DSWD-funded access road offers a better life for Pagbabangnan residents

For Pagbabangnan residents of San Julian town in Eastern Samar, the improvement of an access road will pave the way to a better and comfortable life. It would mean greater opportunities for education, health facilities, disaster-response programs and other services, and socio-economic development. This was testified by community volunteer Ben Casaba during the turn-over ceremony, continue reading : DSWD-funded access road offers a better life for Pagbabangnan residents

Two in a row – Social worker Izy May Amascual Cajipo of the DSWD Field Office VIII Crisis Intervention Section (CIS) receives her second certificate of commendation, earned from positive comments of walk-in clients reflected in the Client Delight Survey.

More than three months ago, she got the same GANTIMPALA AGAD Award, for demonstrating acts of courtesy, promptness, efficiency, and dedication to duty. Cajipo, a registered social worker and a graduate of Leyte Normal University in Tacloban, will be two years with the agency by July, this year. Said Cajipo, “it’s in my heart to continue reading : Two in a row – Social worker Izy May Amascual Cajipo of the DSWD Field Office VIII Crisis Intervention Section (CIS) receives her second certificate of commendation, earned from positive comments of walk-in clients reflected in the Client Delight Survey.

In celebration of Labor Day, all staff of the 4Ps Management Division helped in the repacking of family food packs (FFPs) at the DSWD Regional Resource Operations Center in Palo, Leyte on May 1, 2021. Division Chief Paula Unay expressed her gratitude to all Pantawid staff who helped in the said activity even if its continue reading :

Pinatunayan ng LGU ng San Jose, Northern Samar na “functional” ang kanilang LOCAL SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE o LSWDO nitong nakaraang paghahanda sa Bagyong Bising. Inaksyunan kaagad ang maiayos ang mga evacuation centers sa iba’t-ibang barangays. Sa 16 barangays, tatlong barangays ang may nakapag-evacuate na 29 pamilya o 107 ka tao. Napag-alaman na ang continue reading :

DSWD Field Office 8 (DSWD FO8) stands ready to respond to possible augmentation requests from LGUs as Typhoon “Bising” brings moderate to heavy rains to Eastern Visayas as it moves northwestward over the Philippine Sea. DSWD FO8 Operations Center monitors the situation on the ground and closely coordinates with the affected local government units. Meanwhile, continue reading :

#4PsLawAnniversary

Ngayong araw, Abril 17, 2019, isinabatas ang Republic Act No. 11310 o 4Ps Law upang gawing permanenteng istratehiya ng gobyerno ang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program sa pagsugpo ng kahirapan. Makalipas ang dalawang taon ng pagpapatibay na ito sa 4Ps, pinatunayan natin na mas marami pang mahihirap na pamilyang Pilipino ang maaaring matulungan ng programa. At continue reading : #4PsLawAnniversary

LGU Laoang passes ordinance against cash card pawning

LAOANG, Northern Samar – The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Laoang in Northern Samar led by Mayor Harris Christopher Ongchuan recently passed Municipal Ordinance 392 or “Cash Card Ordinance,” prohibiting lenders/financiers, Pantawid Pamilya, and Social Pension beneficiaries from engaging in cash card pawning, loan collaterals, misbehavior, and false representation. The ordinance was created in response continue reading : LGU Laoang passes ordinance against cash card pawning