Why do some people sacrifice to please others, instead of just enjoying life, with all the worldly things they have here on this earth ?
Birgitte Bjoras, a 19 – year – old Norwegian volunteer, puzzles social workers and houseparents working at the Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) at Barangay Sto. Nino in Tanauan, Leyte, for she is no ordinary girl. Why go out of one’s comfort zone to … Click here to read more...
The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) is now training the newly hired staff for Area Coordinating Teams (ACT) mobilization for the bottom-up budgeting in pilot areas in the region.
The training, held at the Leyte Park Resort Hotel, started on February 16 – 18, 2012 for the 1st batch or for the staff under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) fund. Training is on-going … Click here to read more...
The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) awarded the Local Government Unit of Paranas, Samar as Best Model LGU for the implementation of the Makamasang Tugon in the recently conducted Year-End Assessment and Planning Workshop at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) National Project Management Office.
The award was given to Paranas for its exemplary performance in harmonizing the Community Driven Development (CDD) … Click here to read more...
What is in for year 2012 for the DSWD ?
DSWD Field Office Eight Regional Director Leticia Diokno pointed out that the challenge for the Department nationwide is lifting the 2.3 million poor families out of poverty, while ensuring the effective and efficient use of resources. She said that the core of the DSWD’s thrusts and priorities for this year is commitment to the Millenium Development Goals, the vision of … Click here to read more...
The DSWD Field Office Eight, under the leadership of Regional Director Leticia Diokno, is currently keeping a close watch, specially over flood and landslide – prone areas in the region, with the continuous heavy rains taking place throughout the week.
Diokno reported that the Field Office has received reports via text messages from some local government units of Leyte province, although it did not receive any requests for augmentation support. … Click here to read more...
About fifty-five social workers of various local government units in the region have taken the opportunity to bring out into the open the lack of support of local governments in the realization of certain benefits and privileges outlined in the Magna Carta for Social Workers or Republic Act 9433.
The DSWD Field Office Eight, under the leadership of Regional Director Leticia Diokno, have gathered said social workers in the first … Click here to read more...
Once again, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Eight will spearhead the observance of the Adoption Consciousness Week, which starts on the fourth of February till the tenth of same month. This year’s celebration rests on the theme – “Isulong Legal na Pag-aampon!”
The yearly celebration is by virtue of Proclamation Number 72, declaring the first Saturday of February as Adoption Consciousness Day. DSWD Field Office … Click here to read more...