The Department of Social Welfare and Development through the National Household Targeting Unit and some selected employees, actively participated in the Opening of the 27th National Statistics Month. With this year’s theme, “Sustainable Development: Making Statistics Count”, a motorcade around the major streets in the city was conducted as a kick-off activity to start the continue reading : DSWD Participates in National Statistics Month celebration

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) staff, volunteers, and stakeholders gather during the Ground Breaking ceremony at Barangay Pook, Talisayan, Misamis Oriental for the Construction of 205 Ln.M Flood Control Structure. Talisayan volunteers also continue reading : Talisayan Community-Driven project now underway

The “datus” and “baes” who are Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representatives of each barangay in the Municipality of Impasugong, Bukidnon, performed a ritual called the “singampo” to accept the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services – National Community Driven Development (Kalahi CIDSS-NCDDP) Area Coordinating Team (ACT) into the municipality. This continue reading : Lumads welcome Kalahi-CIDSS in Impasugong

With this year’s theme, “Matatag na Pamilya, Maunlad na Bukas, the Filipino Family Week celebration culminated with a closing program  in one of the malls recently. Spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development and in coordination with partner and member organizations of the Regional Inter-Agency Committee for Filipino Family (RIAC-FF), various activities were continue reading : Filipino Family Week culminates 24th Anniversary

Based on the Results of the Listahanan/NHTSPR (National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction)   Second Round Assessment, the Province of Bukidnon has the highest number of poor households. Out of the 265,038 households assessed in the Province, 166,160 households were identified as poor.    Being the” food basket of Mindanao”, major source of income of these continue reading : Bukidnon ranks highest number of poor households

Ustazah (a female teacher) Rainisah Acmad guides a young learner of Arabic alphabet inside the Madrasah. Community volunteers in Barangay Tingintingin, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte addressed the low rate of Arabic learning in their area by constructing a Madrasah (which means a “place where learning and studying take place”) through the Department of Social Welfare continue reading : A Place of Learning

With this year’s theme, “Empowering the Youth towards Sustainable Development”: the Regional  PYAP  (Pag-asa Youth Association of the Philippines)  42nd Anniversary  was hosted  by Iligan City. A total of  70 out of school  and some in-school youth delegates from all over the region participated in the three –day activity. The PYAP or  the Pag-asa Youth continue reading : PYAP celebrates 42nd Anniversary

  Kauswagan was one of the municipalities in Lanao del Norte that suffered in the “all-out-war” in the year 2000. After the fateful event and atrocities, Kauswagan has now emerged as a thriving municipality in terms of agriculture and business. Community volunteers in Barangay Tingintingin, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte addressed the low rate of Arabic continue reading : Learning Arabic