ADOPTION FORUM. Prospective adoptive parents (PAPs) attend the Adoption Forum conducted by DSWD every month. Through the Forum, the social worker briefs the parents on legal adoption procedure, orients them on the legal documents required of them as well as responds to their inquiries on legal adoption and other related processes to make the adoption continue reading : Adoption Forum

In its efforts to make life easier for indigent senior citizens, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has included 481,572 senior citizens in the payroll of the Social Pension Program in 2014, of which 319,425 senior citizens were provided the amount of P2.86 billion. Likewise, a total of 55,568 social pensioners have been continue reading : Making life easier for senior citizens

The National Nutrition Council’s 10 Kumainments for a healthy and active life: 1] eat a variety of foods; 2] breastfeed the baby for the first six months; 3] eat fruits and vegetables every day; 4] eat foods rich in protein; 5] drink milk and take foods high in calcium; 6] take clean food and water; continue reading : The 10 Kumainments

Under the administration of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III, the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) was one of the projects selected for the Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact. This is due to the President’s commitment to fight corruption and promote good governance. In December 2014, the Millennium Challenge Corporation Board continue reading : Empowering poor communities through community-driven development