A TOTAL of 78,706 elderly will be getting social pension. Based on records of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 6, this is way higher than the senior citizens reached last year. “We are glad to tell the people in the region that we will be able to reach more elderly. continue reading : 78,706 elderly to get social pension

The Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program, locally known as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), contributes to the local economy and benefits all members of the communities involved. Jean Lee Patindol, economics professor at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City, in an “Economic Terms and Trends” lecture at the Philippine Information Agency-sponsored continue reading : Economics Professor: CCT contributes to local economy

THE families affected by El Nino received P5.5 million-worth of food packs. Records of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 6 shows that a total of 15,292 food packs were distributeed to10,992 families. “We have been responding to victims of El Nino since the last quarter of 2015. We also assure continue reading : El Nino affected families get P5M-worth food packs

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 6 assured the public that is has more than enough stockpile to respond to El Nino victims. “We have a 50-000 stockpile of food packs ready to augment the Local Government Units (LGUs) ,” said Rebecca P. Geamala, regional director. Geamala has activated earlier the continue reading : DSWD6: stockpile sufficient for El Nino victims

Supertyphoon “Yolanda” destroyed houses, ravaged livelihoods and shattered the lives of hundreds of thousands of victims. But for some, like the Obligar family of Carles town in Iloilo, the calamity also opened doors and brought opportunities. Amalia and Niel have been married for 25 years and blessed with seven children. But for the past 17 continue reading : 17 YEARS OF WANDERING

WESTERN Visayas is getting a P374 million-worth feeding program. The amount will be spent for the implementation of Supplementary Feeding program for three to five years old children enrolled in day care service. If distributed, Iloilo will get P118.4 million; Antique, P41 million; Capiz, P34.9 million; Aklan, P26.4 million; and Guimaras, P8.7 million. The amount continue reading : WV gets P374M-worth feeding program

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 6 released a total of P19.4 million assistance in Western Visayas. The amount was disbursed in form of medical, burial and educational assistance in the first quarter of the year. “It is the Local Government Units (LGUs) which must be able to respond first to continue reading : DSWD6 releases P19.4M aid

THE town of San Dionisio will be getting P8.2 million in Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA). This was assured by DSWD Field Office 6 regional director Rebecca Geamala who personally talked to representatives of the different barangays of the town who flocked at the agency compound early Monday asking for clarification as to when will the continue reading : San Dionisio to get P8.2M shelter aid

The Department of Social Welfare and Development recently inaugurated a P3-million Kalahi-CIDSS projects in Anini-y, Antique. DSWD-6 Director Rebecca Geamala led the inauguration of 1.2 x 76 linear meters hanging bridge and foot path at Barangay Igpalge. Geamala recognized the cooperation among the community volunteers, local government unit and barangay local government unit that resulted continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS inaugurates P3-M projects in Anini-y

A total of 145 beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the government of the Philippine’s version of the Conditional Cash Transfer, are now new leaders. They have completed the Capability Building Level 1 handled by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VI- Institutional Development Division which focused on leadership. These newly-trained parent continue reading : 145 CCT beneficiaries now new leaders