Dir Leticia T. Diokno clarifies the details of the turn-over of donations with the officials of Bureau of Customs, Port of Batangas headed by District Collector Ernesto P. Benitez, Jr (center) and Apolinario Gonzales (2nd from left), officer in charge of legal division. The said donations were 108 boxes of used clothing, which were seized continue reading : Bureau of Customs donations.
CONVERGENCE OF SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
The improvement of the four-kilometer farm-to-market road in Brgy. Bagupaye, Mulanay, Quezon under the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) implemented by the DILG complements similar road projects under the DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS PAMANA in barangays Anonang and Magsaysay. The said project, which was formally turned over to the community last April 30, 2014, completes the 9.6-kilometer continue reading : CONVERGENCE OF SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
Listahanan special validation
Juan Seguit, one of the 57 DSWD-hired field staff, interviews a mother of a poor household during a field visit as part of the training in preparation for the Listahanan special validation. The said validation will be conducted specifically for the beneficiaries of the Social Pension for indigent senior citizens and the modified conditional cash continue reading : Listahanan special validation
Generika-Tayabas supports DSWD Pantawid Program
Generika Drugstore, a drugstore chain offering generic medicines, had recently partnered with the Department of Social Welfare and Development in providing poor families in Tayabas City, Quezon province with low cost but high quality medicines. Specifically, the Generika Drugstore in Tayabas will be providing beneficiaries of the Department’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in the locality continue reading : Generika-Tayabas supports DSWD Pantawid Program
Women’s livelihood project
Residents of Haven for Women (Rosario, Batangas) were given a firsthand experience on how to prepare sampaloc candies during a Lakbay-Aral in Padre Garcia, Batangas recently conducted by the center. The objective of the visit is to provide residents with possible livelihood activities they can engage into upon their reintegration to the respective communities. Aside continue reading : Women’s livelihood project
Throwing away the cards
Janet admits that she was a gambler. Any form of card game that includes betting money, she would most certainly be able to play it. But not until her family was included in the Listahanan survey and eventually became a beneficiary of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. **************** “Lahat po ng sugal, ihain niyo sa akin continue reading : Throwing away the cards