THEY used to be unemployed. Now, they work as call center agents. Life for 10 Negrense took a twist recently when they landed jobs as Customer Service Representatives of Panasiatic Solutions, Incorporated, Teleperformance Incorporated and Telequest Incorporated. They were identified as Mary Ann Apdo, 18 years old, of Minoyan, Valladolid; Desiree Barot, 22, of Minoyan, continue reading : From being unemployed to call center agents
More elderly now receive social pension
MORE elderly are now receiving their social pension. “Our beneficiaries have increased in number,” said Judith Tanate, focal person of Social Pension at DSWD Field Office VI. Tanate said Western Visayas now has 67,499 indigent pensioners if compared to around 34,000 beneficiaries last year. If broken down, Iloilo has 23,552 pensioners; Negros Occidental, 15,643; Capiz, continue reading : More elderly now receive social pension
JJWC to parents: spend more time with children
THE Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council yesterday called on parents to spend more time with their children. “We urge parents to spend more time to bond with their children to lessen the number of children in conflict with the law (CICL),” said Katherine Joy Lamprea of the Juvenile Justice Welfare Council, an attached agency of continue reading : JJWC to parents: spend more time with children
DSWD-6 calls LGUs to join the 2nd GawadListahanan
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VI will again recognize the Local Government Units (LGUs) for providing services to the Listahanan-identified poor families through the 2ndGawadListahanan. GawadListahanan is an award conferred to local government units (LGUs) that have registered the most number of beneficiaires of their locally-funded programs using the Listahanan continue reading : DSWD-6 calls LGUs to join the 2nd GawadListahanan
Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries prove change is possible
By Jeric Ryan T. Belargo CALATRAVA, Negros Occidental-Beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program here have proven that changing their lives for the better is possible. Just recently, a total of 100 of them graduated from four courses such as Food Processing, Dressmaking, Small Engine Repair and Consumer Electronics Servicing NC II. Pantawid Pamilya, also known continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries prove change is possible
WV model family gets national award
WESTERN VISAYAS model family who belongs to Indigenous People (IP) community bagged a national award. in Antique Province is this year’s 1st Runner-up in the National Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya. The Calipusan family, headed by Raymundo and Teresa, who belong to the ITCA (Igdalaguit-Tribal Council Association), was first runner-up in the Search for Huwarang continue reading : WV model family gets national award
DSWD6 holds Search for 2015 exemplary Pantawid Pamilya children
The DSWD6 held yesterday the Search for Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya children in the regional level. Eight participants who are winners from their respective provinces including two Highly Urbanized Cities (HUCs) of Iloilo and Bacolod joined the search in Iloilo City. “This time, we are reaping the gains of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. We now see continue reading : DSWD6 holds Search for 2015 exemplary Pantawid Pamilya children
IP family wins in Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya
A FAMILY from an Indigenous Peoples group in Antique Province is this year’s Western Visayas model family. The Calipusan family, headed by Raymundo and Teresa, who belong to the ITCA (Igdalaguit-Tribal Council Association), topped this year’s search besting all other nominees from other provinces in the Region in the DSWD Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya. continue reading : IP family wins in Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya
1,653 Pantawid recipients say `Kaya ko’
VALDERRAMA, Antique-Around 1,653 beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program gathered early today at the Municipal Gymnasium of Valderrama, Antique to express their voices on how the program has positively changed their lives. “Our beneficiaries are our living testimonies that the program has made positive changes in the lives of our beneficiaries particularly in sending them continue reading : 1,653 Pantawid recipients say `Kaya ko’
DSWD, DILG launch fact-finding on ‘Yolanda’ shelter aid
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) inked on Thursday a memorandum of understanding that launched an independent fact-finding team to monitor the execution of and validate the concerns on the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) program for Typhoon Yolanda victims in Western continue reading : DSWD, DILG launch fact-finding on ‘Yolanda’ shelter aid