The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (DSWD-SLP) is drafting special guidelines to provide livelihood support to Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) in Abuyog, Leyte.

The program aims to build partnerships that promote social protection and justice by offering livelihood opportunities to PDLs.

Dubbed “𝐒𝐋𝐏 𝐏𝐚𝐠-𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐚,” the project will focus on helping PDLs improve their mental well-being … Click here to read more...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VIII (DSWD FO VIII) held a two-day culminating activity in line with the national observance of Ease of Doing Business (EODB) Month this May 2025, at the DSWD FO VIII compound in Candahug, Palo, Leyte.

This year’s celebration carried the theme, “Red Tape to Red Carpet: Better Business Movement in a Bagong Pilipinas.”

The activity was participated in by DSWD FO … Click here to read more...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VIII-National Household Targeting Section (DSWD FO VIII-NHTS) provided technical assistance and conducted 4Ps F1KD registration through i-Registro in Javier, Leyte, and Maripipi, Biliran from May 20-23, 2025.

This continuous registration supports the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) First 1000 Days conditional cash grant.

Concurrently, the DSWD-NHTS also conducted re-sharing of Listahanan 3 database (as of December 2024) to Provincial Health Office … Click here to read more...

Through the Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished (Project LAWA at BINHI) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VIII, communities in Samar are now enjoying fresh harvests of vegetables.

In Sta. Margarita, 26 kilos of pechay were gathered, while in Barangay Canhawan, Catbalogan City, partner-beneficiaries harvested various vegetables such as ampalaya, okra, sitaw, and kangkong. The project … Click here to read more...

Tunay na masagana ang ani ng 20 benepisyaryo mula sa Barangay San Vicente sa bayan ng Anahawan, Southern Leyte sa ilalim ng Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished o Project LAWA at BINHI ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 8 – Eastern Visayas.

Matapos ang 20 araw na pagsasanay at pagtatanim, nakapag-ani na sila ng kilo-kilong upo, ampalaya, … Click here to read more...

The gift of blood is the gift of life. For Angels in Red Vests, this is not just a familiar quote but an act of service.

As part of DSWD’s 74th Anniversary Celebration, DSWD Field Office 8 recently conducted a Blood Donation Drive. Facilitated by the Philippine Red Cross, staff and guests actively participated in the activity, where 55 participants successfully donated their blood.

For Gilbert, one of DSWD’s Angels … Click here to read more...

The 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 para sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced workers (TUPAD) continues to grow as it expands to more local government units in Eastern Visayas.

On May 21, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 8 – Eastern Visayas, in partnership with the Department … Click here to read more...