The Department of Social Welfare and Development ensures all delivery of rice and family food packs to affected families in Eastern Samar for relief distribution today. Nine wing vans and five military trucks containing 5000 family food packs (ffp) for Borongan, 1440 ffp for Llorente, 960 ffp for Quinapondan, 400 sacks of 50kg rice to Arteche, continue reading : DSWD secures delivery of food items to Eastern Samar
DSWD Sec Dinky attends Guiuan Solidarity Night
November 7, 2014 —- Guiuan Town Plaza, Guiuan Eastern Samar. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano Soliman with Regional Director (RD) Nestor Ramos and Assistant Regional Director (ARDO) Restituto Macuto, after dinner with DSWD officers and staff, went to the town’s plaza and attended the Guiuan Solidarity night, a night to commemorate the 1st year anniversary of continue reading : DSWD Sec Dinky attends Guiuan Solidarity Night
Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary believes that poverty is not permanent in a person’s life.
“Since I have nine children, feeding them was difficult; sending them to school was harder. Food was easier to look for, but educating them was really tough. As a parent, I do my obligations, since being a parent is a real obligation. Because of the help of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program, I am able continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary believes that poverty is not permanent in a person’s life.
High hopes from a Day Care Worker and a Pantawid Pamilya mother
She has been a Day Care Worker for 12 years in barangay Lupoc of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, receiving a meager income from an honorarium of Php1,750, plus the cash grant from the conditional cash transfer program. Even with the devastation brought by super typhoon Yolanda into their home, Vilma Daganzo still sees a bright future continue reading : High hopes from a Day Care Worker and a Pantawid Pamilya mother
The new normal hero
Heroism has always been branded with masculinity. Oftentimes, the hero is crafted in our imagination as a charmer, a knight in shining armor, or a mysterious lad in tight colored costumes and capes ready to rescue a damsel in distress. But not anymore, because there is one hero I have met who does not fit continue reading : The new normal hero
Hopefully, no more families living in tents
Tacloban City- DSWD Sec. Dinky Soliman Friday, October 31 visits Brgy. 88, 89, 90 in Tacloban City, and engages in a dialogue with barangay officials on the continuous movement of around 300 remaining families in tents, to transitional shelters. By November 8, the remaining 138 families living in tents at Barangay 88 will be “zeroed” continue reading : Hopefully, no more families living in tents