The hall of the RegionalTrainingCenter of the Technical Services Development Authority (TESDA) regional office was alive with sounds of cheers,  laughter, and talk.  It was filled mostly with young people who are scholars of the Cash for Training (C4TP) Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the TESDA.  The event  :  continue reading : PERSON WITH DISABILITY SEES HOPE AFTER C4TP

Ten years ago at around 3 o’clock in the afternoon while I was in the midst of selling bread in my sister’s bakery, I received a text message informing me that I was hired as a bookkeeper by the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Kapit-Bisig Laban Sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD  continue reading : “Straight From The Heart”

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VIII is currently preparing for the Second Cycle Household Assessment under the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) in the third quarter of 2013. The National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) VIII will be assessing a total of 822,305 households in the entire region. The continue reading : DSWD 8 Prepares for the Second Cycle Household Assessment

After a memorandum signing by some 28 barangay captains of San Jorge in Samar,  the municipality is now set to lay the groundwork for the implementation of the PAMANA – Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP),  a joint undertaking of the Office of the Provincial Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and the Department of Social Welfare continue reading : SAN JORGE IN SAMAR TO IMPLEMENT PAMANA – SLP IN 28 BARANGAYS

Nelly Onting’s life story progresses from the typical “rags to riches” type commonly found in fantasy books. When one listens to her narration, one could hardly believe it could happen in the real world. Hard work, perseverance, and determination were Nelly’s magic words of triumph. It all begun with a small scrap trading that eventually continue reading : FROM SCRAP TO RICHES