Listahanan Facilitates Updating of Pantawid Beneficiaries

The Department of Social Welfare and Development through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction or Listahanan is currently conducting an updating of  1,977 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries regionwide . The said beneficiaries were those households  that were not assessed during the regular assessment schedule and validation phase of the Listahanan Second Round continue reading : Listahanan Facilitates Updating of Pantawid Beneficiaries

Network conducts regular Forum

The Area-Based Standards Network (ABSNET) spearheaded by the  Department of Social Welfare and Development recently conducted the Misamis Oriental Cluster 1st Quarterly Meeting for the year 2016. Participated in by  its member organizations, updates on the Department’s Guidelines and   Regulatory Services  well as salient issues and concerns were also tackled. The ABSNet or the Area-Based Standards continue reading : Network conducts regular Forum

36,000 poor households gain livelihood assistance

Cagayan de Oro City — The Department of Social Welfare and Development continues to develop and implement social protection programs to the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged communities of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental. In 2015, through the collaborative efforts of the department, National Government Agencies, CSOs and other partner institutions, continue reading : 36,000 poor households gain livelihood assistance

FEATURE: A PWD kneading towards success

The Sustainable Livelihood Program is a multi-stakeholder program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development that aims to improve the standard of living of poor households by facilitating opportunities for development and management of resources viable for micro-enterprises, community empowerment through skills training and employment facilitation. It gives significant priority to the Pantawid Pamilya continue reading : FEATURE: A PWD kneading towards success

DSWD, CSOs to implement program for Lumads in El Niño affected areas

  CAGAYAN de Oro City – Lumads in El Niño affected areas in Northern Mindanao will be receiving help from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and a number of Civil Society Organizations that have expressed their commitment to help the tribe during the onslaught of the said dry spell. The DSWD Region 10 continue reading : DSWD, CSOs to implement program for Lumads in El Niño affected areas

Adopting a child

February is Adoption Consciousness Month. With this year’s theme as “Legal na Ampon ako, anak na Totoo,” the Department of Social Welfare and Development shows us how one (or a couple) can adopt a child legally in the Philippines. Before considering adoption, one must know if they are eligible to adopt a Filipino child. The continue reading : Adopting a child