is no different from experiencing it
DSWD shifts to cash cards for seniors’ social pension, unconditional cash transfer grants
To ensure the health and safety of senior citizens, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is shifting to the use of cash cards for the beneficiaries of the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens and the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) Program. DSWD is working together with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) continue reading : DSWD shifts to cash cards for seniors’ social pension, unconditional cash transfer grants
New survey shows DSWD, other gov’t agencies assisted households amid pandemic
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that the result of a recent survey conducted by Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) finds that the government assistance has widely reached Filipino families coping with the effects of the COVID-19 health crisis. According to the IPA Research for Effective COVID-19 Response (RECOVR) survey, 89% of continue reading : New survey shows DSWD, other gov’t agencies assisted households amid pandemic