ADOPTION CONSCIOUSNESS. Former Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio leads the Unveiling of Adoption Advocacy Tarpaulin Thursday at SM City Annex Activity Centre in line with DSWD’s campaign for legal adoption. Also present at the event are [from left] DSWD Adoption Focal Sheryl Ann R. Dumalogdog, DSWD Chief of Protective Services Unit Rebecca A. Santamaria, continue reading : Adoption consciousness

LEGAL ADOPTION. Adoptive father from New Zealand David Earnshaw shares his experience when he and wife Suzanne adopted John Robert Eder Earnshaw [right] during the press conference Monday at SM City Annex Activity Centre. Also in photo are [from left] Assistant Director Mila T. Segovia of DSWD and Sheryl Ann R. Dumalogdog, DSWD Focal on continue reading : Advancing legal adoption

DAVAO City –The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to strongly advocate legal adoption as it leads the observance of the Adoption Consciousness Week on February 15 to 23. “We will always ensure protection of children at any given time, anywhere. That is why we have been implementing and promoting Alternative Parental Care continue reading : DSWD continues to promote legal adoption

DAVAO City  -“Proteksyon ng Bata, Tungkulin ng Bawat Isa” is this year’s theme in the observance of the 18th National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Commercial Sexual Exploitation. Through Proclamation No. 731 series of 1996, the annual observance aims to provide awareness to children, parents, families and communities in making the continue reading : Feb 8-15 is child sexual abuse prevention week

DAVAO City-The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) formally launched Listahanan, the regional profile of who and where the poor families are. Regional Director of DSWD Priscilla N. Razon emphasized in her message that the national assessment is the department’s initiative to establish a list of poor families needing social protection programs from both continue reading : DSWD launched Listahanan