BEARS OF JOY. Turnover of 290 teddy bears last Friday by SM Mall to Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the project Bears of Joy. For a customer’s purchase of one bear at Php 200, another identical bear will be given to a disadvantaged child. This year’s identified recipients are the children of continue reading : SM’s Bears of Joy

PARA SA MASA. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Director Mercedita P. Jabagat [right] and DXRD Sonshine Radio Station Manager Kathy G. Villanueva sign on Friday the Memorandum of Agreement for the weekly radio program Serbisyo Para Sa Masa. The radio program has been featuring DSWD programs and services for 22 years now. continue reading : DSWD, DXRD: Partners for 22 years

Davao City (DSWD XI) – Clients of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Davao and even those from nearby regions need not go to different government offices when seeking assistance for health services as the Lingap Para sa Bayan interagency one-stop shop office has opened at the state-owned Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) continue reading : Lingap one-stop shop: ensuring fast delivery of health services

ReSPPEC FOR SENIORS. ReSPPEC beneficiary Carinio Masimlad, 91, shares a good laugh with LGU Maco focal on older persons Gay Cenon. With the aim of preventing all forms of abuse against older persons and enabling them enjoy a happier life, as well as helping perpetrators reform, ReSPPEC (Reporting System and Prevention Program for Elder Abuse continue reading : ReSPPEC for seniors

Davao City (DSWD XI) –The Kapit Bisig- Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently conducted a two-day consultation and planning workshop for IP communities at Apo View Hotel. Dubbed as Indigenous Peoples – Community Driven Development (IP-CDD) and Planning Workshop, the continue reading : Mobilizing IP participation through IP-CDD