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...

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...

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...

Believing that no one should be left in development, DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano “Dinky” Soliman uttered these words – “walang maiiwan sa kaunlaran ! “ , during the launching of the AGRIKULTURANG PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM held Monday, Dec. 12, in Las Navas, Northern Samar. Further, she underscored the agency’s need for continuous “pakikipag-ugnayan” (linking and converging with other entities like the Department of Agriculture (DA). Hence, the birth of … Click here to read more...

DSWD Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman and Secretary Proceso Alcala of the Department of Agriculture (DA) will be the principal guests of the national launching of the DSWD – DA AGRIKULTURANG PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM in Las Navas, Northern Samar on Dec. 12.

The cooperation program is envisaged to implement agricultural productivity projects that would provide sustainable livelihoods and emergency or short-term jobs that would develop the skills and guarantees employment … Click here to read more...

Tacloban City – The DSWD Field Office Eight is currently conducting a series of trainings on the technical aspects of the KAPIT-BISIG LABAN SA KAHIRAPAN – COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED DELIVERY OF SOCIAL SERVICES : KAUNLARAN AT KAPANGYARIHAN SA BARANGAY (KALAHI-CIDSS : KKB) Project, for the benefit of the newly-hired project staff for the expansion areas.

The training for the first batch was held on November 14-20, at the Leyte Park … Click here to read more...

It was a natural course of event – the changing of stewardship of the DSWD Field Office Eight at the Assistant Regional Director level , as the Department installed its eleventh second in rank regional official Friday, November 25, 2011, in simple rites held at its Operations Control Room.

Outgoing Assistant Regional Director, who had served the region for two years and five months, will finally be nearer to his … Click here to read more...