Barangay volunteers commit to a more inclusive and gender-sensitive Kalahi-CIDSS processes

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte-“Akong iprisintar ang akong nahibaloan sa pagseminar sa BGAD (Barangay Gender and Development); ako’ ning katungdanan komo usa ka lider sa pamilya ug sa barangay. (I believe that I have the responsibility to share what I learned from this BGAD seminar to my family and community.”)

This was how a participant committed himself to utilizing the skills and knowledge he got, after attending the recently concluded Roll-out Training … Click here to read more...

I’m a 4Ps scholar

I’m a 4Ps scholar

They call us the lower class, the twerps, a burden to the government. They dub us dependents, supposedly merely after government doles. They call us the poorest of the poor, the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).

Let me tell you people, we are less fortunate but we are not stupid. Yes, we are receiving a certain amount from the government, to alleviate our … Click here to read more...

DSWD continues aid for ‘Seniang’ survivors

As part of its continuing assistance to survivors of Typhoon Seniang, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already provided a total of 33,443 family food packs and 4,000 non-food items, as of January 8, through the local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas and in CARAGA.

In Central Visayas, DSWD has provided a total of 8,846 food packs and other food items such as water and biscuits.… Click here to read more...

A light moment with President Benigno S. Aquino III, DSWD Sec. Corazon Juliano-Soliman and the tireless red brigade of DSWD Field Office VIII after the Early Recovery Program Launch in Boronangan, Eastern Samar this morning. PNoy and Sec. Soliman led the distribution of shelter and hygiene kits from DSWD and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to the victims of Typhoon Ruby in Borongan and Dolores. A total of P113.99 … Click here to read more...