Tacloban City – The KALAHI-CIDSS Basic Orientation Part One for new workers is now on its third consecutive week. As of this report, some 90 new hires for regional office-based positions and field staff to compose the area coordinating teams were introduced to the processes and demands of the Project.
Assistant Regional Director Jaime Eclavea of the DSWD Field Office Eight said that although this is an introduction to the … Click here to read more...
Tacloban City – Four new KALAHI-CIDSS municipalities from Samar and Biliran Provinces committed their support to the Project during the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement held Monday, July 4, 2011 at the DSWD Field Office.
The signing of the contract firmed-up the commitment of the Samar municipalities of Villareal, San Jose d Buan, and Talalora; and the lone Biliran province’s Naval to implement the Project.… Click here to read more...
Tacloban City – KALAHI-CIDSS implementation in Region Eight helped notched up President Aquino’s performance in alleviating poverty. For the first six months of 2011, 9 types of physical structures that directly responded to community needs have been completed and are now benefiting 5,366 households across Eastern Samar and Northern Samar.
Records show that there are four new school buildings, five day care centers, one health station, one farm-to-market-road, three flood … Click here to read more...
Tacloban City — The DSWD Field Office Eight has new partners in its drive to reduce poverty through its social protection programs. The partnership was formalized during the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement witnessed by members of the media and DSWD staff.
The partnership with the Philippine Associated Smelting and Refinery (PASAR) Foundation Inc., DYAJ Power FM, and Pag-asa Youth Association of the Philippine (PYAP) Basey, Samar Chapter boosts … Click here to read more...
Tacloban City – DSWD Field Office Eight Regional Director Leticia Corillo challenged the six mayors and the different department heads of the six new KALAHI-CIDSS Samar municipalities to empower the people through KALAHII-CIDSS and to empower them objectively.
This call was made after the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Eight and the local chief executives of Daram, Matuguinao, Motiong, … Click here to read more...
Tacloban City –Without much fanfare, the Kalahi-CIDSS Project, a social protection program spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development is helping poor municipalities and barangays in the region respond to the issue of lack of classrooms this school year 2011-2012.
In the region, 75 day care centers and 106 school buildings were built. Northern Samar, 45 schoolbuildings and 30 day care centers; Leyte, 35 schoolbuildings and 8 day … Click here to read more...
Tacloban City – The municipality of Hernani is now ready for cycle 2 of Kalahi-CIDSS. This was announced by Mr. Jaime Eclavea, DSWD Field Office Eight Assistant Regional Director and Regional Project Manager of the KALAHI-CIDSS Project in the Region. The announcement comes after the completion of the following 12 sub-projects as of May 28, 2011.
According to Eclavea, the ability of the municipality to meet the timelines and its … Click here to read more...