Like magic out of fairytales, the small, colorful objects brighten the room. These, however, are far from mystical. Nonetheless, these small pieces, little plastic bricks, are able to bring out smiles from the children who grab pieces, creating magic of their own by using their imagination.
These pieces are the LEGO bricks donated by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) through the Millennium Challenge Account Philippines (MCA-P) in partnership with LEGO … Click here to read more...
Some fifty male employees of Catbalogan City Hallhave pledged to support the causes behind MOVE, or the Men Opposed to Violence Everywhere, during an orientation conducted recently by the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) and the DSWD Field Office Eight. They are all one in saying that supporting MOVE will mean a better Catbalogan.
In said affair, newly – inducted president of the MOVE local chapter, Virgilio Rojas, … Click here to read more...
The Bawal Ang Epal Dito (BAED) campaign has been launched once again to ensure that the integrity of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and the rights of its beneficiaries are safeguarded especially in the advent of the 2013 barangay elections. The said campaign intensively educates the public, especially the beneficiaries, of the correct program selection and delisting process such that a beneficiary can only be removed from the program if … Click here to read more...
The DSWD in coordination with various local government units (LGUs) of Region Eight are jointly coordinating with each other to advocate on the benefits of Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010.
Though the law has been in effect since February 15 of 2010, the DSWD is spearheading the information drive to ensure the full implementation of the law, such that senior citizens can enjoy their … Click here to read more...
In keeping with the agency’s augmentation support role on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, the DSWD Field Office Eight has started pre-positioning family food packs to disaster-prone areas as early as July of this year.
“We are taking a proactive stance to be able to provide timely response to victims of calamities, with the onset of typhoon months and the rainy season, ” DSWD Field Office Eight Director RemiaTapispisan announced. … Click here to read more...
The first completed sub-project in the municipality of Barauen, Leyte under the Kapit-Bisig Laban Sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was inaugurated and handed over to the folks of Brgy. San Jose West last September 18, 2013.
Burauen is currently on its first cycle of Kalahi-CIDSS implementation. Of the 77 barangays in the municipality, 27 were prioritized … Click here to read more...
“Maupay na paglakat. Diri na makuri, labi na ha amon nga mga may edad na. Kay diri na madalunot (It feels good to walk. It’s no longer difficult, especially for the elderly citizens because it’s not slippery anymore)”, says Teresita Cartalla of Barangay Hiagsan, Barugo in Leyte, after she experienced walking through the concreted farm-to-market-road sub-project of the Kapit-Bisig Laban Sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services … Click here to read more...