The Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 (DSWD-6) is set to pay the cash grants of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries through the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) by May 2018. This includes, Over-the-Counter (OTC) payout for cash grants under Period 6 (January 2018) and the P2,400 (P200 per month) (Unconditional continue reading : 4Ps benes to receive grants by May

The DSWD Operation Center has started helping affected individuals of the impending closure of Boracay Island. “Those who are affected by the closure of the island can go to our Operation Center. We have social workers there who are ready to listen and help,” said Rebecca P. Geamala, regional director. The OpCen, located at Balabag continue reading : DSWD Opcen helps affected people in Boracay closure

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VI-National Household Targeting Unit has started its validation for Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) Program implementation recently. “Unconditional Cash Transfer program is an outright subsidy to the poor that will alleviate the impact of the excise tax on fuel and sugar,” says Perla P. Haro, DSWD6 Policy continue reading : DSWD6 starts UCT validation

DSWD6 employees recently held random drug testing for its employees. The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VI released memorandum for conducting random drug testing on DSWD6 employees. Pursuant to CSC Memorandum Circular No. 13 series of 2017 issued on April 19, 2017, said that government agencies are given six months from the continue reading : DSWD6 holds random drug testing for employees

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VI today convened the agencies in the disaster response cluster in preparation for the Boracay closure. “Our utmost concern is the condition of families who will be displaced,” said Delia Villa-Bagolcol, Assistant regional director for Operations who presided the meeting. In attendance were DSWD technical continue reading : DSWD6 convenes Response cluster for Boracay closure

Being a fisherman’s son has inspired 37-year- old Ricky Parcon of Brgy. Balaring, Ivisan, Capiz to strive hard to combat poverty since fishing is the only source of family income. Ricky grew up in a household wherein making ends meet was a daily struggle. Their father’s measly income was only enough for their daily sustenance, continue reading : Ricky Parcon: A HERO Champ Municipal Link

Scarcity of water supplies along the shoreline of Brgy. Calumpang in Molo district of Iloilo City has been a long time problem of illegal settlers who are mostly beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Barangay Calumpang is part of the 25 villages in Molo district out of 180 villages in Iloilo City. It is a continue reading : 4Ps benes maintain ‘Gulayan sa Barangay’ along coastal road

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VI conducted its first ever performance contracting workshop. “It is a milestone for us. In the past, this has been done in smaller groups. However, this workshop stirs every employee to move towards the same direction and pace in a faster way to achieve our continue reading : DSWD6 holds performance contracting workshop

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VI is in need of eight hundred eighty-three (883) Validators/field staff positions under Contract of Service (COS)/ Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)/ Job Order engagement for the implementation of Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) program for a duration of forty-five (45) days. Qualifications: • Complete atleast two continue reading : We need more than 800 workers

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned today that a number of elderly will be delisted from the Social Pension Program. “We will be delisting non-eligible elderly in the program. While we know this might offend some but we have to follow the guidelines,” said Rebecca P. Geamala, regional director. Geamala said that continue reading : DSWD6: Non-eligible elderly to be delisted in Social Pension program