Davao City – Some 943 graduates who are grantees under the Expanded Students’ Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA) were awarded the Certificate of Recognition during the special ceremonies held in Davao Oriental and Davao Del Norte recently. This year’s ceremony was anchored on the theme “Araw ng Pagkilala, Ituwid ang Kabataan sa mas Maunlad na continue reading : DSWD honors Pantawid scholars through Araw ng Pagkilala

SOCIAL WORKERS’ HUB. National President of Philippine Association of Social Workers, Inc. (PASWI) Eva P. Ponce De Leon [left] and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Director Mercedita P. Jabagat lead the ribbon cutting ceremony at the blessing and inauguration of the Social Workers’ Hub inside the DSWD Compound in Davao City. The continue reading : Social workers’ hub opens

BOYS CARE CENTER. Mayor Allan L. Rellon [2nd from right] of Tagum City and Ma. Elena S. Labrador [2nd from left], Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Chief of Protective Services Division, lead the signing of the Detailed Engineering Design and Ground Breaking Rites on Thursday for the construction of the Boys Care Center, continue reading : Boys Care Center breaks ground in Tagum

Officials of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) discuss with Mayor Erlinda C. Nuňez of Cateel, Davao Oriental the status of the Php 34 million-worth evacuation center [right photos] being constructed in Poblacion Cateel. Similar evacuation centers are currently constructed in Tarragona, Lupon, Digos City, Tagum continue reading : New Cateel evacuation center up soon

A 104-year old centenarian in Kapalong, Davao Del Norte receives her cash gift from officials of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Gemma D. Dela Cruz and Arris P. Medrano during the recent awarding. Centenarians poor or rich are entitled to receive a Php 100,000 “centenarian gift” among other incentives, as well as recognition continue reading : Kapalong centenarian gets 100K cash gift