The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Listahanan program, has listed a total of 252, 584 poor households in Region 6. This was presented during the Listahanan Launching which was held recently. Out of the 252, 584 households identified as poor in Western Visayas; 128,498 households are identified in Iloilo; 43,147 in continue reading : 252, 584 households in Western Visayas are poor

She was just like other married women. She stayed at home and attended to the needs of her husband and children. Her husband worked as a television technician with a daily income P300. That was the life of Mylieh Solidio Centina, 50 years of age and a resident of Molo Iloilo City four years back. continue reading : From a plain housewife to being a cook

Beyond receiving the amount of P500 monthly stipend to augment the daily subsistence and other medical needs of indigent senior citizens of Social Pension Program are the tangible smiles in the hearts of our beneficiaries which are incomparable, priceless and a beacon of hope and inspiration. Their smiles are the manifestation of how thankful they continue reading : Captivated by Social Pensioners’ smiles

Five Non-Government Agencies received their Certificate of Registration and Registration Certificate and License to Operate after renewing their engagement to the Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 (DSWD-6) every three years. During today’s flag raising ceremony, Regional Director Rebecca Geamala has personally handed in their certificates based on its category. Among these organizations were continue reading : 5 agencies renew ‘partnership’ with DSWD-6

The Regional Social Pension Unit of DSWD FO VI reached out the areas of Caluya, Antique to deliver monthly stipend of 406 beneficiaries for the 2nd quarter of 2016. Leopoldo Andres , 78 years old of Brgy. Alegria, Sitio Bigo, Semirara, Caluya, Antique receives his stipend as support to his daily needs./dswd/felixtgervaciojr

Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) children beneficiaries in Child Development Center in Iloilo Province are taught of proper table manners and hand washing./dswd6/Girl Ley S. Cabailo-Arroyo

Joy overflows as one of our beneficiary receives her monthly stipend amounting to P1,500 in Caluya, Antique with a total of 406 beneficiaries for the 2nd quarter of 2016./dswd6/HarrietteGildyThereseYatar

A newly constructed Community Production Center with amenities with a total project cost of P3-Million, and Crisis Center with a total project cost of P2.8-Million both are latest project at the Municipality of Concepcion, Iloilo funded under DSWD FO VI Bottom-Up Budgeting. /dswdfo6/Percival L Agsam

One hundred twenty SLP beneficiaries graduate from Shielded Metal Arc Welding NC II course in Sigma,Capiz on July 19, 2016.The SLP implements project to augment income sources of its participants either through micro-enterprise development or employment facilitation./dswd6/Maurice Caban

The DSWD has conducted continuous trainings for its staff. For this year, two batches were already conducted for Social Welfare Assistants numbering to around 100. (Photo shows one of the trainings conducted for the staff)