The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 8 and Leyte Normal University partnered to conduct a series of orientations for future social workers.

The sessions covered critical topics such as Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children, Trauma-Informed Care, and Understanding Trafficking in Persons with a focus on Victim-Centered Case Management.

These initiatives are part of DSWD’s broader advocacy campaign to raise awareness and build the capacity of … Click here to read more...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII, together with other member agencies of the Eastern Visayas Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC VIII), is currently conducting a training on the Harmonized Disaster Response Reporting.

Around 40 Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) personnel from Biliran province are participating in the training aimed at promoting standardized disaster response reporting. The initiative is led by key … Click here to read more...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through National Household Targeting Section (NHTS), continues supporting the “i-Registro ang F1KD sa 4Ps” initiative in the remaining municipalities of Eastern Samar: Sulat, Can-avid, Maslog, Dolores, San Julian, Taft, Jipapad, Arteche, San Policarpo and Oras.

From April 8-11, 2025, two NHTS teams, led by Ms. Leizel B. Astorga, Regional Field Coordinator (RFC) and Mr. Darryl Joseph A. Bagares, Information Technology Officer II … Click here to read more...

The Municipality of Abuyog, Leyte commemorated the 3rd anniversary of Typhoon Agaton on12 April 2025, in Brgy. New Pilar, one of the communities most devastated by the typhoon in 2022.

Formerly Brgy. Pilar, the area was hit by deadly landslides and later relocated and renamed. Recovery efforts have since been supported by the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP).

In 2023, three livelihood associations in Brgy. … Click here to read more...

“I solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge, to the best of my ability, the duties of my present position.”

With this oath, 11 employees enter into the service of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Eastern Visayas.

These employees will be serving under a Contract of Service status under various programs in the agency, including the Sustainable Livelihood Program, the Walang Gutom Program, and Tara, Basa!

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A total of 252 college students from Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU) – Ormoc Campus completed the 5-day Capability Building for Tutors under DSWD’s Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development led the activity in Ormoc City from April 7-11, 2025, with a pool of resource persons from the Department of Education and EVSU.

The batch of tutors will be deployed in selected schools in Ormoc … Click here to read more...

“Mas madali po ngayon kasi cellphone na lang, samantala noon malayo kami, namamasahe pa.”

Ito ang naging pahayag ni Cresilda Coles Ayon, isang buntis na Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiary mula sa Brgy. 4, Giporlos, Eastern Samar.

Isa si Cresilda sa mga 4Ps beneficiaries na matagumpay na nakapagrehistro at nakapag-update ng kanyang impormasyon gamit ang i-Registro web portal. Dagdag pa niya, basta may cellphone at internet lang, mas madali … Click here to read more...