After the killer super typhoon “Yolanda,” Jean as he is fondly called, became hopeless after their family home at Timex, San Jose district in Tacloban was totally wrecked. He has with him his mother, Brigida, 71, who is asthmatic, and father Marcelo, 73, who is suffering from stroke. He thought there was no way out continue reading : “Rolling salon” for Arturo to keep him going
Tacloban mayor lauds the many challenges faced by DSWD in every disaster
Tacloban City, July 2 – In yesterday’s kick-off ceremony of the National Disaster Consciousness Month, Mayor Alfred Romualdez, said “I salute the DSWD as I feel the agency is over – tasked,” citing shelter as one of its concerns. “I do not blame the DSWD when it comes to lack of relief,” adding that the continue reading : Tacloban mayor lauds the many challenges faced by DSWD in every disaster
Water for Peace: Peace restored through Kalahi-CIDSS water system
Margie Diaz grew up in a town where even the most basic need of a family is considered a luxury. Silvino Lubos is one of the remotest municipalities in the province of Northern Samar. But aside from being branded as a geographically isolated and disadvantaged area, the town is also categorized as a conflict-affected municipality continue reading : Water for Peace: Peace restored through Kalahi-CIDSS water system
Children and women at DSWD Institution Complex end month-long summer fun
Some 77 children and 9 women at the DSWD’s Institution Complex in Pawing, Palo recently ended their summer fun that consisted of a sports festival and the Search for Ms. Summer Sportsfest 2015. They were joined by the staff of the three institutions, namely the Home for Girls, Regional Haven, and the Reception and Study continue reading : Children and women at DSWD Institution Complex end month-long summer fun
DSWD’s anti-poverty program releases 1B fund to 1,865 barangays in EV
A total of Php 1,008,526,165.63 billion has already been released to 1, 865 barangays across six provinces in Eastern Visayas through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS). As of this writing, 3, 820 NCDDP (National Community-Driven Development Program)-funded sub-projects have been identified continue reading : DSWD’s anti-poverty program releases 1B fund to 1,865 barangays in EV
DSWD F08 lauds Pantawid Pamilya grads
DSWD Field Office VIII celebrates the high school graduation of around 1,983 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries from the province of Northern Samar, 931 of whom are achievers in their respective schools, June 11, 2015 at the Catarman Gymnasium.
Kalahi-CIDSS – PAMANA rehabilitate water supply in Silvino Lubos, N. Samar
Water is no longer a luxury. Through Kalahi-CIDSS and PAMANA’s Rehabilitation of Water Supply system project in the community, Margie and the rest of the families in Brgy. San Isidro, Silvino Lubos, Northern Samar no longer struggle and fight just to get a bucket of water.