DSWD to feed 198,360 children in WV THE Department of Social Welfare and Development will be feeding a total of 198,360 pre-schoolers enrolled in day care centers in Western Visayas. Records of DSWD6 showed that the beneficiaries include children in Negros Occidental numbering to 76,842; Iloilo, 62.645; Antique, 21,724; Capiz, 18,486; Aklan, 14,015; and Guimaras, continue reading : DSWD to feed 198,360 children in WV

By May Grecia-Rago, DSWD Regional Information Officer HE wore a loose grey shirt and a tranquil face while sitting on a wooden stage set for the formal turn-over of houses that was about to happen in Brgy. Pawa, Panay, Capiz. When I asked him where his house is, he pointed me to the rightmost shelter, continue reading : UN-Habitat, DSWD reap gains in Panay Island

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be releasing a total of P404.9 million for the social pension of elderly in Western Visayas. Records of DSWD show that the highest chunk will go to Iloilo Province with P141.3 million; Negros Occidental, P93.8 million; Capiz, P54.7 million; Aklan, P51.3 million; Antique, P48.7 million and continue reading : DSWD to release P404M for elderly pension

The seven sub-projects project funded under the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), formerly AusAID for the implementation of Kalahi-CIDSS- DFAT projects in the town of Lemery are all functional. In 2013, Lemery received a grant of P8.7 million from DFAT, formerly AusAID for the implementation of Kalahi-CIDSS- DFAT projects. The grant was used continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS projects in Lemery functional

THE DSWD has recently disclosed that more senior citizens will be benefiting from the Social Pension program. Judith Tanate-Barredo, focal person on Social Pension and the Elderly Sector, said that the program will cater to elderly indigents with age 65 and above this year. “While we only gave social pension to those indigent elderly 77 continue reading : More elderly to be covered by Social Pension

DSWD NEEDS YOU. The DSWD Field Office VI needs more than 600 encoders for Listahanan. Listahanan is a database of who and where the poor are in the country. Qualified are those who have at least two years in college and know how to use a computer. Applicants should bring an application letter and resume continue reading : DSWD needs you

RESIDENTS of Barbaza, Antique whose houses were totally damaged by typhoon Yolanda today received a total of P38.4million in Emergency Shelter Assistance. Families numbering to 1,281 received the aid at P30,000 each in the distribution conducted by DSWD regional office team headed by Cleofas Remo witnessed by Mayor Gerry Necor and Municipal Social Welfare and continue reading : Barbazenos get P38.4M shelter aid

The DSWD has released another P241.9 million more in Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) for the first three weeks of June alone. Of the amount, Janiuay received P10.7 million; Passi City, P96.3 million; San Enrique, P26.7 million; and Zarraga, P5.6 million, all in Iloilo Province. In Aklan, Kalibo got P63.4 million, Makato, P1.3 million and Lezo continue reading : DSWD releases P241.9M ESA

WHO SAYS that the elderly cannot operate an equipment? The elderly group from Laua-an, Antique who form members of the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) recently received P700,000-worth of equipment and facilities from Bottom-up Budgeting project of the national government through the DSWD. Led by Guadalupe Juayno, Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) chairperson, continue reading : Senior citizens get P700T-worth equipments

Always exposed under the scorching heat, 11-year-old Jhon Well Detablan does not mind how long he stays in the river. What excites him most are those cultured oysters that are growing so fast as months go by. “Two months from now, these oysters will be harvested soon,” he said. Jhon Well is very proud saying continue reading : Pantawid family gets livelihood aid