Around 36 children beneficiaries of the government’s Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program, commonly known as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, from all over Eastern Visayas, recently gathered for the Children’s Congress 2015 at Milka Hotel, Tacloban City, Leyte.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII conducted the said activity to empower the children by providing them a venue for fun and learning, especially on topics concerning … Click here to read more...

Tanauan, Leyte – Barely two years after Typhoon Yolanda ravaged Eastern Visayas, survivors from this 2nd class town are slowly showing signs of full recovery.

One clear sign is the building of safer communities in various relocation sites around town.

Town Mayor Pel Tecson said that as a leader of the town, he believes that recovery starts by rebuilding damaged houses. He added that having a roof over their heads … Click here to read more...

Exactly two years after Yolanda, Dahlia Atok of Brgy. Concepcion, Ormoc City has not only rebuild her house. She has also rebuild her family’s life thru better livelihood. This was made possible thru the Bangon Mini Farm Project, a product of DSWD-Sustainable Livelihood Program’s (SLP) partnership with Landbank and other stakeholders. Through this project, farmers like Dahlia can continue their agriculture business thru organic farming and organic swine/poultry production. But … Click here to read more...

October 29, 2015 – Tacloban City. “This donation is a gift and an offer of friendship from the people of Nigeria to the Filipino people”, thus said His Excellency Ambassador Buba Tekune who came with DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman and Senior Counsellor Murtala Jimoh of the Embassy of Nigeria for the Inauguration Ceremony of the Water Supply Support (provision of potable water by setting up ten 5,000 liter water tanks, … Click here to read more...

Leyte Governor Dominic Petilla led the ceremonial turnover rites of the twelve completed KC-NCDDP and MCC funded projects in twelve barangays of Hindang, Leyte. Hindang Mayor Elpidio Cabal, Jr. Vice – Governor Carlo Loreto and other guests look on.
Hindang, Leyte — October 8, 2015. Twelve community subprojects implemented through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s poverty and alleviation program, Kalahi- CIDDS or Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – … Click here to read more...

Tacloban City, September 28, 2015 — Ambassador Zhao Jianhua of the People’s Republic of China visited transitional shelters Tagpuro and Cali, this city to give out family food packs.

The recipients were very grateful as the supply of goods brought by the ambassador will last them a month. They even learned to say xie xie (thank you in the Chinese language) to Ambassador Zhao.

“I can see from your smiles … Click here to read more...