The Department of Social Welfare Field Office VI led the observance of the 17th Cerebral Palsy Awareness and Protection Week in Western Visayas. To mark the event, the agency conducted a symposium on Cerebral Palsy together with the Association of Persons with Cerebral Palsy (APCP), Regional Council for Disability Affairs (RCDA), Philhealth, Department of Health continue reading : DSWD 6 leads observance of cerebral palsy awareness week
A widow with a small hog raising business unexpectedly changed her life through the assistance of the Sustainable Livelihood Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-SLP). Fifty-nine-year-old Lucia Balidio Curises from Brgy. Nagustan, Nabas, Aklan lost her husband in 2013 and had to raise his seven children alone. With her small hog continue reading : Giving up was never her option
“Salamat sa SLP sa malaking tulong sa aming taga bundok. Nabigyan kami ng oportunidad na magkaroon ng mapagkakakitaan at nakakapagbigay din ng trabaho sa mga myembro” – Nelly F. Casiple, President – CALIVA Ang Cahigon Livelihood Association o CALIVA ay isang asosasyong pinondohan ng DSWD Sustainable Livelihood Program noong taong 2019. Ang asosasyon ay may continue reading : Masarap na tinapay daan patungo sa tagumpay: Kwento ng PagSibol ng CALIVA
DSWD 6 Listahanan conducts Validation Training for Area Supervisors in Negros Occidental, here in Nature’s Village Resort, Talisay City, recently. The said Area Supervisors will be handling grievances during the Listahanan validation phase. Techniques and strategies in resolving complaints are among the topics highlighted during the training. Likewise, simulation exercises are given to test their continue reading : DSWD 6 Listahanan conducts Validation Training for Area Supervisors in Negros Occidental
In a mountainous barangay of Igbarabatuan previously called Brgy. Milagrosa in the Municipality of Anini-y, there lives Nanay Mary. Visitacion Galino Saim, 64 years old, fondly called in her community as “Nanay Mary,” is a very industrious wife to her husband. Nanay Mary is married to Tatay Jose, 67 years old and a mother of continue reading : Nanay Mary: `Sa Laswa May Kwarta’
It was only last night when Jennifer Fernandez received her beneficiary reference number (BRN) for her second tranche of social amelioration program (SAP) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). This morning, the 44-year old mother from Barangay Ticud, Lapaz, Iloilo City, immediately claimed her P6,000 SAP assistance thru digital payment. Without hassle, continue reading : DSWD 6 continues SAP distribution via digital payout
AROUND 100 beneficiaries coming from different programs of DSWD have availed of SM Foundation’s training program for farmers. The program, called Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan, was launched early today through an Orientation for beneficiaries held in Brgy. Balcon Maravilla, Jordan, Guimaras. The beneficiaries are a mix of those receiving assistance continue reading : 100 DSWD beneficiaries avail SM’s Farmers’ Training Program
SOME say their faith guided them out of drug addiction. Others say they had to undergo rehabilitation program with support from their families. For 214 persons who used illegal drugs, one way of finding their way out is through volunteerism. As of this writing, Persons Who Used Drugs (PWUDS) have signified their intent to join continue reading : Former drug users find way out through volunteerism
Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre, regional director of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-6) wants to intensify lectures on disaster preparedness in the Family Development Session (FDS) of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The proposal came after four deaths were recorded at the evacuation centers in Iloilo during the preemptive evacuation due to Typhoon Ruby continue reading : DSWD: intensified disaster preparedness in FDS
TAPAZ, CAPIZ—Ninety-four year-old Noveliches Gloria was misty-eyed as her frail and shaking hands tapped the DSWD worker’s arm as her sign of gratefulness for the P30,000.00 emergency shelter assistance she is about to receive. “Salamat, salamat, salamat. (Thank you, thank you, thank you),” she said while her wrinkled face and lips flashes a pleasant smile. continue reading : P9.5M released as shelter aid to Tapaz ‘Yolanda’ survivors