Living along with her grandchildren, social pensioner Lydia Ponteras, 85, of Passi City is very thankful for the opportunity that she was chosen to be one of the participants in the ‘Feeding Program for Elderly’ conducted in Passi City today. Lydia said the pension she has been receiving every quarter is a big help especially continue reading : Lola is happy to be a social pensioner

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), through the validation of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), reports that four out of the five individuals arrested in a drug session in Tuba, Benguet are not minors. The report was clarified by the Crisis and Intervention Section Satellite of the Social continue reading : Individuals nabbed in a drug session in Benguet, not minors

Cases of maternal deaths in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) are increasing thus, preventing it is the advocacy of Tacda couple Rosell and Roel in Brgy. Panobolon, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras. Rosell is a Barangay Health Worker (BHW) while Roel is a Tanod Commander. The couple was blessed with three children. Both couple have good continue reading : Model family campaigns vs. maternal death

As part of the Family Week celebration, the Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 (DSWD-6) has lined-up several activities to help promote the welfare of workers and their families as a key to workplace productivity and improved worker-management relations. The Social Marketing Unit (SMU), Human Resource Development Bureau (HRDB), Family Focal together with the continue reading : DSWD-6 celebrates Family Week

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Having a child with disability makes her stagnant for many years. Leobelia Ganancial, 54, of Brgy. Nipa, Concepcion, Iloilo could not imagine how she has overcome the struggles she has been through in taking care of her handicapped girl child, who is now 14 years old and Grade 9 student of Lo-ong National High School. continue reading : Fisherfolk association produces squid ring products

Who could tell these colorful bags are made from recyclable plastic wastes? Waste pickers from Brgy. Bachao Sur, Kalibo, Aklan turned waste materials into useful bags and wallets to make a living. Women waste recyclers from the said barangay organized themselves into an Association of Women Waste Recyclers of Kalibo (AWARE-Kalibo) by the help of continue reading : Scavengers making profits out of wastes

Go healthy, go sports. The Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 (DSWD-6) through the Social Welfare Employees Association of the Philippines (SWEAP) has initiated a Basketball Tournament which was participated by the employees from the different programs. SWEAP President Daryl Alfuente said this is in one way to maintain camaraderie as well as to continue reading : DSWD-6 basketball tournament kicks off

Go healthy, go sports. The Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 (DSWD-6) through the Social Welfare Employees Association of the Philippines (SWEAP) has initiated a Basketball Tournament which was participated by the employees from the different programs. SWEAP President Daryl Alfuente said this is in one way to maintain camaraderie as well as to continue reading : DSWD-6 basketball tournament kicks off

The Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 (DSWD-6) mulls on offering ‘free’ review classes to non-eligible staff nationwide. This was confirmed by no less than Assistant Secretary for Western Visayas Hope Hervilla during a press conference held at the DSWD-6 Compound, Molo, Iloilo City recently. Hervilla said the review classes will start soon as continue reading : DSWD to offer ‘free’ review class for non-eligible staff