Working hand in hand to build the community center. Evelyn Albuero (left) and Jose Abadilla (right) are two of the 26 volunteers who work every Mondays to Fridays, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, to construct their community center in Brgy. Salvacion, Agdangan, Quezon province. The volunteers started the construction last March and target to finish it continue reading : 102 barangays build Kalahi-CIDSS projects in Quezon
DSWD Equips Field Staff through Mock Interviews for the 2nd Household Assessment
Equipping the Field Staff. Ms. Erlinda Sabiduria and Ms. Maria Ariane Mancenido (top and bottom photo respectively), hired Enumerators from the Quezon Province, conduct an interview with household members in Barangy Camaysa, Quezon for the Mock Interview in the field staff training. The field staff training serve as preparation for the conduct of continue reading : DSWD Equips Field Staff through Mock Interviews for the 2nd Household Assessment
Alabat’s retaining wall project
Sixty three-year old Napoleon Angulo (right) shares how the retaining wall prevents the river from overflowing and flooding the community during rainy season. He added that the house (center) near the river was saved from a possible mudslide during Typhoon Glenda in 2014. Napoleon is one of the 85 households in Brgy. Villa Jesus Este, continue reading : Alabat’s retaining wall project
Bicol University students, faculties visit NTSB
The Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Training School for Boys (NTSB) recently hosted an educational tour to Social Work students from the Bicol University. The tour, which was held last May 04, 2015 at the center’s compound in Brgy Sampaloc, Tanay, Rizal aims to provide the said students the basic knowledge and continue reading : Bicol University students, faculties visit NTSB
Livelihood opportunities await Pantawid mother-beneficiaries of Lucban
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN. Lucban Mayor Celso Dator (right), DSWD IV-A Regional Director Leticia Diokno (center) and Southern Luzon State University Director of Extension Services Lourdes Quevada (left) sign the Memorandum of Agreement for the tripartite partnership towards helping the mother-grantees of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Lucban, Quezon Province. The said agreement formalizes SLSU’s continue reading : Livelihood opportunities await Pantawid mother-beneficiaries of Lucban
A better life—worth any sacrifice
In elementary, she survived it with P50 allowance a month. In high school, she did it for P100 a week. How she made ends meet is usually a surprise to her teachers and classmates, but Sheryl Saguit, 16, felt every bit of struggle without complain. Sheryl, a resident of Brgy. Dalig in Teresa, Rizal Province, continue reading : A better life—worth any sacrifice