A turn-over ceremony on Wednesday was conducted at the Massage center of the Visually Impaired Society Towards Advancement (VISTA) Inc. on June 8, 2016. The turn-over of livelihood equipment was made possible through the proposal submitted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development IX (DSWD) and funded of the Department of Labor and Employment continue reading : PWD-manned spa receives livelihood support through DSWD-DOLE tie-up

Officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday visited the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IX to meet with Regional Director Atty. Araceli F. Solamillo and discuss about the processes of interventions and services being provided to Pinoy deportees coming from Malaysia. ICRC Zamboanga Head Marcel Gayoneche and continue reading : PHOTO RELEASE: Meeting with ICRC

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 9 (DSWD 9) on Wednesday started distributing rice to 466 farmers in Zamboanga City who have been severely affected by El Niño. DSWD thru the Crisis Intervention Unit conducted rice distribution in the barangays of Bunguiao (238 farmers), Sangali (49 farmers) and Dulian (179 farmers) as continue reading : DSWD starts distributing rice to Zambo City farmers

They have always been regarded as the people who jump in the waters of the sea for some coins. But beyond their knowledge and expertise in the command of the waves is a community struggling to rise from the tides of poverty. They are Bajaus. In the coastal road of Barangay Caragasan, Zamboanga City, there continue reading : Paluwas Min Tahik (Rise from the Sea)

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) urges newly-elected Local Chief Executives (LCEs) to utilize the national household targeting system in determining potential beneficiaries of the latters’ projects, programs and services. This is to ensure that identified poor families are prioritized in the provision of social protection services. Through the Listahanan project, an information continue reading : DSWD 9 urges newly-elected officials to prioritize poor households in the region

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

On Monday, DSWD staff under the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) went to E-Media Productions, a local TV network in Zamboanga City to discuss one of the tracks of the program, the Employment Facilitation. Questions on the processes, benefits and industry partnership were addressed during the one-hour program entitled Servicio Todo-Todo anchored by media personality, Arvie continue reading : FEATURED PHOTO: DSWD’s EMPLOYMENT FACILITATION SERVICES

The 2015 second round of household assessment is finally over and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Listahanan launched the updated database of poor households in the country Tuesday, this week. A total of 5.1 million households were identified as poor in the entire country out of the 15.1 million households continue reading : DSWD reveals updated list of poor households