By Elizabeth D. Ferraris, CDO III “Sa likod sang pag pangabudlay may anihon (sacrifices paid off), a volunteer Vicente Eleviran stated during his testimony in the MCC end of project ceremony. This is the journey of one of the volunteers of Kalahi-CIDSS program in Sibunag. Kalahi-CIDSS as a poverty reduction program of DSWD, had experienced continue reading : Gaining Self-Worth as Kalahi-CIDSS Volunteer
Tigmalapad: Making Dreams Come True
By Ramonito Capalihan, Area Coordinator Punong Barangay Marites Muyong of Tigmalapad, Miag-ao, Iloilo was teary-eyed when she recalled how her family survived a double tragedy in 2008 – Typhoon “Frank” and burying a loved one. “Sang ga bagyo Frank, nabudlayan ang amon minatay magtabuk continue reading : Tigmalapad: Making Dreams Come True
Street Children avail educational aid from DSWD6
The DSWD Region VI recently released a total of 420 thousand pesos worth of educational assistance for street children. “The amount was released under the Comprehensive Program for street children which aims to reduce the activities of the children on the streets where they are exposed in various kinds of danger, risk, abuse and exploitation,” continue reading : Street Children avail educational aid from DSWD6
DSWD LEADS for employees’ welfare
The DSWD Field Office VI recently launched the DSWD LEADS or the Learning Enrichment and Development Session for its employees. “Through LEADS, the staff will be enriched with skills and knowledge that will promote personal development, workplace productivity, and awareness and idea generation,” said Delia V. Bagolcol, Assistant Regional Director for Operations. DSWD LEADS is continue reading : DSWD LEADS for employees’ welfare
Sibolo: Island-barangay quenches its thirst
Water, water everywhere… Nor any drop to drink! This quote from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner best describes the island barangay of Sibolo in Caluya, Antique. Potable water is scarce in the island. The water coming from deep well is briny. People only use it for bathing and for other household continue reading : Sibolo: Island-barangay quenches its thirst
A School Finally Comes To Igbong
By Kristine Hope Hugo, CDO II For years, pupils in Barangay Igbong, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo have to walk a long way to complete their elementary education. Although there is a primary school in the village, it consists of just four classrooms and can only cater up to Grade 4. Mrs. Roselyn Quiñones, 46 and a continue reading : A School Finally Comes To Igbong
Mass Wedding: A Unique Venue for Convergence
By Ivy Q. Palec, Area Coordinator It had been raining, turning the dirt path into a sticky slippery walk with young banana plants sticking out of the tall grass. Still, the village – just a few hundred meters hike from the highway, remained quite accessible. A sound system was set up, makeshift tents were continue reading : Mass Wedding: A Unique Venue for Convergence
Carabao Saves the Day for Unidos
By Marilee Trombini, AREA COORDINATOR, ACT-NABAS Like many other areas in Nothern Panay, Barangay Unidos in Nabas, Aklan took the brunt of Super Typhoon Yolanda’s wrath. Houses were ripped apart, crops were destroyed, and livestock was lost. There were human casualties, too. When it came, however, for them to choose a Kalahi-CIDSS funded toward the rehabilitation continue reading : Carabao Saves the Day for Unidos
DSWD6 stops educational aid
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VI had suspended the releasing of educational assistance effective immediately. “We have exhausted the funds,” said DSWD6 Regional Director, Rebecca P. Geamala. Geamala sad that this will be an indefinite suspension of educational assistance until such time that the office gets an additional funding from the continue reading : DSWD6 stops educational aid
Center uses dancing for healing
An adage says, “Dance like nobody is watching.” Perhaps it is in dancing when people release negative energies and learn to be more appreciative of life as it is. For Home for Girls, a center that helps rehabilitate children victimized by various abuses, dancing has been employed as a strategy to usher the girls towards continue reading : Center uses dancing for healing