The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 8-Eastern Visayas awarded all 143 Local Government Units (LGUs) through their Local Social Welfare and Development Offices (LSWDOs) in the region during the 1st Older Persons (OPs) Program Stakeholders’ Congress 2024 last November 26, 2024 at the Leyte Convention Complex, Palo, Leyte.

In her opening message, DSWD FO 8 Regional Director Grace Q. Subong recognized all the incredible efforts that each … Click here to read more...

Nagbigay ng tulong ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 8 sa 24 na pamilya at isang indibidwal na apektado ng sunog sa Brgy. 80, Marasbaras, Tacloban City noong Nobyembre 26, 2024.

Aabot sa 49 family food packs (FFPs), dalawa para sa bawat pamilya at isa para sa indibidwal na apektado at 147 non-food items na binubuo ng hygiene kits, family kits, sleeping kits, kitchen kits at … Click here to read more...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII, on Monday, December 2, 2024, showed support for the rights of people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLHIV) and their families during World AIDS Day 2024.

As part of the campaign, employees wore red ribbons to show their commitment to ending the stigma against HIV. The observance includes a free and confidential HIV screening for employees and a parent … Click here to read more...

Ongoing verification and validation efforts in various municipalities in Eastern Visayas have significantly increased the number of beneficiaries eligible for the Walang Gutom Program, the government’s flagship program against involuntary hunger. As of the latest update, the total number of beneficiaries has risen to 24,149, marking a notable milestone in the full-scale rollout of the program in the region.

Over 900 new beneficiaries were registered in the municipalities of Oras, … Click here to read more...

TINGNAN: Dagdag impormasyon sa mga kwalipikadong benepisyaryo ng Walang Gutom Program sa Region 8 ang ginanap na mga Nutrition Education Session (NES) sa iba’t-ibang munisipalidad sa rehiyon!

Umabot sa 335 na benepisyaryo ang nagtipon-tipon sa mga NES sites sa probinsiya ng Leyte upang talakayin ang Modules 1 at 2. Samantala, ginanap din ang NES sa Capul, Northern Samar, at Naval, Biliran.

Layunin nito na mabigyang linaw ang kahalagahan ng tatlong … Click here to read more...

BASAHIN: Ito ang pahayag ni Anna, isang survivor ng Violence Against Women na kasalukuyang nasa pangangalaga ng Haven for Women (HFW), isa sa mga Centers and Residential Care Facilities (CRCFs) ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 8.

“Nagdesisyon ako na pumunta sa temporary shelter, sa Haven For Women. Noong unang araw ko doon, wala akong magawa kundi umiyak dahil sa pangungulila. Kaya nagpapasalamat ako sa staff … Click here to read more...

TINGNAN: Asahan na mas dadami pa ang mga kwalipikadong benepisyaryong makatatanggap ng food credit sa patuloy na Verification and Registration Activities na ginagawa sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng Eastern Visayas ngayong araw!

Sa Oras, Eastern Samar, umabot na sa 467 ang mga na-validate na benepisyaryo, habang sa Catarman, Northern Samar, Borongan, Catbalogan City, Samar City Hall, at Palompon, Leyte ay dagsa parin ang tao sa ginagawang registration activity.

Lahat naman … Click here to read more...