One hundred percent of the household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Buenavista, Quezon Province now have their own toilet facilities. This is after the integration of the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Program in the Family Development Sessions (FDS) of the said beneficiaries in 2014 as part of the Department of Social Welfare and continue reading : DSWD, partners promote total sanitation among Pantawid HHs in Buenavista
DSWD conducts Kalahi-CIDSS Talakayan in San Antonio
Community volunteers of the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) share the results of their participation towards local development during the recently held Municipal Talakayan in San Antonio, Quezon Province. The Municipal Talakayan is a joint activity of the continue reading : DSWD conducts Kalahi-CIDSS Talakayan in San Antonio
More than 500K households assessed under DSWD’s Listahanan targeting system
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has assessed a total of 558, 944 households across the CALABARZON Region as part of the 2015 Household Assessment under the agency’s Listahanan Targeting System. The Listahanan is an information management system that identifies who and where the poor are in the country. It makes available to continue reading : More than 500K households assessed under DSWD’s Listahanan targeting system
DSWD clarifies lump sum in its 2015 budget
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has no lump sum or discretionary funds amounting to P102.6 billion in the 2015 General Appropriations Act (GAA). “How can that be when the budget of the Department is already P107.8 billon? We do have a budget for Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses amounting to P102B, and continue reading : DSWD clarifies lump sum in its 2015 budget
A growing business and a new home—Opportunities for a poor family’s brighter future
A BUSINESS FOR THE FAMILY. Remedios Magadia, 55, a beneficiary of the DSWD’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), manages a dressmaking business through the help of the zero-interest capital assistance provided by the SLP. From just one sewing machine, which she used to support her four children, she now has five continue reading : A growing business and a new home—Opportunities for a poor family’s brighter future
The greatest legacy to the children—a better life
Every time she visits her 29-year-old daughter and her family, Emelita Alfonso, 50, almost cannot believe her eyes. “Hindi ko sukat akalain na ‘yung mga anak ko ay mga bata pa ay magaganda na ang buhay, may sariling bahay at kayang suportahan ang kani-kanilang pamilya,” Emelita proudly shared. Emelita, a resident of Brgy. Pantihan III continue reading : The greatest legacy to the children—a better life