Despite being one of the most topographically challenging provinces in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prioritized Samar in this year’s expansion of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program (TBTP). It covers two cities and 19 municipalities in the province including all its six island towns namely Daram, Zumarraga, Talalora, Almagro, continue reading : From students to tutors: Going the extra miles to serve island communities in Samar

Dalawampung (20) araw matapos simulan ang pagsasanay at pagtatrabaho ng isang libo’t tatlong daan dalawampu’t pito (1,327) benepisyaryo mula sa San Policarpo, Oras, Dolores at Jipapad sa Eastern Samar ay naibigay na ng DSWD Field Office VIII ang sahod na nagkakahalagang ₱7,500 noong ika 17-19 ng Hulyo. Sa kabuuan, nakapamahagi ng higit P9M ang ahensya continue reading : DSWD FO8, sinimulan na ang Project LAWA 𝗮𝘁 BINHI payout sa Eastern Samar

After twenty days of Cash for Training and Work, four out of five Local Government Units (LGUs) in Eastern Samar have finally completed all three stages of Project LAWA at BINHI implementation. These stages include a 3-day learning and development session, 15-day actual work and 2-day sustainability training. In the last two days of implementation, continue reading : 4 Eastern Samar LGUs complete 3 stages of Project LAWA at BINHI implementation

The DSWD Field Office VIII, through its Social Marketing Unit together with the KALAHI-CIDSS Regional Program Management Office, conducted the Social Development Communicators Network Orientation on Community-Driven Development and DSWD Programs on 12 July 2024. Attended by around 30 Information/Communication Officers and/or designated Public Information Officers all over the region, the said activity provided an continue reading : 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘-𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐒𝐖𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐒

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VIII has completed the turnover of 281 core shelter units to beneficiaries in Hilongos, Leyte. These beneficiaries are families whose houses were destroyed during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013. In 2021, 207 units had already been turned over to families in Barangays San continue reading : 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 | 𝐃𝐒𝐖𝐃 𝐅𝐎 𝐕𝐈𝐈𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟖𝟏 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐬, 𝐋𝐞𝐲𝐭𝐞

𝐋𝐆𝐔𝐬: Catbalogan City, Samar San Jorge, Samar Gandara, Samar Matuguinao, Samar Sta. Rita, Samar Calbayog City, Samar Basey, Samar Jiabong, Samar Paranas, Samar Motiong, Samar Calbiga, Samar San Jose de Buan, Samar 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐀 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐇𝐈 (𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝) is a proactive intervention and continue reading : The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VIII, through the Disaster Response Management Division, conducted an orientation to the 12 municipalities of Samar Province with 3,502 beneficiaries for the implementation of Project LAWA at BINHI.

Despite being one of the most topographically challenging provinces in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prioritized Samar in this year’s expansion of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program (TBTP). It covers two cities and 19 municipalities in the province including all its six island towns namely Daram, Zumarraga, Talalora, Almagro, continue reading : 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔: 𝑮𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒓