The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office is celebrating its 65^th founding anniversary starting January 18 to 22, 2016.

Anchored on this year’s theme, ‘DSWD @65:Mga Kwentong Tagumpay Tungo sa Masaganang Pagbabago’, the activity aims to celebrate the positive changes and progress in the lives of its partner beneficiaries. With this, the department wishes to honor its workforce for its contribution in the accomplishments of the concluded year.

“It is a pleasure on our part to give credit to the people who have performed excellently or more than what is expected of them. The internal workforce who showed what it meant to serve beyond the call of duty, they all deserve recognition.” Asst. Regional Director for Administration Riduan Hadjimuddin said in a statement.

The said recognition will happen on January 22, 2016 as part of the culmination activity. Aside from this, the institution hopes to promote sportsmanship and camaraderie among the workers through the annual sports fest.

“This has been the tradition of the department. We organize sports event, games, just to give our employees the opportunity to have fun amidst the deliverables.”  Hadjimuddin added.

Also, part of the week-long celebration is the booth display which showcases various delicacies and products of the Sustainable Livelihood Program beneficiaries and as well as the handicrafts made by the People with Disability under the custody of Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center (AVRC).

The product display hopes to promote home /handmade products of its own clients and beneficiaries which forms part of the agency’s mission to help these people improve their social condition through entrepreneurship.

“This is really the perfect time to showcase our clients’ products. We don’t just want them to earn from their chosen livelihood, but we also want them to be exposed so they’ll have the opportunity to be recognized as promising entrepreneurs.” Elizabeth Saavedra said, Regional Program Coordinator of SLP.

The department invites its media partners to visit and join them in the week-long celebration.

Schedule of Activities:

ACTIVITY	DATE & TIME	VENUE
SLP/Livelihood Booth-Product Exhibit	January 18-22, 2016 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM	DSWD FO IX Grounds
Hataw & Boodle Fight	January 19, 2016 5:00 AM	Paseo del Mar
Motorcade, Sports Fest Opening Program	January 19, 2016 8:00 AM	Tebby & Sean’s Sports Complex
Culminating Activity –          PRAISE Awarding Ceremony –          Tribute for RD Arevalo (Retiring effective Jan. 28, 2016) –          Fellowship Night 7 Search for Mr & Ms. DSWD 2016	January 22, 2016 5:00 PM	Hotel (TBA)