A total of 733,371 children in the CALABARZON Region have been identified as poor based on the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Listahanan database of poor households. These poor children, who are zero to 17 years old, are from the 202,279 poor households identified in the second round of Listahanan household assessment conducted continue reading : 700K CALABARZON children are identified poor
Volunteers receive training for development of Sama-Bajau children
A total of 20 volunteers have been trained by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IV-A in the provision of Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Modular Learning Sessions for Sama-Bajau Children. These volunteers include Sama-Bajau mothers, child development workers and representatives from non-government organizations (NGOs) and local government units (LGUs) continue reading : Volunteers receive training for development of Sama-Bajau children