Kalahi-CIDSS Holds Writeshop for Community Facilitators And Volunteers

Participants of the two-day writeshop during a news story writing exerciseThe Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) conducted a writeshop for community facilitators and volunteers on January 24-25, 2013 at Cawacsi Training Center, Tacloban City.

The activity was participated by community facilitators and volunteers from the guaranteed municipalities covered by the project in Samar.… Click here to read more...

Transparency Seal

A pearl buried inside a tightly-shut shell is practically worthless. Government information is a pearl, meant to be shared with the public in order to maximize its inherent value.

The Transparency Seal, depicted by a pearl shining out of an open shell, is a symbol of a policy shift towards openness in access to government information. On the one hand, it hopes to inspire Filipinos in the civil service to … Click here to read more...

Leyte Provincial Government Releases Local Cash Counterpart for KALAHI-CIDSS Municipalities

The Provincial Government of Leyte, through the leadership of Governor Jericho “Icot” Petilla, has released P11.5 M on December 28, 2011, as provincial local cash counterpart for the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) municipalities in Leyte. The said municipalities are Javier, Julita, La Paz, Mahaplag, Mayorga, San Isidro, Tabango and TabonTabon.

For the municipality of Javier, the province has committed P1, 811,210.00 as counterpart; … Click here to read more...

KALAHI-CIDSS Health Station Now a Birthing Clinic

Secretary Dinky Soliman graces the launching of Barangay Health Station with Birthing facility in La Perla, Laoang, Northern Samar. Also in the picture are Governor Paul Daza, Mayor Madeleine Ong, and Congressman Emil Ong.The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) Health Station in Brgy. La Perla, Laoang, Northern Samar now serve as a birthing clinic through the coordinated efforts of Barangay La Perla, the local government of Laoang through its Mayor, Madeleine Ong, and the KAKAK Foundation through the Mother Bless Clinic.

The health station was completed early this year while the clinic was set up … Click here to read more...

Catarman Allocates 35 M for KALAHI-CIDSS 2012 Implementation

Catarman Mayor, Rolando Carpio Jr.The municipality of Catarman, Northern Samar, through Mayor Rolando Carpio, Jr., appropriated a budget of P35M for the Kapit-Bisisg Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) implementation in 2012.

Mayor Carpio stated in an interview that they have included the said amount in their Annual Investment Plan for the coming year. He further added that after their municipality was selected as beneficiary of the project early this … Click here to read more...

KALAHI-CIDSS’ OBJECTIVES REFLECT PRESIDENT AQUINO’S EFFORTS TO INSPIRE GOOD GOVERNANCE

Regional Director Leticia T. DioknoTacloban City – President Aquino is on a crusade to institutionalize people’s power. The President’s theme echoes the objectives of the KALAHI-CIDSS Program, which are Participation, Transparency, and Accountability or P-T-A.

The KALAHI-CIDSS Program of the DSWD ascribes to community practices that ensure people’s participation in decision-making, transparency of processes, and accountability of project stakeholders and that these are adopted and mainstreamed in local governance.

According to DSWD Field Office … Click here to read more...