AKLAN — A total of P1.4 million was released to 548 beneficiaries of Modified Conditional Cash Transfer for Indigenous Peoples (MCCT-IPs) under the Cash for Work (CFW) program in Madalag, Aklan. The CFW program includes clearing and brushing of barangay roads, canal and pathways with minimum wage rate of P323.50/day for eight days only. According continue reading : DSWD releases 1.4M for MCCT-IPs
4Ps kids receive early Xmas gifts
CULASI, Antique — Around 100 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries from Mararison Island in Culasi, Antique received new slippers and bags from DSWD and SM City Foundation on Saturday (October 13). Recipients were mostly children who are members of the Mararison Island Children’s Choir (MICC) which is managed by Joeryl Amaro. The gift-giving activity was part of continue reading : 4Ps kids receive early Xmas gifts
11 WV community volunteers win national awards
Eleven community volunteers from Western Visayas won in the recent 4th National Bayani Ka! awards of the Kapit- Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) of Department of Social Welfare and Development held in Cebu, City. The winners continue reading : 11 WV community volunteers win national awards
90-year-old grandpa is the oldest ALS passer in W.V
GUIMARAS – My grandfather, Jose Gandecela, who we dearly call “Tatay Jose”, is 90 years old from Nueva Valencia, Guimaras. So far, he is a life champion and the oldest Alternative Learning System (ALS) exam passer in the region. Life, however, is not that easy for Tatay Jose. Just like other successful people, Tatay Jose continue reading : 90-year-old grandpa is the oldest ALS passer in W.V
“Pera sa Kawayan” in Mina, Iloilo
ILOILO — Mina best practice for this year is Ipon Challenge or the “Pera sa Kawayan”: Pag iipon tungo sa magandang kinabukasan.The main objective of the good practice is to cause the Pantawid beneficiaries to be self reliant,educated on financial literacy and practice frugality. The good practice is the answer to SWDI gaps on Social Security continue reading : “Pera sa Kawayan” in Mina, Iloilo
BENEPISYO SANG Kalahi-CIDSS PROJECT SA MGA PUMULUYO
Catalina Dalipan, resident of Brgy. Cadabdab, Tubungan, Iloilo relates how the hanging footbridge funded by Kalahi-CIDSS helped their everyday lives. #DSWDMayMalasakit #PatasNaPagtratoSaKomunidad #MaagapAtMapagkalingangSerbisyo #SerbisyongWalangPuwangSaKatiwalian #SamaSamangPagkilosNgMayMalasakit
Igpalge’s Bridge to Progress
“Kung mag uran todo kag garagasa ang tubig, may natigana kami pirme nga kalat para amo ra kaptan ka mga studyante para indi sanda ma palis.” (Just so the students crossing the river would not be carried away by the current, they would have to hold on tight to a rope that we already prepared continue reading : Igpalge’s Bridge to Progress
Pag Tubung-Tubung: A Kalahi-CIDSS Values Enhancement
“Kung mag bagyo, grabe gid ang amon kabalaka sa amon mga kabataan nga naga tabok pa sa gabok nga taytay para lang ka eskwela. Apang pag-abot sang Kalahi, nabuhinan na ang amon kulba kay bal-an namon nga mayo na ang ila alagyan.” (There was not a single moment that we would feel at ease, knowing continue reading : Pag Tubung-Tubung: A Kalahi-CIDSS Values Enhancement
Kalahi-CIDSS Center: Starting a Legacy
“Ang pag-abot sang Kalahi-CIDSS ang umpisa para kanamon kang legasiya nga i-duhol namon sa amon mga kabataan kag nanda sa iba pa nga masunod kananda.” (The coming of the Kalahi-CIDSS is the start of a legacy for us, to our children, and to all the generations that will come after them.) Mylene Canatoy, daycare worker continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS Center: Starting a Legacy
Building a Center and Molding the Future
Far off trails and rough terrains of Anini-y stood a small hut surrounded by lush green foliage and several native houses. The hut was made of bamboo poles tied together to support scraps of thin metal roofing with patches of nipa leaves to avoid the raindrops intruding inside whenever it rains. The walls were also continue reading : Building a Center and Molding the Future