DSWD IV-A Regional Director Leticia T. Diokno stresses the value of the hard work and diligence of every Filipino family before a crowd of more than 5,000 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program celebrating the National Family Day in Dasmariñas City, Cavite. She also commends the positive changes being seen in the lives of continue reading : CELEBRATION OF FAMILIES, CELEBRATION OF CHANGE.
HELPING FARMERS IN THE LOCALITY.
Estrella Atienza, 40, of Brgy. Poblacion in San Francisco, Quezon Province, encourages beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino and Sustainable Livelihood programs of DSWD to sell their ubi harvests to the Sagisag ng SEA-K Association where she is the project manager. The association buys ubi crops from poor farmers across the locality at only a continue reading : HELPING FARMERS IN THE LOCALITY.
Surviving with twenty pesos
A housewife’s journey to improving her family and others, too With twenty pesos to budget for her four children for a few weeks at a time, 40-year-old Estrella Atienza never thought that she’ll finally taste a better life. Estrella, a resident of Brgy. Poblacion in San Francisco, Quezon Province, cannot forget the agony of continue reading : Surviving with twenty pesos
20,775 TS Mario affected families served in CALABARZON
The Department of Social Welfare and Development, through its Field Office in the CALABARZON Region, had provided a total of Php2,725,432.00 worth of relief goods to 20,775 families affected by Tropical Storm Mario in the Region. The said assistance were provided during the 3-day disaster response and monitoring conducted by the Field Office to the continue reading : 20,775 TS Mario affected families served in CALABARZON
Php2M worth of relief goods provided to TS Mario affected families in CALABARZON
The Department of Social Welfare and Development had provided a total of Php2,022,121.00 worth of relief goods to 16,387 families affected by Typhoon Mario in the CALABARZON Region alone, as of 10 AM of September 20, 2014. The said affected families are from the provinces of Rizal, Cavite, Laguna and Batangas, particularly in the low-lying, continue reading : Php2M worth of relief goods provided to TS Mario affected families in CALABARZON
1,762 families in Rizal evacuated due to Typhoon Mario
As of 12 noon of September 19, 2014, a total of 1,762 families in the Municipalities of San Mateo and Rodriguez in Rizal Province had been evacuated as a pre-emptive measure to the possible effects of Typhoon Mario that include incidents of flooding and landslide. Based on the monitoring of the Quick Response Team of continue reading : 1,762 families in Rizal evacuated due to Typhoon Mario