Tacloban City- “Although we take the lead, we cannot do it alone.” Regional Director Remia Tapispisan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) stated during the Regional Inter-Agency Partnership Forum of the Sustainable Livelihood Program at the Leyte Park Hotel today, May 17, 2013.

Director Tapispisan expressed gratitude to the participants in taking time to grace the said event.  “Sama-sama po nating pagtulungan itawid sa kaunlaran ang … Click here to read more...

There are two more batches of local government unit social workers who will undergo a four – day training on the newly – introduced World Health Organization – Child Growth Standards (WHO-CGS) on April of this year, revealed DSWD Field Office Eight Regional Director Remia Tapispisan.

The series of trainings conducted by province and city started November of last year, and will be continued this year, so as to complete … Click here to read more...

How do you best handle work-related stress?

At the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the nature of work demands that employees respond quickly to disasters, provides service to address social issues and commits to improve the situation of the poor and marginalized sector in the country. Everyone has their fair share of stress and difficult situation.

The Policy and Plans Division, headed by Division Chief Yvonne Abonales, recently organized … Click here to read more...

“Kababaihan Katuwang ng Bayan sa Paglutas ng Kahirapan Tungo sa Magandang Kinabukasan.” This slogan was made by a parent-leader of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantrawid Pamilya) during the Slogan-Making Contest in celebration of Women’s Month, her entry bagged first place.

Gadeza Ligutan, 32, is an active Pantawid Pamilya parent-leader from Brgy. 95-Caibaan, Tacloban City. She stated that making a slogan out of the theme “Kababaihan, Gabay Tungo sa Tuwid … Click here to read more...

As much as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) communicates widely to reach vast audience on the anti-EPAL (credit-grabbing personalities) campaign called the “Bawal Ang Epal Dito”, Civil Society Organizations (CSO) from the province of Northern Samar eagerly expressed support to intensify their advocacy efforts during the CSO Forum held at the Pantawid Pamilya Cluster Office in Catarman, Northern Samar last March 20, 2013.

The said event was … Click here to read more...

Gone are those days wherein women were only focused in their homes and family, doing household chores, attending to her husband and kids’ needs.

Women, Filipino women in particular, nowadays have largely been acknowledged in their roles in the society: whether in arts, politics, administrative or office works, engineering or architectural jobs, or even in the labor force. They know their importance, power and equality with men.

For Mary Ann … Click here to read more...

For the first quarter of this year, livelihood associations of the DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) have reached their sales from their micro-enterprises to some Php 103,958.00, from three trade fairs organized by the agency.

The DSWD – assisted Samahan ng Kababaihan SEA-K (Self-Employment Assistance – Kaunlaran) Association of Barangay Cabay in Balangkayan, Eastern Samar, the Buruligay SEA-K Association `of Barangay Looc in Allen, Northern Samar, the VAWC – SKA … Click here to read more...