LOOK: DSWD Regional Director Grace Subong served as the Guest of Honor and Speaker during the 2025 National Women’s Month Celebration kickoff ceremony of the Police Regional Office 8, at the PRO 8 Multipurpose Hall on 3 March 2025.
In her speech, Dir. Subong recognized how the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Philippine National Police (PNP) shared a common goal in giving importance to caring for those … Click here to read more...
Namahagi ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 8 ng 3,643 Family Food Packs (FFPs) sa mga benepisyaryo ng Project LAWA at BINHI Food-for-Work program sa Southern Leyte, kabilang ang mga bayan ng Libagon, Silago, San Ricardo, at Bontoc.
Nagsagawa ang mga benepisyaryo ng paglilinis sa kanilang mga communal garden at aquaculture projects, pati na rin ng muling pagtatanim upang mapanatiling maayos at kapaki-pakinabang ang mga itinayong … Click here to read more...
The Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System (HELPS), which includes the digitalized process of obtaining the agency’s regulatory services for Social Welfare and Development Agencies (SWDAs), was officially launched by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) effective on February 18, 2025 through its Standards Bureau (SB) as part of its commitment to improving service delivery and simplifying operations.
𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐠𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞.
Through DSWD HELPS or … Click here to read more...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 8 joined the nation in observing the National Women’s Month Celebration this March, anchored on the sub-theme “Babae sa Lahat ng Sektor, Aangat ang Bukas sa Bagong Pilipinas,” strengthening gender equality and women empowerment.
To formally commence the month-long effort, on 3 March, the DSWD FO 8 Angels in Red Vest wore purple tops alongside the office decoration contest to … Click here to read more...
As part of ADB’s webinar series called the “Build Back Better Sector Dialogues,” the KALAHI-CIDSS Regional Program Management Office presented a case study on KALAHI-CIDSS NCDDP WASH Interventions focusing on the program’s Water System Subproject in Brgy. Casili-on, Salcedo, Eastern Samar on 27 February 2025.
Spearheaded by KALAHI-CIDSS Deputy Regional Program Manager Engr. Gerardo C. Peneda Jr., the said case study was presented by Community Development Officer III John Vincent … Click here to read more...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 8 conducted a three-day training on Logistics Management for twelve local government units (LGUs) in Northern Samar and Samar.
Thirty-two participants, composed of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) focals and Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officers (MSWDOs) from participating LGUs, including Lapinig, Lope De Vega, Catarman, Palapag, Las Navas, San Jose, Lavezares, Laoang, and Mondragon from Northern Samar, as well as … Click here to read more...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducted a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) to enhance the manual for implementing early recovery programs and services in disaster-affected areas.
DSWD-DRMB technical staff engaged with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Inopacan, Leyte, a former beneficiary of the Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) program and other early recovery services of DSWD, to assess the effectiveness of interventions and explore ways to improve assistance … Click here to read more...
