A FAMILY from an Indigenous Peoples group in Antique Province is this year’s Western Visayas model family. The Calipusan family, headed by Raymundo and Teresa, who belong to the ITCA (Igdalaguit-Tribal Council Association), topped this year’s search besting all other nominees from other provinces in the Region in the DSWD Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya. continue reading : IP family wins in Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya

VALDERRAMA, Antique-Around 1,653 beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program gathered early today at the Municipal Gymnasium of Valderrama, Antique to express their voices on how the program has positively changed their lives. “Our beneficiaries are our living testimonies that the program has made positive changes in the lives of our beneficiaries particularly in sending them continue reading : 1,653 Pantawid recipients say `Kaya ko’

ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) inked on Thursday a memorandum of understanding that launched an independent fact-finding team to monitor the execution of and validate the concerns on the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) program for Typhoon Yolanda victims in Western continue reading : DSWD, DILG launch fact-finding on ‘Yolanda’ shelter aid

ANTIQUENOS recently received P5-million worth of community projects from DSWD. “We, from DSWD, are glad that funding for the community projects are now with the LGUs. This will put into reality the projects of the people in the barangays,” said Asuncion Santiago, Social Welfare Officer III. If broken down, Laua-an received P600,000 for construction of continue reading : Antiquenos get P5M worth of community projects

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already released P6.8 billion in the implementation of the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA). “We have already fully paid all families affected based on the Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Recovery Plan,” said Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre, regional director of DSWD. As of August 19, a total of P1.8 continue reading : DSWD releases P6.8B in ESA

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman vowed that the Department will find out who are responsible for abusing the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) program, and will file the appropriate criminal and administrative charges against these persons. This came after Ted Failon exposed the modus-operandi of some individuals who exploit beneficiaries of continue reading : We will file charges against individuals involved in ESA anomalies – Sec. Soliman

THE second round of enumeration under the Listahanan project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already covered 1,000,774 households. Records of DSWD Field Office VI show that these households were reached from second week of May to last week of June in house-to-house assessment. The DSWD hopes to complete its target continue reading : DSWD reaches 1M households

COMMUNITY projects implemented under the Department of Social Welfare and Development Bottom-up Budgeting program have reached P56.3 million in cost. Records of DSWD regional office shows that of the amount, P34.7 million was disbursed for Iloilo Province; Aklan, P6.3 million; Capiz, P4 million; Negros Occidental, P4 million; Antique, P3.6 million; and Guimaras, P3.5 million. BUB continue reading : Community projects reach P56.3M

I MET her three years ago. She was then clasping the hand of her son who was leaning on her in what looked to be a genuine show of protection. That time, she was listening to lectures from the National Government Agencies (NGAs) on their different programs. She was one of the participants of the continue reading : A recipient becomes a carer