ILOILO City-Following other localities in Negros Occidental, Cadiz City also pulled out from DSWD6 its relief goods allocation yesterday. It has pulled out from DSWDs warehouse a total of 12,180 food packs as it sent three trucks to get and bring the goods to Negros Occidental via roro. The DSWD has earlier vowed to complete continue reading : Cadiz City gets relief packs too
Sagay, Escalante get food packs for Yolanda survivors
ILOILO City-Sagay and Escalante Cities yesterday sent trucks to get the relief goods intended for their constituents. Both Local Government Units sent trucks via roro. Sagay took 3,000 food packs while Escalante City received 6,038. Due to the volume of goods for hauling, the truck sent by Sagay will have to do four loadings to continue reading : Sagay, Escalante get food packs for Yolanda survivors
Press statement: We never stopped working for the survivors and we will continue to do so
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VI, in partnership with Local Government Units, has been helping survivors of typhoon Yolanda in Western Visayas since it struck the region on November 8, 2013. In fact, even before typhoon Yolanda made a landfall in Western Visayas, the DSWD has prepositioned a total of continue reading : Press statement: We never stopped working for the survivors and we will continue to do so
`I will be a policeman someday’
BINGAWAN, Iloilo-Barely three feet in height, he was noticeable among the crowd of people inside the town’s gymnasium that day. Clad in a blue t-shirt, he looked innocent at why people were so busy moving from one table to another. He was seven-year-old JB Falces of Brgy. Ngingi-an in this town in Central Panay. He continue reading : `I will be a policeman someday’
DSWD6 releases P3.2M livelihood assistance for hardest hit Yolanda towns
ILOILO-The DSWD6 here released P3.2 million worth of livelihood assistance to six hard-hit Yolanda towns. The amount is part of the donations received by the agency. If broken down, a total of P369,050 was disbursed for Balasan; P662,400 for Carles; P719,518 for Ajuy; P379,195 for Lemery; P428,000 for Concepcion and P693,590 for Estancia. Total beneficiaries continue reading : DSWD6 releases P3.2M livelihood assistance for hardest hit Yolanda towns
A second chance for `Grace’
Childhood years are mostly remembered to be filled with love and protection. Rich or poor, attachment of children to parents brings joy. From simple kiss to hugs and lavish gifts, depending on the status of the family, younger years have always made a bank of good memories among children. But this is not the case continue reading : A second chance for `Grace’
RCDA, OPDA lauds PWD-friendly establishments
THE Regional Council on Disability Affairs (RCDA) composed of National Government Agencies lauded five establishments recently for being “PWD (Persons with Disability) friendly.” Commended were Iloilo Supermart-Atrium branch, Iloilo City Government, Association of Disabled Persons Incorporated Canteen, Decos Lapaz Batchoy-Valeria, Robinsons Mall and SM City Iloilo. “The first four businesses have employees who are PWDs. continue reading : RCDA, OPDA lauds PWD-friendly establishments
P10M-evacuation center soon to rise in Iloilo
OTON, Iloilo-A P10 million-worth evacuation center will soon rise in Barangay Tagbac Sur here as a disaster preparedness measure. A groundbreaking ceremony, graced by members of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council composed of the Office of Civil Defense, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG),National Economic continue reading : P10M-evacuation center soon to rise in Iloilo
Women Friendly Space lessens gambling cases
ROXAS City-After typhoon Yolanda, a usual scenario in Barangay Punta Cogon herewere women playing tong its, bingo and bog-oy. These past months, however, most of them have stopped engaging in these gambling games. Tong-its is a local card game while both bingo and bog-oy are both betting games using dice and shells. The reduced number continue reading : Women Friendly Space lessens gambling cases
IRC, UNFPA prepare social workers for women-friendly disaster response
ILOILO City-The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the United Nations Population Fund is preparing social workers to implement women-friendly disaster response. The two organizations recently trained DSWD workers on the execution of a Women Friendly Space (WFS). IRC shouldered the expenses during the training while UNFPA provided the resource person. The WFS is a facility continue reading : IRC, UNFPA prepare social workers for women-friendly disaster response