ANTIQUENOS recently received P5-million worth of community projects from DSWD. “We, from DSWD, are glad that funding for the community projects are now with the LGUs. This will put into reality the projects of the people in the barangays,” said Asuncion Santiago, Social Welfare Officer III. If broken down, Laua-an received P600,000 for construction of continue reading : Antiquenos get P5M worth of community projects

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already released P6.8 billion in the implementation of the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA). “We have already fully paid all families affected based on the Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Recovery Plan,” said Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre, regional director of DSWD. As of August 19, a total of P1.8 continue reading : DSWD releases P6.8B in ESA

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman vowed that the Department will find out who are responsible for abusing the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) program, and will file the appropriate criminal and administrative charges against these persons. This came after Ted Failon exposed the modus-operandi of some individuals who exploit beneficiaries of continue reading : We will file charges against individuals involved in ESA anomalies – Sec. Soliman

THE second round of enumeration under the Listahanan project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already covered 1,000,774 households. Records of DSWD Field Office VI show that these households were reached from second week of May to last week of June in house-to-house assessment. The DSWD hopes to complete its target continue reading : DSWD reaches 1M households

COMMUNITY projects implemented under the Department of Social Welfare and Development Bottom-up Budgeting program have reached P56.3 million in cost. Records of DSWD regional office shows that of the amount, P34.7 million was disbursed for Iloilo Province; Aklan, P6.3 million; Capiz, P4 million; Negros Occidental, P4 million; Antique, P3.6 million; and Guimaras, P3.5 million. BUB continue reading : Community projects reach P56.3M

I MET her three years ago. She was then clasping the hand of her son who was leaning on her in what looked to be a genuine show of protection. That time, she was listening to lectures from the National Government Agencies (NGAs) on their different programs. She was one of the participants of the continue reading : A recipient becomes a carer

GRADUATION CEREMONIES are dreadful days for him. It has been four years since he last attended one but he still cannot forget the pain. When he graduated in elementary, not even his achievement as valedictorian, was able to erase the agony as he went home and saw his father already lying in a coffin. His continue reading : CCT beneficiary dreams of becoming an engineer

FOR many, happiness comes in the first cry of a child. For them, joy knocked at their door. Joshua, not his real name, was born as the fifth child to his biological mother Dina. But his mother was in a very difficult situation as her husband left her. She had no job and could not, continue reading : `Joshua’ brings home joy

BENEFICIARIES of the government’s Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program here in Region 6 have received a total of P10.7 billion in cash grants. Records of DSWD Regional Office 6 showed that the bulk of the amount went to beneficiaries in Negros Occidental with P3.7 billion; Iloilo, P3.2 billion; Capiz, P1.3 billion; Aklan, P1.03 billon; Antique, continue reading : CCT beneficiaries get P10.7B in WV

A TOTAL of 8,917 families from Indigenous Peoples groups in Western Visayas are being helped by the government through the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program. Records of the DSWD regional office 6 showed that 2,811 families are in Iloilo; 1,849 in Negros Occidental; 1,763 in Aklan; 1,493 in Capiz; 929 in Antique; and 72 in continue reading : 8,917 IP families get CCT in WV