For decades, flooding and impassable road has been a perennial problem in Barangay Calapawan, Panay, Capiz. It was a long dream of the community to dredge and clean the Calapawan creek and rehabilitate the farm to market road of the barangay. Water overflows in the creek during heavy rains and high tide. While, the unpaved continue reading : Making Dreams Come True

THE Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program has reaped its gains as one of its beneficiaries graduated magna cum laude at West Visayas State University-Calinog campus in Iloilo. Jomalyn Lucena graduated on top of her class taking up Bachelor of Science in Agriculture under the College of Agriculture and Forestry. No less than Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman continue reading : CCT yields magna cum laude

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THE head of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VI yesterday told women to be a “light to their family and community.” “Women, be the light to your family and community. As woman, you should be able to radiate goodness to your spouse, to your children and to your community,” said continue reading : DSWD to women: `be a light’

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Region VI KALAHI CIDSS has again turned over another sub project implemented in Brgy. Cordova Norte, Tigbauan, Iloilo recently. DSWD OIC-Regional Director Rebecca P. Geamala headed the ceremony in the said barangay with the community and some LGU officials. “ These volunteers are truly our unsung heroes, they continue reading : DSWD KC -Volunteers recognized

Twenty-five women from Indigenous People (IP) group in Geographically Isolated and Depressed Areas (GIDA) in Laua-an, Antique are now generating income from dressmaking. This after these 25 women underwent a nine-day livelihood skills training on sewing recently. IP focal person Don Sasu said these Pantawid beneficiaries were taught sewing techniques and basic business practices. “We continue reading : 25 IP women engage in dressmaking

Supertyphoon “Yolanda” on November 8, 2013 devastated communities and left hundreds of thousands of families homeless. But for a farming family in Tapaz town in Capiz province, the calamity was also a test of their faith in life and in each other. After their house was destroyed, the family members had to separate in order continue reading : Opportunity

Do you know of children complaining because they are pressured to study more? Well, they should meet Ryan. Ryan Jay Soriano, 17 years old, is the eldest among his six siblings. He is currently enrolled at Iloilo City National High School as (ICNHS) as a grade 10 student. At a very early age, he felt continue reading : Ryan: poverty is not forever

Flood has been the usual antagonist of all their dreams in Brgy. Calapawan, Roxas City. Residents of the said barangay mostly claimed that they could not plant anything directly into the soil because every rainy season, their place is submerged in flood. A resident, Ma. Theresa Malasa, 35, said one reason of flood in their continue reading : CCT mom volunteers in community

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Region VI through the KALAHI-CIDDSS Sub- Project Implementation turned over the Barangay Health center in Barangay Guinobatan, Leganes, Iloilo. “Maliwanag na kung ang tao ay aktibong nakikilahok at nakikialam sa mga kailangang bigyang solusyon sa komunidad, mayroong solusyon na nangyayari,” said Secretary Corazon Soliman who graced the turn-over continue reading : Soliman turns over health center to community