More than 600 Sama-Bajaus in Lucena City in Quezon and Batangas City and Balayan in Batangas joined the National Indigenous Peoples’ (IPs) Month celebration last October 27, 28 and 29 respectively. The said Sama-Bajaus are beneficiaries of different programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) including the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the continue reading : DSWD, partners collaborate for Sama-Bajau beneficiaries
Quezon residents analyze community situation, start new Kalahi-CIDSS cycle
Residents of 15 municipalities in Quezon Province are being involved in the analysis of their community’s situation and identification of actions to address the problems at the barangay level. This is through a Participatory Situational Analysis (PSA) workshop conducted under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated continue reading : Quezon residents analyze community situation, start new Kalahi-CIDSS cycle
A broken heart, a revived dream
At a young age, he already has experienced heartbreak. Fourteen-year-old Roger Renz Almazan, a resident of Brgy. San Jose in Alitagtag, Batangas Province, experienced the pain of not being able to fulfill his dream of being an accountant. “Napakahirap pala talagang maging isang mahirap. Nawalan na ako ng pag-asa na makapagpatuloy pa ng pag-aaral, kahit continue reading : A broken heart, a revived dream
DSWD to hand over payout of social pensions to LGUs
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will hand over the processing of payments for beneficiaries of the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens to local government units (LGUs) starting this last quarter of 2015. A total of 94 LGUs in the CALABARZON Region will be piloting this new process. Currently, the DSWD regional continue reading : DSWD to hand over payout of social pensions to LGUs
Prospective adoptive parents thank DSWD’s faster adoption process
Prospective adoptive parents in the CALABARZON Region thank the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the faster and more convenient adoption process. This is after the amendment of the Omnibus Guidelines on Domestic Adoption Process where the matching process of adoptive children to their prospective adoptive parents is now being conducted at the continue reading : Prospective adoptive parents thank DSWD’s faster adoption process
Bangladeshi researchers commend the govt’s services to young offenders
The German Development Corporation-Bangladesh Study Mission commended the services provided to children in conflict with the law (CICLs) by the Philippine government during a visit conducted in the National Training School for Boys (NTSB) in Tanay, Rizal Province last October 8, 2015. The group, composed of 16 Bangladeshi researchers, lawyers and rehabilitation specialists, studied the continue reading : Bangladeshi researchers commend the govt’s services to young offenders