The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Office XI has translated its quick facts into 19 major Indigenous People (IP) dialects in the region. “This is to heighten the program’s advocacy by translating the program core values into a language that they can fully and clearly understand,” continue reading : PANTAWID PAMILYA QUICK FACTS TRANSLATED INTO 19 IP DIALECTS

DAVAO City  -Scaling up its fight against trafficking in person (TIP), the Regional Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (RIACAT) launched recently the 2013 Advocacy Campaign Against Human Trafficking at the NCCC Mall Atrium. Following the campaign launch was the Signing of the Pledge of Commitment by all member agencies and stakeholders. This initiative proves Davao Region’s continue reading : RIACAT VOWS TO FIGHT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

CANAL DESILTING THRU CASH FOR WORK. Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries affected by Typhoon Pablo participate in canal desilting through the Cash For Work Program of the Department of Agriculture and National Irrigation Administration. With a funding of Php 3.5 million, the project is implemented in Brgy. Dauman, Montevista; Brgy. Carmen, Boston; and Brgy. New cortez, New continue reading : CANAL DESILTING THRU CASH FOR WORK

RELIEF FOR ZAMBO. Workers unload family food packs Saturday at Makar Wharf, General Santos City. The DSWD relief goods hauled from Davao City was brought to Zamboanga [via Philippine Coast Guard vessel] as resource augmentation to DSWD Region 9. To date, DSWD XI has released a total of 19280 family food packs for Zamboanga. DSWD

HUWARANG PAMILYA. The family of Donde and Melyn Bog-ot of Sitio Paiton, Dagohoy, Talaingod is this year’s winner of the Search for Huwarang Pamilyang Pilipino hosted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in coordination with DOH, DepEd, DILG, PNP, Tambayan Center for Children’s Rights, Kinasang’an Foundation, Local Government Units and the Regional Interagency continue reading : BOG-OT FAMILY IS HUWARANG PAMILYA