Have you been actively participating in youth programs in your community for the last two years or more ? Here’s a chance for you to join in a cultural exchange program on board a ship that will tour in Southeast Asia ! The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is inviting youth leaders, aged continue reading : YOUTH LEADERS ENJOINED TO PARTICIPATE IN 40TH SHIP FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN YOUTH PROGRAM
DSWD EIGHT TRAINS EMPLOYEES’ HUSBANDS & HUSBAND – EMPLOYEES TO BE MORE GENDER SENSITIVE
Who says baking is solely for women? Some male and female employees of the DSWD Field Office Eight, who were interested to know the art of baking, attended a half-day skills training held recently at the Home for Girls, located within the DSWD Institution Complex at Pawing, Palo. The participants had a hands-on try at continue reading : DSWD EIGHT TRAINS EMPLOYEES’ HUSBANDS & HUSBAND – EMPLOYEES TO BE MORE GENDER SENSITIVE
REGION EIGHT TO PILOT TEST DOOR-TO-DOOR DELIVERY OF SOCIAL PENSION IN TEN FAR – FLUNG MUNICIPALITIES
For the first quarter of this year, the DSWD Field Office Eight will pursue the door-to-door delivery of social pension for indigent senior citizens of ten remote municipalities of the region, using the services of the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHILPOST). The pilot-testing for three months will be undertaken by all regions to determine timely delivery continue reading : REGION EIGHT TO PILOT TEST DOOR-TO-DOOR DELIVERY OF SOCIAL PENSION IN TEN FAR – FLUNG MUNICIPALITIES
Pantawid Pamilya Student-Grantees Oriented on How NHTS-PR Works
As part of the campaign to better understand the Key Programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the office recently organized an Orientation to the Student Beneficiaries of the Students’ Grants-in Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (SGP-PA) of the Pantawid Pamilya in Leyte Normal University. The said activity facilitated the discussion of the continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya Student-Grantees Oriented on How NHTS-PR Works
IN ADOPTION, THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILD, NOT THE ADOPTER, IS CONSIDERED
Speaking before some 25 prospective adoptive couples in Tacloban City, DSWD Field Office Eight retainer – lawyer, Sionne Gaspay, emphasized in her talk that “adoption is now considered more for the benefit of the child than for the adopter.” She said, the concept of adoption has changed because in the past, it was more for continue reading : IN ADOPTION, THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILD, NOT THE ADOPTER, IS CONSIDERED
She Cuts Hair to Pursue Others’ Dreams
Her goal in life is so simple, that is . . . to make others happy. After six years of working as hairdresser in famous Dugg in Oslo of her native land Norway, she packed her bag to experience something she had never done before. “Instead of just holidaying in a beach, I wanted to continue reading : She Cuts Hair to Pursue Others’ Dreams
Pantawid Pamilya SGP-PA: The Hope of The Less Fortunate And The Stepping Stone To Reach Higher Goals
They now look differently, with passion, and full of determination to reach their goal- that is, to finish their studies. Indeed, they are the hope of our nation and they are the scholars of the Students Grant-In Aid for Poverty Alleviation (SGP-PA) of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) of the Department of Social continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya SGP-PA: The Hope of The Less Fortunate And The Stepping Stone To Reach Higher Goals