She was a distressed woman but look how she is now ! After years of battling her rights as legal wife of a seafarer, Aileen Lay Sainz has turned into a complete woman. From being emotionally and mentally tortured, the 52 – year-old survivor of Violence Against Woman (VAW) is now into promoting healthy lifestyle. That includes, of course, wellness of both mind and body. She spearheads a Nutrition Club … Click here to read more...
Embracing Change for Poverty Alleviation
by SLP- ERO Noel Villones
DSWD Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) FO8, together with its partners, conducted numerous life skills trainings, one of which was the training for security men and lady guards with employment facilitation for Pantawid Program participants in the whole region.
Partner security institute for the training was Vivien Rechell Von (VRV) Security Training Institute Inc, a multi – awarded and prestigious security institute offering quality services through … Click here to read more...
Say No to Lowering of Minimum Age of Criminal Age of Responsibility!
DSWD Field Office VIII appeals to young people who compose the PAG-ASA Youth Association of the Philippines (PYAP) in two occasions. Recenty, to mark the Juvenile Justice Consciousness Week, the Regional Juvenile Justice Welfare Council thru social worker, Agnes Ergina- Bugal, organized a youth forum at the Youth Hub of the Tacloban City Government. In close partnership with the City Social Welfare and Development Office, the activity was attended by … Click here to read more...
Home for Girls reveals most are incest this year
Incest ranks high among cases of child abuse among residents of the DSWD’s Home for Girls at Pawing, Palo, Leyte.
As of November, this year, there are 22 of said cases; rape, 13; acts of lasciviousness, 1; maltreatment, 1; child trafficking, 1; and a case under the Child Witness Protection Program. Officer-In-Charge (O.I.C.), Alicia Bolante, reported via phone – patched interview over the agency’s “Kasugbong ha Pagtindog” radio program at … Click here to read more...
DSWD soon to form TWG for after-care, etc. for recovering drug dependents
As part of the national government’s convergent efforts to combat illegal drugs, the Department of Social Welfare and Development will take the lead in the after-care, re-integration and transformation support for recovering drug dependents. It will, then, create a Regional Technical Working Group to synchronize efforts of the Department and member – agencies come December of this year.
DSWD Focal person for this special program, Ofelia Pagay, said that with … Click here to read more...
Social Pensioners still struggle for a living
In a recent Story Conference on Social Pension, two beneficiaries give their interesting narration of their life. Despite their old age, they still work to live because they don’t depend on the DSWD cash assistance alone.
“Magtinda, bitay-bitay hin kendi ngan chitcheria,” ( I sell small stuffs placed in hanging plastic bags, like candies and junk food in minute packs) Lola Josefina Kileste, 80, of Barangay Mahayag, Mahaplag, Leyte says … Click here to read more...