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
600K children completed school year 2013-14 through Pantawid Pamilya
Ten years old Ma. Franzlyn Manalo, of Brgy Makina, Balete, Batangas Province is one of the 600,000 children-beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in CALABARZON. She does not mind the distance she walks everyday from their house to her school and back, because what is important for her is not miss a class and get continue reading : 600K children completed school year 2013-14 through Pantawid Pamilya
ENGAGING THE CSOs.
Representatives from selected civil society organizations (CSOs) in the CALABARZON Region share their views on the budget and on the implementation of the different programs and services of the Department in a workshop held during the Budget Consultation Workshop with Civil Society Organization conducted by DSWD Field Office IV-A last March 19, 2014. The 15 continue reading : ENGAGING THE CSOs.