A total of 60,938 indigent senior citizens in the CALABARZON Region are being provided with monthly pension by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under its Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens program. Beneficiaries of the said program receive PhP500.00 monthly stipend to help improve their living condition, specifically in meeting their continue reading : 60K senior citizens receive monthly pension from DSWD
Senior citizens in Haven for the Elderly celebrate Nutrition Month
Senior citizens who are residents of the Haven for the Elderly joined in the celebration of the Nutrition Month this July 2015. With the theme “Timbang iwasto sa tamang nutrisyon at ehersisyo,” the activity promoted good health and active lifestyle to the senior citizens for a longer life. The Haven for the Elderly in Tanay, continue reading : Senior citizens in Haven for the Elderly celebrate Nutrition Month
Teaching the value of service for the community
Sisi’s Community Center Sub-Project. The community volunteers and barangay officials of Sisi in Guinayangan, Quezon Province link their arms to show that working together is all that it takes to address the needs of their community. Behind them is the nearly-finished community center they are implementing under the DSWD’s Kalahi-CIDSS program. The said project will continue reading : Teaching the value of service for the community
NTSB celebrates Nutrition Month 2015
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office IV-A, promoted good health and nutrition among the resident-children in conflict with the law of the National Training School for Boys (NTSB) during the celebration of the Nutrition Month this July 2015. With the theme “Timbang iwasto sa tamang nutrisyon at ehersisyo,” the continue reading : NTSB celebrates Nutrition Month 2015
DSWD builds classrooms in hard-to-reach areas in Quezon
School children in hard-to-reach communities in Quezon Province will soon have an improved access to basic education services through the construction of 20 school buildings and day care centers under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS). These projects are currently undergoing construction continue reading : DSWD builds classrooms in hard-to-reach areas in Quezon
500K children are in school with support from Pantawid Pamilya
A total of 596, 527 children in the CALABARZON are being supported to school through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). These children, age three to 18, are enrolled from pre-school to high school for the school year 2015-2016. The said children are members of the 329, continue reading : 500K children are in school with support from Pantawid Pamilya