RESIDENTS of Barbaza, Antique whose houses were totally damaged by typhoon Yolanda today received a total of P38.4million in Emergency Shelter Assistance. Families numbering to 1,281 received the aid at P30,000 each in the distribution conducted by DSWD regional office team headed by Cleofas Remo witnessed by Mayor Gerry Necor and Municipal Social Welfare and continue reading : Barbazenos get P38.4M shelter aid

The DSWD has released another P241.9 million more in Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) for the first three weeks of June alone. Of the amount, Janiuay received P10.7 million; Passi City, P96.3 million; San Enrique, P26.7 million; and Zarraga, P5.6 million, all in Iloilo Province. In Aklan, Kalibo got P63.4 million, Makato, P1.3 million and Lezo continue reading : DSWD releases P241.9M ESA

WHO SAYS that the elderly cannot operate an equipment? The elderly group from Laua-an, Antique who form members of the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) recently received P700,000-worth of equipment and facilities from Bottom-up Budgeting project of the national government through the DSWD. Led by Guadalupe Juayno, Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) chairperson, continue reading : Senior citizens get P700T-worth equipments

Always exposed under the scorching heat, 11-year-old Jhon Well Detablan does not mind how long he stays in the river. What excites him most are those cultured oysters that are growing so fast as months go by. “Two months from now, these oysters will be harvested soon,” he said. Jhon Well is very proud saying continue reading : Pantawid family gets livelihood aid

DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman assured Pantawid beneficiaries of the continuing help to high school students even with the implementation of the K to 12. “Hanggang hindi makakatapos yung mga anak ninyo sa high school, hindi sila maaalis sa programa (As long as your children have not yet graduated from high school, they will not be continue reading : DSWD assures aid for Pantawid high school students

PRESIDENT Benigno Simeon Aquino III cited the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the Philippine version of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT), as an effective tool in the pursuit for inclusive growth. “Ang panata natin: Walang maiiwan sa kaunlaran, nasa Luzon man, Visayas o Mindanao; bawat Pilipino, makikinabang sa tinatamasa nating pag-unlad. Hindi puwedeng aangat lang ang nasa continue reading : President Aquino cites Pantawid Pamilya program in Independence Day rites

LAUA-AN town in Antique province received earlier today (Monday, June 8) a total of P24.5 million in Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA). The amount was released to 817 families with totally damaged houses when typhoon Yolanda lashed in Panay Island and other parts of the country in November 2014. Each family received P30,000 each. “To the continue reading : Laua-an gets P24.5 shelter aid

FOUR towns in Iloilo Province will be the pilot areas of another government anti-poverty initiative. These towns include Passi, Tigbauan, Pototan, and Concepcion in Iloilo Province. The areas will be the focus of Salubungan, which falls under the Accelerated and Sustainable Anti-Poverty Program (ASAPP) of the Aquino administration. Salubungan is a public-private partnership model of continue reading : 4 Iloilo towns pilot areas for Salubungan

Imelda Pestanas, a deaf mute, with age between 49 to 52 years old, was last seen roaming around Molo District Plaza in Iloilo City. She is currently with DSWD Regional Center for Women. The Center Head, Haydee Canilla, is urging those who have information on her family and relatives and their address to contact the continue reading : Does she look familiar?