Consistent with its mandate of promoting good governance and transparency in public service, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will hold its first-ever State of the Region Address (SORA) on September 18, 2013, 2:00 p.m. at the Almendras Gymnasium, Quimpo Boulevard, Davao City. Over 2,500 attendees region wide are expected to witness the continue reading : DSWD HOLDS STATE OF THE REGION ADDRESS

ADVANCING THE STRAW BILL. National Youth Commissioner Jose Rafael S. Cruz explains the Students’ Rights and Welfare (STRAW) Bill to student leaders and teachers of Davao Region during a consultation Friday at DSWD Conference Hall. The STRAW Bill or the Magna Carta for Students aims to safeguard the freedoms and rights of students in both continue reading : ADVANCING THE STRAW BILL