We have to give a human face to the statistics (Usec. Florita Villar,DSWD) DSWD #DSWDMayMalasakit
NEDA to use Listahanan
We’ll use Listahanan in Regional Development Plan (Yvette Batacandolo, NEDA6) DSWD #DSWDMayMalasakit
Fisherfolk association produces squid ring products
Having a child with disability makes her stagnant for many years. Leobelia Ganancial, 54, of Brgy. Nipa, Concepcion, Iloilo could not imagine how she has overcome the struggles she has been through in taking care of her handicapped girl child, who is now 14 years old and Grade 9 student of Lo-ong National High School. continue reading : Fisherfolk association produces squid ring products
Scavengers making profits out of wastes
Who could tell these colorful bags are made from recyclable plastic wastes? Waste pickers from Brgy. Bachao Sur, Kalibo, Aklan turned waste materials into useful bags and wallets to make a living. Women waste recyclers from the said barangay organized themselves into an Association of Women Waste Recyclers of Kalibo (AWARE-Kalibo) by the help of continue reading : Scavengers making profits out of wastes
DSWD 6 launches Listahanan database
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Region VI recently launched its database of poor households. Dubbed Listahanan, also known as National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction or NHTS-PR, the database is a comprehensive record of households that gives a name and a face to the poor. The launching of the database, with the continue reading : DSWD 6 launches Listahanan database
252, 584 households in Western Visayas are poor
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Listahanan program, has listed a total of 252, 584 poor households in Region 6. This was presented during the Listahanan Launching which was held recently. Out of the 252, 584 households identified as poor in Western Visayas; 128,498 households are identified in Iloilo; 43,147 in continue reading : 252, 584 households in Western Visayas are poor
From a plain housewife to being a cook
She was just like other married women. She stayed at home and attended to the needs of her husband and children. Her husband worked as a television technician with a daily income P300. That was the life of Mylieh Solidio Centina, 50 years of age and a resident of Molo Iloilo City four years back. continue reading : From a plain housewife to being a cook
DSWD-6 basketball tournament kicks off
Go healthy, go sports. The Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 (DSWD-6) through the Social Welfare Employees Association of the Philippines (SWEAP) has initiated a Basketball Tournament which was participated by the employees from the different programs. SWEAP President Daryl Alfuente said this is in one way to maintain camaraderie as well as to continue reading : DSWD-6 basketball tournament kicks off
DSWD-6 basketball tournament kicks off
Go healthy, go sports. The Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 (DSWD-6) through the Social Welfare Employees Association of the Philippines (SWEAP) has initiated a Basketball Tournament which was participated by the employees from the different programs. SWEAP President Daryl Alfuente said this is in one way to maintain camaraderie as well as to continue reading : DSWD-6 basketball tournament kicks off
DSWD to offer ‘free’ review class for non-eligible staff
The Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 (DSWD-6) mulls on offering ‘free’ review classes to non-eligible staff nationwide. This was confirmed by no less than Assistant Secretary for Western Visayas Hope Hervilla during a press conference held at the DSWD-6 Compound, Molo, Iloilo City recently. Hervilla said the review classes will start soon as continue reading : DSWD to offer ‘free’ review class for non-eligible staff