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 Juan, San Agustin, Baliw, and Utanan. To complete the project, 74 units were given to … Click here to read more...
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.
These LGUs include:
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, … Click here to read more...
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, Sto. Nino, and Tagapul-an. Tagapul-an is the farthest among them reaching five to six hours … Click here to read more...
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 sa unang lingo ng payout para sa Project LAWA at BINHI.
Ang mga benepisyaryo mula … Click here to read more...
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, partner-beneficiaries underwent a workshop to ensure the sustainability of the projects.
Following this, DSWD Field … Click here to read more...
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 avenue to convene the said officers to discuss the current direction of the field office … Click here to read more...
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 Juan, San Agustin, Baliw, and Utanan. To complete the project, 74 units were given to … Click here to read more...