The Department of Social Welfare and Development cautions parents about the possible risks that their children can possibly get into during election. This is after the agency has received reports that allegedly some minors are tapped to serve as “liners” on the day of the election. “We caution the parents about the vulnerability of their continue reading : DSWD cautions parents against possible exploitation of children on Election Day

A whopping 80% poverty incidence was posted in the municipality of Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte. This figure made the said municipality poorest among all municipalities in Zamboanga Peninsula. Data shows that 6,391 out of the 7,981 households that were assessed by the Listahanan, a project under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), were continue reading : Sibuco now poorest municipality in Region IX

The Department of Social Welfare and Development through the Kalahi-CIDSS conducted the Bridging Leadership Training on April 26-29, 2016 at Roderics Resort in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay. Participated by the local government unit of different municipalities in the region, the purpose of the three-day training is to build the character and competence of the LGU. This continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS spearheads Bridging Leadership Training for LGUs

Batch of student grantees under the Expanded Students Grant-In aid program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGPPA) have already graduated in college, school authorities confirmed. The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IX recognized the Two Hundred Eighteen graduates of the ESGPPA in Zamboanga Peninsula who have dedicated their efforts to finish the tertiary level continue reading : 218 ESGPPA grantees in ZamPen now college grads

The Department of Social Welfare and Development has recently approved P15,527,000 to fund the cash-for-work project for the families who have been affected by El Niño induced drought. The approval was made by DSWD 9 Regional Director Atty. Araceli Solamillo after a series of assessment and validation conducted by the department. The said amount will continue reading : DSWD approves P15 Million worth assistance for El Niño-hit areas in ZamPen

Some 200 employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Office 9 evacuated from the office building after the emergency alarm was raised during the simultaneous nationwide earthquake drill yesterday, April 21, 2016. DSWD joined the other government agencies in Zamboanga City during the announced drill organized and overseen by the Office of continue reading : DSWD-9 participates in the nationwide earthquake drill

In the effort to ensure responsible allocation and use of public funds, Civil Society Organizations are called to undergo assessment through the Department of Social Welfare and Development before they can be recipients, beneficiaries, or implementing entities of government funds The assessment is part of DSWD’s mandate which is to register, license and accredit CSOs continue reading : CSOs called to register with DSWD before implementing, receiving public funds