Tacloban City – Governor Paul Daza through his representatives, Board Members Ricardo Daiz and Eustaquio Lagrimas distributed checks amounting to 1.4 million pesos for the ongoing construction of 18 sub-projects in 22 barangays of Palapag, Northern Samar. Gov. Daza promised the municipality during the KALAHI-CIDSS municipal orientation held last year that he would be supporting continue reading : Northern Samar Dads Raise Palapag Municipal Funds for KALAHI-CIDSS by P1.4M

The Regional Committee for Disability Affairs (RCDA) headed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Eight leads today, July 18, in the opening of this year’s National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week which delves on the theme – “Making the Rights Real for Persons with Disabilities.” The launching starts with a continue reading : RCDA LEADS IN THE OPENING OF DISABILITY PREVENTION AND REHAB WEEK TODAY

A total of 126 municipalities and cities are now implementing the Department’s Supplemental Feeding (SF) Program for children of local government unit – run Day Care Centers in their respective localities.   Seventeen of the total 139 municipalities and seven cities have not started as eight of these have not submitted the required documents like project continue reading : 126 MUNICIPALITIES GET STARTED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING IN DAY CARE CENTERS

Persons with disabilities (PWDs), the time is here for you to shine! PWDs Got Talent !, a project of the Regional Committee for Disability Affairs (RCDA), will showcase the exceptional talents and skills of persons with disabilities come Thursday, July 21, at 2 : 00 p.m. at the Robinson’s Place in Tacloban City. The activity continue reading : Persons with Disabilities Got Talent Launched!

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 continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS New Workers for Samar Municipalities Oriented on Project Processes

In preparation for the full – blast implementation of the Department’s Convergence Strategy Program, a series of orientations are being undertaken this July, and on towards August, for workers and employees who are about to be involved in this endeavour. “We want convergence to really work in these poor communities – the Set 1 and continue reading : SERIES OF ORIENTATIONS UNDERWAY FOR OPERATIONALIZATION OF DSWD CONVERGENCE PROGRAM

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 continue reading : 4 KALAHI-CIDSS-READY MUNICIPALITIES INK CONTRACT WITH DSWD