ILOILO Province bested all other provinces in the country in the 2015 GawadListahanan awards of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The province of Iloilo received a P50, 000 cash prize in the awarding ceremony in today’s awarding ceremony in Makati City. After being selected as the 2014 Provincial Category entry of Western continue reading : Iloilo wins in nat’l search for 2nd Gawad Listahanan

Roel (not his real name), 17, should be in school but has been attending weekly sessions with social workers. He is also working with his father doing painting jobs to help his family earn a living. Slowly, he has been struggling to recover from a life-changing mistake. Roel was detained in a prison facility for continue reading : DSWD, UNICEF help `Roel’ find direction

Ako po ay si Catherine Pabora, Social Worker, na nakapagtrabaho sa DSWD- UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Education Fund) sa Maayon, Capiz sa nakaraang taon. Sa aking trabaho, Natunghayan ko ang dalawang buhay na hindi ko malilimutan dahil ako mismo ay naging parte ng kanilang buhay. Kwento ito ng dalawang bata na naging biktima ng Bagyong continue reading : Buhay social worker: instrumento para sa pagbabago

AN Ilongga social worker now heads the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western Visayas. Rebecca Palma- Geamala, formerly Assistant Regional Director for Operations (ARDO), has assumed as the new regional director of the agency effective January 4, 2016. Geamala, a social worker by profession, is a native of Iloilo City. She replaced continue reading : Ilongga social worker is new DSWD6 head

When most people her age –or even younger – can hardly stand up unaided, this super “lola” from Iloilo City proves that at 82, she can still do productive activities in her community. Lola Purificacion Ursal of Brgy. Yulo Drive, Arevalo, Iloilo City may already be an octogenarian but she still opts to spend her continue reading : Grandma proves age is just a number

An enlisted member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines sit vigilantly on the top of one of the surveillance towers of Camp Martin Peralta in Jamindan, Capiz. Under his watchful eyes relies the safety of his camp and battalion from armed destabilizing forces that maybe lurking in the surroundings. His name is Technical Sergeant continue reading : Former CICL Now a Military Man

On November 8, 2013, super typhoon Yolanda destroyed the home of the Villaesters. They’ve lost almost everything to Yolanda, except for their courage, character and creativity. Their sewing machine, a major economic asset, was damaged beyond repair. They relied on relief goods given out by various international and local donors for the first three months continue reading : From rags to bags

THEY used to have no fixed income and only waited for whatever food their husbands would bring. But these 18 women now own a bakery. For Laila Sionomio, 39, of Brgy. San Francisco, Tapaz, Capiz, life has always been difficult. It has been their way of living. She is an active beneficiary of the Pantawid continue reading : Pantawid women now own a bakery

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Listahanan project, has called on the public to actively participate in the conduct of validation in line with the second round of households assessment here in Western Visayas. Ms. Fe Gencianeo , regional field coordinator of DSWD Listahanan Region VI, said they have assigned 241 continue reading : DSWD Initial list of poor posted for Validation

THE DSWD6 lauded the Iloilo City government for being friendly to the elderly. “What Iloilo City has done is commendable. They used their own resources to help the elderly,” said Judith Tanate, focal person for elderly during the recently conducted Senior Citizens Congress in Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center. According to Tanate, the city continue reading : DSWD6 lauds Iloilo City for being elderly-friendly