A total of 13,316 senior citizens from the CALABARZON Region were provided monthly subsidy by the Department of Social Welfare and Development under the program Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens for the year 2014. Under the program, the said senior citizens receive a subsidy of Php500.00 per month. The said amount is expected to continue reading : 2014 Highlights: Php79.8M provided to pensioners
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