Cagayan de Oro City – A total of 106 individuals under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program are now equipped with technical skills that could enable them to establish their own businesses or apply for a job here and abroad. This was done by the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). The continue reading : 106 PantawidPamilya beneficiaries completed Technical Vocational Skills Trainings through DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program
Listahanan Opens Photo Contest for Enthusiasts
Northern Mindanao – For the 2nd Quarter of 2015, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will embark on the Listahanan Second Round Assessment which will cover 15.3 million households nationwide. Listahanan is an information management system that the government uses in identifying who and where the poor are. As per Executive Order 867 continue reading : Listahanan Opens Photo Contest for Enthusiasts
48,800 grandparents to benefit DSWD social pension
Cagayan de Oro City — More than 48,800 senior citizens in Northern Mindanao will be benefiting from the Social Pension given by the Department of Social Welfare and Development for this year. This after 29,499 senior citizens were validated as an addition to those qualified to the program which provides a subsidy of P1,500 every continue reading : 48,800 grandparents to benefit DSWD social pension
Nutritional status of 2,324 day care children in NorthMin improves
Cagayan de Oro City — The nutritional status of 2,324 children enrolled in day care centers across Northern Mindanao were reported to have normalized after undergoing the children into a 120-day feeding program implemented by the government. More than 132,000 children who were enrolled in day care centers were given supplementary food given by the continue reading : Nutritional status of 2,324 day care children in NorthMin improves
DSWD Region X Conducts KALAHI-CIDSS National Community Driven Development Program Governors and Mayors’ Forum
Cagayan de Oro – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Northern Mindanao recently conducted KALAHI CIDSS-National Community Driven Development (KC-NCDDP) Governors and Mayor’s Forum for the additional 44 Municipalities that comprise the Provinces of Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental and some additional Municipalities of Misamis Occidental and Lanao del Norte, held at Pryce Plaza Hotel. The continue reading : DSWD Region X Conducts KALAHI-CIDSS National Community Driven Development Program Governors and Mayors’ Forum
DSWD beneficiaries finish tech skills, gain decent jobs
Medina, Misamis Oriental – Mr. Ryan Mangca, a 27 year old father of one child was one of the 25 graduates of Shielded Metal Arc Welding NC II which he earned through the assistance of the Sustainable Livelihood Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Ryan, who is currently a Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary, continue reading : DSWD beneficiaries finish tech skills, gain decent jobs
The student is now a teacher
Cagayan de Oro City —On April 27, Evelyn Caballero, 39 of Barangay Balulang of this city marched on stage along with her husband and daughters during the graduation ceremony of the Philippine Institute of Skills and Development (PISAD). PISAD is the partner of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Northern Mindanao in training continue reading : The student is now a teacher
Media Partners witness Actual Household Assessments
Media partners of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Northern Mindanao recently participated in a media tour in Lanao del Norte. The said activity was aimed at giving the media the opportunity to witness actual household assessment conducted by Listahanan or the NHTS-PR (NationalHousehold Targetting System for Poverty Reduction. Area chosen for the continue reading : Media Partners witness Actual Household Assessments