DSWD FO 8 Receives Gawad KALASAG Seal for Excellence!

DSWD Field Office 8 was awarded for the invaluable support and continued service as a member of the Gawad KALASAG 2024 Regional Validation and Selection Committee during the 24th Gawad KALASAG National and Regional Awarding Ceremonies Region VIII.

Represented by the Assistant Regional Director for Administration, ARDA Clarito T. Logronio, together with the DROMIC focal Mr. Kenny Rudolf Unay and Ms. Evangeline Ty, DSWD received the award on December 2, … Click here to read more...

DSWD FO 8 Walang Gutom Program Beneficiaries, Nadagdagan!

Sa patuloy na verification at validation activities sa iba’t-ibang parte ng Eastern Visayas, nadagdagan ng humigit kumulang 800 ang bilang ng mga kwalipikadong benepisyaryo ng Walang Gutom Program!

Gumamit ng Walang Gutom Indicator Tool at KYC ang ating mga validators upang masiguro na karapat-dapat silang mapabilang sa programa. Kabilang ang mga activities na ito sa flagship program ng administrasyon laban sa inboluntaryong gutom at malnutrisyon dulot ng mababang kita.

Matapos … Click here to read more...

DSWD Project LAWA at BINHI beneficiaries, Nakapag-ani na!

Aabot sa 85 kilo ng mani ang matagumpay na naani ng mga benepisyaryo ng Project LAWA at BINHI sa Maslog, Eastern Samar, noong Disyembre 4.

Matatandaang sinimulan ang proyekto noong Mayo, na may layuning bigyan ng kaalaman at malinang ang kakayahan ng mga residente upang masuportahan ang kanilang mga sarili at pamilya. Sa pamamagitan ng pagtatanim at iba pang mga gawaing nakatutok sa mga solusyon sa kakulangan ng pagkain at … Click here to read more...

DSWD FO8 awards LGUs, LSWDOs on the 1st Older Persons Progarm Stakeholders’ Congress 2024

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...

DSWD Field Office 8 nagbigay ng tulong sa mga nasunugan sa Tacloban City

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...

DSWD Field Office 8 shows support for PLHIV rights on World AIDS Day 2024

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...

DSWD WGP VALIDATION EFFORTS EXPAND IN REGION 8 AS REGISTRATION HITS 24,000 MARK

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...