In line with the celebration of the International Women’s Day on Friday (March 
, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has expressed its gratitude to the 1.5 million women-volunteers of its community driven development (CDD) program, the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), for their dedicated participation in the successful implementation of the program.
“Malaki ang tiwala ng DSWD sa lakas ng mga kababaihan. Ang kanilang lakas ang nagsisilbing gabay patungo sa isang mapagpalaya, mapagkalinga at progresibong lipunan,” DSWD Asst. Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez, who is also the agency’s spokesperson, said.
