TANAUAN, Leyte – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 8 thru OIC Regional Director Grace Subong and the Local Government Unit of Tanauan, Leyte thru Mayor Pelagio Tecson Jr. signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a sustainable partnership in the implementation of the Kilos-Unlad Social Case Management Strategy of the Pantawid continue reading : LOOK: Pantawid Pamilya inks Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with LGU Tanauan for sustainable Kilos-Unlad Implementation

Namahagi kamakailan ang DSWD ng 800 na Family Food Packs (FFPs) para sa munisipyo ng Leyte, probinsiya ng Leyte. Ito ay matapos humiling ng FFPs ang nasabing munisipyo, para sa dagdag tulong sa mga residenteng naapektuhan ang hanapbuhay dulot ng COVID-19. Idineklarang Critical Zone at isinailalim sa Enhanced Community Quarantine ang Brgy. Poblacion noong nakaraang continue reading : Dagdag tulong sa pamilyang apektado ang hanapbuhay dulot ng COVID

Taimtim na nakiki-isa ang DSWD Eastern Visayas sa paggunita ng Mahal na Araw, isa sa mga pinakamahalagang pagdiriwang ng Kristiyanismo. Bilang pag-alaala sa mensahe ng Mahal na Araw na mahalin ang kapwa tao, patuloy ang DSWD na magbabahagi ng serbisyo ngayong Semana Santa. Iilang opisina ng DSWD ang magkakaroon ng skeletal workforce na patuloy na continue reading : DSWD, handa magserbisyo sa Mahal na Araw

In preparation for the full devolution of Social Welfare Services to Local Government Units pursuant to the Mandanas Court Ruling, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII deployed a mapping tool to generate information that would help and assist the national government agencies (NGAs) gain greater clarity in the assignment of continue reading : Region VIII sets the ground for full devolution of SWD programs and services to LGUs

In Eastern Visayas Region, DSWD Field Office VIII is said to be the first national agency (thru the Social Marketing Section) to conduct a Virtual Town Hall Meeting on COVID-19 Vaccination. Of course, it was a coordinated activity with the Department of Health (DOH) Region VIII. Maria Rosario Juntilla, Health Education and Promotion Officer III, continue reading : DSWD, the first agency to hold Virtual Meeting on COVID Vaccination

This March, DSWD Eastern Visayas joins the nation in celebrating National Social Work Month and recognizing the significant contributions of all social workers in addressing the concerns of the disadvantaged and vulnerable sectors the department is mandated to serve, protect and empower. Happy Social Work Month! Don’t forget to thank a social worker today!#DSWDMayMalasakit!

Outgoing DSWD Regional Director, Marie Angela Gopalan, is one of ten women – awardees in today’s special episode of the virtual kapihan with P.I.A. and Friends, dubbed as PANINDUGAN of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA). Her citation is in “grateful recognition for her active role for championing and upholding and promoting women’s rights amidst the continue reading : Philippine Information Agency (PIA) women awardees