Eleven community volunteers from Western Visayas won in the recent 4th National Bayani Ka! awards of the Kapit- Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) of Department of Social Welfare and Development held in Cebu, City. The winners continue reading : 11 WV community volunteers win national awards

“Kung mag uran todo kag garagasa ang tubig, may natigana kami pirme nga kalat para amo ra kaptan ka mga studyante para indi sanda ma palis.” (Just so the students crossing the river would not be carried away by the current, they would have to hold on tight to a rope that we already prepared continue reading : Igpalge’s Bridge to Progress

“Kung mag bagyo, grabe gid ang amon kabalaka sa amon mga kabataan nga naga tabok pa sa gabok nga taytay para lang ka eskwela. Apang pag-abot sang Kalahi, nabuhinan na ang amon kulba kay bal-an namon nga mayo na ang ila alagyan.” (There was not a single moment that we would feel at ease, knowing continue reading : Pag Tubung-Tubung: A Kalahi-CIDSS Values Enhancement

“Ang pag-abot sang Kalahi-CIDSS ang umpisa para kanamon kang legasiya nga i-duhol namon sa amon mga kabataan kag nanda sa iba pa nga masunod kananda.” (The coming of the Kalahi-CIDSS is the start of a legacy for us, to our children, and to all the generations that will come after them.) Mylene Canatoy, daycare worker continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS Center: Starting a Legacy

Far off trails and rough terrains of Anini-y stood a small hut surrounded by lush green foliage and several native houses. The hut was made of bamboo poles tied together to support scraps of thin metal roofing with patches of nipa leaves to avoid the raindrops intruding inside whenever it rains. The walls were also continue reading : Building a Center and Molding the Future

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD FO 6), through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) released a total of P66.6 million livelihood assistance for the residents of Boracay Island. The first batch of releasing catered 1,323 SLP beneficiaries last May 31, 2018; 1,635 beneficiaries for the second batch (June 22); 891 beneficiaries for the continue reading : DSWD releases P66.6 million for livelihood assistance in Boracay

THE Department of Social Welfare Development (DSWD) Field Office VI released P7.1 million in transportation assistance to Boracay’s displaced workers. Latest records of the agency, as of 10 p.m. of May 1, 2018, the amount was received by 3,115 individuals. “I am congratulating my team for the hard work that they have done. It is continue reading : DSWD gives P7.1M in transportation aid for Boracay’s displaced workers

Being a fisherman’s son has inspired 37-year- old Ricky Parcon of Brgy. Balaring, Ivisan, Capiz to strive hard to combat poverty since fishing is the only source of family income. Ricky grew up in a household wherein making ends meet was a daily struggle. Their father’s measly income was only enough for their daily sustenance, continue reading : Ricky Parcon: A HERO Champ Municipal Link

Scarcity of water supplies along the shoreline of Brgy. Calumpang in Molo district of Iloilo City has been a long time problem of illegal settlers who are mostly beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Barangay Calumpang is part of the 25 villages in Molo district out of 180 villages in Iloilo City. It is a continue reading : 4Ps benes maintain ‘Gulayan sa Barangay’ along coastal road