ILOILO City-Following other localities in Negros Occidental, Cadiz City also pulled out from DSWD6 its relief goods allocation yesterday. It has pulled out from DSWDs warehouse a total of 12,180 food packs as it sent three trucks to get and bring the goods to Negros Occidental via roro. The DSWD has earlier vowed to complete continue reading : Cadiz City gets relief packs too
World Vision mulls partnership with DSWD
Officials of the World Vision, led by Eriko Akom, Deputy Project Manager (third from right) had a meeting of DSWD regional director Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre (seated) to discuss possible collaboration in providing assistance to Typhoon Yolanda survivors for them to bring back their lives to normal after the “super typhoon.” Also in photo are continue reading : World Vision mulls partnership with DSWD
Sagay, Escalante get food packs for Yolanda survivors
ILOILO City-Sagay and Escalante Cities yesterday sent trucks to get the relief goods intended for their constituents. Both Local Government Units sent trucks via roro. Sagay took 3,000 food packs while Escalante City received 6,038. Due to the volume of goods for hauling, the truck sent by Sagay will have to do four loadings to continue reading : Sagay, Escalante get food packs for Yolanda survivors
Job fair for Negrense held
BAGO City–A job fair was successfully held today (September 2) at Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Cultural Center, Bago City. Jointly conducted by the city government of Bago and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), a total of 737 individuals joined the activity, which carried the theme, “Address the situation of poverty, increase people’s continue reading : Job fair for Negrense held
Iloilo City gov’t thanks DSWD for Social Pension
The City Government of Iloilo expressed gratitude to the Department of Social Welfare and Development for the implementation of the Social Pension for indigent senior citizens in the city. A total of 22 senior citizens received their social pension from the DSWD through Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog during a ceremony held at City Hall continue reading : Iloilo City gov’t thanks DSWD for Social Pension
Listahanan helped us easily identify program beneficiaries–LGUs
Local social welfare and planning officers of local government units expressed appreciation to the DSWD’s Listahanan, which they said, is of big help to them especially in identifying beneficiaries of their programs and services for the poor. At present, the staff of the National Household Targeting Unit of DSWD Field Office VI are going around continue reading : Listahanan helped us easily identify program beneficiaries–LGUs
KALAHI hires 1,192 new staff
KALAHI CIDSS-National Community Driven-Development Program Orientation. The Department of Social Welfare and Development is currently conducting an orientation on the newly hired staff of KALAHI CIDSS- National Community Driven-Development Program in Western Visayas at the regional office. A total of 1,192 staff to include area coordinators, deputy area coordinators, municipal financial analysts and community facilitators continue reading : KALAHI hires 1,192 new staff
Press statement: We never stopped working for the survivors and we will continue to do so
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VI, in partnership with Local Government Units, has been helping survivors of typhoon Yolanda in Western Visayas since it struck the region on November 8, 2013. In fact, even before typhoon Yolanda made a landfall in Western Visayas, the DSWD has prepositioned a total of continue reading : Press statement: We never stopped working for the survivors and we will continue to do so
P470.5-M for Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VI (DSWD6) is releasing more than P470.5 million for its 313,133 beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The bulk of the amount will be released in Negros Occidental with more than P179 million for its 122,343 beneficiaries. Iloilo has 136.5 million; Capiz with P57.2 million; Antique continue reading : P470.5-M for Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries
`I will be a policeman someday’
BINGAWAN, Iloilo-Barely three feet in height, he was noticeable among the crowd of people inside the town’s gymnasium that day. Clad in a blue t-shirt, he looked innocent at why people were so busy moving from one table to another. He was seven-year-old JB Falces of Brgy. Ngingi-an in this town in Central Panay. He continue reading : `I will be a policeman someday’