The 5-day Capability Building for reading tutors and Youth Development (YDWs) in Tacloban City was concluded on Friday, April 4, 2025.

A total of 477 college students from Leyte Normal University (LNU) and Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU) completed the training which began on March 31.

The activity aims to capacitate and prepare them as tutors and YDWs who will conduct reading tutorials to struggling or non-reader pupils and carry … Click here to read more...

LOOK: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII – Eastern Visayas continues its close monitoring of Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and Project BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished) in Dolores, Eastern Samar, through a recent field visit by the technical staff of the Risk Resiliency Program for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (RRP-CCAM).

During the visit, the DSWD FO-8 team … Click here to read more...

DSWD Eastern Visayas’ Haven for Women, in partnership with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), recently conducted an orientation aimed at empowering both its staff and residents.

The orientation opened with the discussion of the roles and functions of the CHR; which was led by Mr. Joseph Roel C. Obrino. This was succeeded by an in-depth discussion of the laws protecting the rights of women and children, specifically the Anti-Violence … Click here to read more...

DSWD Field Office 8 joins the global observance of World Autism Awareness Day this April 2 through a meaningful talk on Compassionate Parenting for Children in the Autism Spectrum.

DSWD employees and Local Social Welfare and Development Officers attended the activity, highlighting the collective effort to promote awareness, understanding, and inclusive care for children with autism.

Through this initiative, participants gained valuable insights on how to nurture and support children … Click here to read more...

TINGNAN | Tulong-tulong na binuo ng 50 benepisyaryo ng Project LAWA at BINHI sa Sta. Rita, Samar ang isang communal garden at small farm reservoir, bilang bahagi ng 20-araw na cash-for-work program ng DSWD Field Office VIII.

Sa ilalim ng Risk Resiliency Program for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (RRP-CCAM), nagtanim ang mga benepisyaryo ng ampalaya, pechay, okra, at iba pang gulay na makatutulong sa seguridad sa pagkain ng komunidad.… Click here to read more...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has completed the distribution of guidebooks for tutors and Youth Development Workers (YDWs) in Tacloban City.

A total of 477 student-beneficiaries from Leyte Normal University and Eastern Visayas State University received individual copies of the knowledge product they will use during the 20-days reading tutorials and Nanay-Tatay sessions of the Tara, Basa Tutoring Program.

The field office here distributed the materials … Click here to read more...

TINGNAN: Nagpapatuloy ang DSWD Field Office 8 sa pagsasagawa ng Food Redemption Activities sa ilalim ng Walang Gutom Program.

Kamakailan, nagsagawa ang DSWD FO8 ng Food Redemption Activity sa Sta. Fe, Leyte; kung saan 156 na mga benepisaryo ang nakapag-redeem ng pagkain gamit ng kanilang mga Electonic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Cards. Katuwang sa nasabing aktibidad ang Lokal na Pamahalaan at ang partner merchants.

Ang Walang Gutom ay isang flagship program … Click here to read more...