THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reminded parents to give children time to play. “When I was a child, I remember how my parents allowed me to play while others were restrained. Play is important for children,” said Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre, regional director of DSWD Region 6, during the Children’s Congress continue reading : DSWD6: give children time to play
DSWD releases P11.9B for Yolanda survivors
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released P11.9 billion for survivors of typhoon Yolanda in Western Visayas. Records of the agency shows that programs like Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA), Core Shelter Assistance Program (CSAP), Cash for Work, Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), Bottom-up Budgeting and KapitBisig Laban saKahirapan-National Community Driven Development Project (Kalahi-NCDDP) continue reading : DSWD releases P11.9B for Yolanda survivors
Ericka: a child volunteer in her community
Every child has a dream. Since she was a little kid, Ericka Rose Monteclaro has dreamt to be a teacher. Now that she is already in high school, she is closer to her ambition because of her perseverance to put her vision into reality. Ericka’s admiration to her teachers is making her more determined so continue reading : Ericka: a child volunteer in her community
Judges meet to provide adoptive homes to children
JUDGES in family courts recently gathered to fast track adoption cases. “We will be able to map out the best practices in adoption and we should be able to cut off the process of adoption without sacrificing the law,” said by Regional Director Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre of DSWD during the Focus Group Discussion titled, continue reading : Judges meet to provide adoptive homes to children
From being unemployed to call center agents
THEY used to be unemployed. Now, they work as call center agents. Life for 10 Negrense took a twist recently when they landed jobs as Customer Service Representatives of Panasiatic Solutions, Incorporated, Teleperformance Incorporated and Telequest Incorporated. They were identified as Mary Ann Apdo, 18 years old, of Minoyan, Valladolid; Desiree Barot, 22, of Minoyan, continue reading : From being unemployed to call center agents
More elderly now receive social pension
MORE elderly are now receiving their social pension. “Our beneficiaries have increased in number,” said Judith Tanate, focal person of Social Pension at DSWD Field Office VI. Tanate said Western Visayas now has 67,499 indigent pensioners if compared to around 34,000 beneficiaries last year. If broken down, Iloilo has 23,552 pensioners; Negros Occidental, 15,643; Capiz, continue reading : More elderly now receive social pension
JJWC to parents: spend more time with children
THE Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council yesterday called on parents to spend more time with their children. “We urge parents to spend more time to bond with their children to lessen the number of children in conflict with the law (CICL),” said Katherine Joy Lamprea of the Juvenile Justice Welfare Council, an attached agency of continue reading : JJWC to parents: spend more time with children
DSWD-6 calls LGUs to join the 2nd GawadListahanan
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VI will again recognize the Local Government Units (LGUs) for providing services to the Listahanan-identified poor families through the 2ndGawadListahanan. GawadListahanan is an award conferred to local government units (LGUs) that have registered the most number of beneficiaires of their locally-funded programs using the Listahanan continue reading : DSWD-6 calls LGUs to join the 2nd GawadListahanan
Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries prove change is possible
By Jeric Ryan T. Belargo CALATRAVA, Negros Occidental-Beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program here have proven that changing their lives for the better is possible. Just recently, a total of 100 of them graduated from four courses such as Food Processing, Dressmaking, Small Engine Repair and Consumer Electronics Servicing NC II. Pantawid Pamilya, also known continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries prove change is possible
WV model family gets national award
WESTERN VISAYAS model family who belongs to Indigenous People (IP) community bagged a national award. in Antique Province is this year’s 1st Runner-up in the National Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya. The Calipusan family, headed by Raymundo and Teresa, who belong to the ITCA (Igdalaguit-Tribal Council Association), was first runner-up in the Search for Huwarang continue reading : WV model family gets national award