The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII continues to strengthen its monitoring of the ongoing implementation of the Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished (Project LAWA at BINHI) in convergence with the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Office VIII.

A total of 1,500 beneficiaries in Tacloban … Click here to read more...

A total of 139 kilos of pechay were harvested through the Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished (Project LAWA at BINHI) in Barangays Maliwaliw and Napara-an from April until May 6.

The beneficiaries harvested 20 kilos of pechay in Barangay Maliwaliw and 119 kilos in Barangay Napara-an, valued at approximately P7,149. These were either sold or consumed by beneficiaries, helping … Click here to read more...

The KALAHI-CIDSS Area Coordinating Teams of Daram, Gandara, and Marabut, Samar facilitated a Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) Orientation to select barangay officials and/or representatives from the said municipalities, respectively.

Each of the session focused on providing the latest updates and procedures related to the PhilGEPS platform in order to guide barangay officials on the process of registering and managing their own PhilGEPS accounts to ensure compliance with government … Click here to read more...

In collaboration with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the KALAHI-CIDSS Pag-abot CDD implementation initiated a 23-day MASONRY NC II training dedicated for the community volunteers of Brgy. Tanghas, Tolosa, Leyte.

A total of 20 community volunteers attended and completed the said training which forms part of the program’s soft intervention for the community’s growth and empowerment.

According to TESDA, the MASONRY NC II training consists of competencies … Click here to read more...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII kicked off the first-ever Ease of Doing Business (EODB) Month celebration during its Monday Convocation on May 5.

This is in line with Presidential Proclamation No. 818, s. 2025, which declares May as EODB Month to promote efficient, transparent, and citizen-friendly government service. The proclamation supports Republic Act No. 11032, or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government … Click here to read more...

Kasabay ng pagdiriwang ng ika-123 Araw ng mga Manggagawa o 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺, pinangungahan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 8 at Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 8 ang payout para sa 1,500 benepisyaryo ng pinag-isang programang Project LAWA at BINHI at TUPAD sa Tacloban City ngayong araw, Mayo 1.

Tumanggap ang mga benepisyaryo ng paunang halagang katumbas ng hindi bababa sa sampung araw ng … Click here to read more...

A total of 1,500 beneficiaries in Tacloban City have started their 20-day work under the joint implementation of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII’s Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished (Project LAWA at BINHI) and the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program.

Following the program’s kickoff on … Click here to read more...