Forty two (42) mothers, who are members of the Dumagat tribe in Brgy. San Jose in Antipolo City in Rizal Province, underwent tribal health worker training initiated by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in partnership with the local government unit of the said city. These mothers, who are also beneficiaries of the continue reading : Dumagat mothers learn about health and nutrition, prepare to become health workers
DSWD, Costales Nature Farms to provide organic agri opportunities to beneficiaries
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has recently inked partnership with Costales Nature Farms for the introduction of organic agriculture to the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in the CALABARZON Region. This is through the DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). The Costales Nature Farms, located in Majayjay town in Laguna Province, continue reading : DSWD, Costales Nature Farms to provide organic agri opportunities to beneficiaries
Preparing a better community for the children
At the age of 20, Marilyn Dequilla has already decided to settle down and build a family of her own. Now at 23, though she and her husband have not been blessed with children yet, she is confident that she has done something today to better raise their would-be children. For her, being exposed to continue reading : Preparing a better community for the children
Local residents in Quezon assess their Kalahi-CIDSS projects
Community volunteers, barangay officials and local organizations in the 615 barangays implementing the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) program in Quezon Province are currently undergoing performance assessment in the program implementation in their respective areas. This is through a Barangay Accountability Reporting, which is led by the Department continue reading : Local residents in Quezon assess their Kalahi-CIDSS projects
Beneficiaries call for continuous implementation of the Pantawid Pamilya program
Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Rizal Province call for the continuous implementation of the program even after the change of the administration this coming 2016. Beneficiaries rally for this during the forum conducted by the University of Rizal System (URS) last August 18 in Morong, Rizal. Beneficiaries who attended the said forum continue reading : Beneficiaries call for continuous implementation of the Pantawid Pamilya program
DSWD, LGU’s convergence of programs promote community-led total sanitation in Agdangan
Four barangays in Agdangan, Quezon Province are now validated to have zero open defecation cases after the implementation of convergence programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Health (DOH), World Bank, and the local government unit (LGU) of Agdangan. This convergence of services, which uses the Community-Led Total Sanitation approach, continue reading : DSWD, LGU’s convergence of programs promote community-led total sanitation in Agdangan