A total of 764,573 children in the CALABARZON Region received health and educational support from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The said children are from the 306,197 registered household-beneficiaries in the region for the year 2014. These children, age zero to 18, are supported by the program through the continue reading : 2014 Highlights: 764,573 children supported by Pantawid Pamilya
San Antonio volunteers bag award in 1st “Bayani Ka!” Search
The volunteers of Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services-National Community Driven Development Program (KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP) in Brgy. Pulo, San Antonio, Quezon was hailed as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) national winner for group-volunteerism category during the “Bayani Ka!” awarding ceremony held at Asian Institute Management, Makati continue reading : San Antonio volunteers bag award in 1st “Bayani Ka!” Search
Modern day hero
BAPWASA President Gloria Rearte (third from left) from Brgy. Pulo, San Antonio, Quezon receives the award for their group hailed as the first national Bayani Ka! winner for group-volunteerism category during the recently conducted KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP Bayani Ka! Awarding Ceremony. Also proud with the recognition she received are San Antonio Mayor Erick Wagan and DSWD continue reading : Modern day hero
Knowing her rights, ending her pains
For a 26-year-old mother who started a family early, finally being able to afford a set of plastic table and chairs for their home is a great accomplishment already. But when she saw her property broken into pieces, it’s as if her world has broken, too. “Naaawa na kasi ako sa mga anak ko na continue reading : Knowing her rights, ending her pains
START OF A GOOD CHANGE.
Edna Villalobos, 26, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Brgy. Halayhayin in Pililla, Rizal Province, shares that she has long suffered from physical abuse at home. However, through the Family Development Sessions (FDS) she attends to as a beneficiary of the program and counseling with her husband, her sufferings have ended. Now, continue reading : START OF A GOOD CHANGE.
4,000 field workers needed for DSWD’s Listahanan in CALABARZON
The Department of Social Welfare and Development is in need of more than 4,000 field workers to work on updating the list of poor households in the CALABARZON Region. The second round of household assessment of poor households under DSWD’s Listahanan targeting system is slated to be conducted this year. The first round of the continue reading : 4,000 field workers needed for DSWD’s Listahanan in CALABARZON