LIVELIHOOD. A Pantawid Pamilya mother receives a starter kit following the training on Aromatic Coco Vinegar Production. Some 120 Pantawid Pamilya families in the barangays of Zaragoza, Central, Holy Cross and San Ignacio in Manay, Davao Oriental participated in the training conducted through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and continue reading : Livelihood for Manay mothers

Couple Martin and Lourdes Mandaguio, 92 and 87, of Barangay Dadong, Tarragona, Davao Oriental is recipient of the DSWD Social Pension Program.   Davao City -With the Php P8,213,646,000.00 billion allotted budget for this year, more poor older persons will benefit from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Social Pension Program for Indigent continue reading : More seniors to receive social pension

Davao City  –  A total of 1.5 million out of the 4.4 million beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program nationwide have been rescued out of poverty according to a top official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development 11. Mercedita P. Jabagat, newly-installed regional director of DSWD 11 said that despite this development, this continue reading : Pantawid rescues 1.5 million beneficiaries out of poverty nationwide

COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE— With yet another feather on its cap, the provincial government is recognized by the national government under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for championing “bayanihan” spirit and applying the community-driven development programs. Gov. Arturo Uy received the National Bayani Ka! Awards for Best Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU) from continue reading : ComVal cops National ‘Bayani Ka!’ Awards                           

Davao City -The second round of assessment of Listahanan or Talaan ng Pamilyang Nangangailangan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will end this month. DSWD Regional Director Mercedita P. Jabagat clarified that the delay of posting of the final list of poor is due to the rigid implementation of the validation phase. continue reading : DSWD ends Listahanan survey this Feb