37 residents of the Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) graduate from Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) NC II through the Sustainable Livelihood Program. The 35-day skills training was conducted by Endonela Institute of Technology Foundation, Inc.  100% of the graduates passed the National Certificate (NC) II Assessment by continue reading : 37 RRCY residents passed Welding NC II

QUAKE DRILL. Elderly residents of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Home for the Aged in Tagum City participate in the recent nationwide Earthquake Drill spearheaded by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). To date, over 60 disadvantaged and homeless older persons are being taken care of at the DSWD residential continue reading : Home for the Aged seniors join quake drill

Davao City (DSWD XI) – The Regional Sub-Committee for the Welfare of Children XI (RSCWC-XI) led by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and in coordination with the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Department of Education (DepEd) conferred recently the 2016 Seal continue reading : DSWD awards 31 child-friendly LGUs

Mati City, Davao Oriental (DSWD XI) -The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in partnership with the Provincial Government of Davao Oriental signed recently the Memorandum of Agreement of the PagHILOM (Healing Intervention Leading to Optimum Management) project for the rehabilitation of victims of torture (VicTors) and Enforced Disappearance (ED) and their families. PagHILOM continue reading : DSWD Paghilom project signed

DAVAO CITY – The Regional Committee on Disability Affairs (RCDA-11) has readied various activities for the persons with disabilities in the region to celebrate the 39th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week. The activities are aligned with this year’s theme: “Karapatan Pribilehiyo ng Maykapansanan: Isakatuparan at Ipaglaban.” The celebration at the regional level will continue reading : RCDA-11 set to celebrate national disability prevention and rehabilitation week