Saturday, January 28, 2012 was a blissful day for 500 poor families in eleven selected barangays of Tacloban City, as they were bound to receive each a bag of goodies from the Metro Bank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) in celebration of the Chinese New Year. The Project is dubbed as “Bags of Blessing,” which is in keeping with the Metro Bank Group’s corporate social responsibility of providing assistance to the poorest … Click here to read more...

Three batches of Parent-Leaders (PL) from Set 4 Areas of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development were booked for three consecutive weeks in three hotels of Tacloban City for three-day Roll-out Training on Capability Building.

To recall, these set of parent-leaders were registered last February 2011 during the expansion of Pantawid Pamilya Program, which is technically identified as Set 4 beneficiaries from the … Click here to read more...

“It’s always been my passion in helping families in the remote areas that keeps me going…” Betty Garrido smiled when asked how she never gets tired in reaching out to families in the far flung areas of Tanauan, Bato, Abuyog and Hinunangan, all from the province of Leyte. She is the founder and the Executive Director and Cooperative General Manager of Leyte Family Development Organization (LEFADO)- Multi-purpose Cooperative.

At 73, … Click here to read more...

The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) conducted a forum on enrollment conditions precedent with the different municipal local government units (MLGU) that are covered for the expansion of the project this year. The said MLGU participants are: from Eastern Samar – Dolores, General Mac Arthur and Llorente; and Northern Samar – Bobon, Catarman, Lavezares and Lope de Vega.

Discussed during the forum were the … Click here to read more...

Marking the Department’s 61^st anniversary, the DSWD Field Office Eight will open its doors to the public via a trade fair and photo exhibit, on January 24 to 27, at its grounds along Magsaysay Boulevard in Tacloban City. It will also hold a press conference, right after the formal opening, which is set at 2 : 00 p.m.

Anchored on this year’s theme, “ DSWD @ 61 : Tuloy-tuloy … Click here to read more...

Her name is Genevieve Bernier Richard, 20 years old, a native of Montreal City in Quebec, Canada. All the way from her homeland, she travelled to the Philippines to inspire problematic young people who are wanting of unceasing love, understanding, and attention, at a time when they feel society has turned its back on them.

This is one story which could move a stone – hearted soul, about a young … Click here to read more...