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 continue reading : DIRECTOR CORILLO TO SAMAR MAYORS: EMPOWER PEOPLE OBJECTIVELY THROUGH KALAHI-CIDSS

The city government of Tacloban is now preparing for the release of social pension stipend to the first batch of 101 eligible social pensioners in the locality, but there are still more to be included, as 406 potential beneficiaries are still subject for validation. This was revealed by City Social Welfare and Development Officer Liliosa continue reading : TACLOBAN READIES FOR RELEASE OF SOCIAL PENSION; CITY MAYOR ROMUALDEZ EXPRESSES SUPPORT

The DSWD Field Office Eight has started mid-May releasing cash grants for the social pension of indigent senior citizens, aged 77 years old and above, who do not receive any pension or regular support from the family or relatives, or who are sick, frail, or with disability, as part of the government’s support for the continue reading : DSWD STARTS RELEASING CASH GRANTS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS’ SOCIAL PENSION

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. continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS SCHOOLS AND DAY CARE CENTERS EASE CLASSROOM SHORTAGE IN BARANGAYS REGIONWIDE

Soon, 12 of the 19 women temporarily seeking refuge at the Regional Haven, will run a rolling store within the premises of the DSWD Institution Complex at Pawing, Palo in Leyte, where the said facility for women in distress is located. Luz Davis, the officer-in-charge of the Regional Haven, said that the rolling store was continue reading : ROLLING STORE FOR WOMEN IN DISTRESS

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, continue reading : HERNANI, EASTERN SAMAR SEES ANOTHER ROUND OF KALAHI-CIDSS

DSWD Field Office Eight Director Leticia Corillo announced today that the Department has launched an awards program that will “ acknowledge the efforts of individuals, groups and organizations whose ‘panata’ or vow is to share their resources, time and selves in providing for a better opportunity for the disadvantaged sectors.” The “Pagkilala sa Natatanging Kontribusyon continue reading : PANATA KO SA BAYAN AWARDS GIVES RECOGNITION TO MORE OF DSWD’S BEST PARTNERS