TANAUAN BRINGS COMPUTER LITERACY FROM THE BARRIOS TO DSWD REHAB CENTER

At the launching of the Community E – Center, (from l-r) are the two trainers of the program, Assistant Regional Director for Administration, Virginia Idano of the DSWD Field Office VIII, RRCY Head Social Worker Marcela Lim, Judge Yoly Dagandan, DSWD Regional Director Remia Tapispisan, TV 5 Manager, Ranulfo “Bob” Abellanosa representing Leyte Governor Mimmietta Bagulaya, Family Court Judge Crisologo Bitas, and Tanauan Mayor Agapito Pagayanan.“It is a home which operates with love and compassion,” Head Social Worker Marcela Lim of the Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) at Barangay Sto. Niño in Tanauan, Leyte said of the DSWD facility which marked its 12th year anniversary last February 14 of this year.

In said occasion saw the launching of a nine – month computer literacy program for the so – called 62 so-called “Children-In-Conflict-with-Law” … Click here to read more...

SEXUAL ABUSE : A COMMON CASE AMONG CHILDREN SEEKING REFUGE IN DSWD CENTERS

Alicia Bolante, O.I.C. of the Home for Girls speaks her heart out on the issue of child sexual abuse.Social workers heading the DSWD’s Home for Girls and the Reception and Study Center for Children (RSCC) bared in a recent interview that child sexual abuse still ranks among the highest or is a common case among residents of their respective facilities.

The two Center Heads reported this, in the light of the recent observance of the 17th National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and … Click here to read more...

DSWD Says No to Epal and Yes to Empowering Pantawid Pamilya Beneficiaries

No more threats. No more Epal.

These are the main thrusts of Bawal Ang Epal Dito Campaign of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to be launched from January to May 2013 to protect the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, from undue politicking and interventions that may affect the program’s integrity.

Dswd Regional Director Remia Tapispisan disclosed that the Bawal Ang Epal Dito confronts the issues of external pressures … Click here to read more...

DSWD 8 Awards Partners

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 8 awarded three partners from non-government organizations (NGO) and local government units, who significantly provided successful social protection programs to marginalized and vulnerable sectors of the region during the culmination night of the department’s 62nd anniversary celebration last February 6, 2013, at the Leyte Park Hotel, Tacloban City.

This year’s awardees were: South Pacific Integrated Agricultural Development Foundation Inc. (SPIADFI); … Click here to read more...

DSWD Eight Bags Awards for Kalahi-CIDSS

DSWD Regional Director Remia Tapispisan (center) talked about Kalahi-CIDSS implementation in the region during the press conference held at the DSWD office on February 4, this year. Also in the photo are Assistant Regional Director for Administration Virginia Idano, and Policy and Plans Division Chief Yvonne Abonales.The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office (DSWD FO) Eight bagged awards for last year’s implementation of Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) during the recently concluded DSWD 62nd Anniversary Celebration held at the DSWD National Project Management Office (NPMO) in Quezon City, Manila.

Region Eight garnered the following awards: Best in Finance Team, Most Promising Gender Mainstreaming Initiative on … Click here to read more...

DSWD REGION 8’S 62ND ANNIVERSARY ENDS WITH A BANG

The three best dressed employees in a make-believe world, with DSWD 8 Assistant Regional Director for Operation, Virginia Idano, and some of the judges.It was a fantasy – themed party to culminate the weeklong celebration of the region’s 62nd anniversary of the DSWD. The affair was not only a way of socializing and strengthening camaraderie among employees, but recognizing staff with exemplary performance, as well as valuable contributions of partners in the past year.

Leyte Provincial Governor Mimietta Bagulaya personally received the award in behalf of the provincem, for the Best New … Click here to read more...

Talalora… All About the Kalahi-CIDSS Project

From among the two Poblacions of Talalora, Barangay Poblacion 2 is most gifted enough to avail of the project Kalahi-CIDSS or Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services.

Said initiation has just sprouted in a wink of an eye, which, as of this writing, consider it a magical implementation.

“Magical!….” in the fact that in a matter of few months, the tangible and concrete prints in the … Click here to read more...