Zamboanga City – While Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Complex (Grandstand) has been in the news for all the wrong reasons — thousand displaced people from the recent standoff, foul smell emanating from camp site caused by sanitation problems; still, there is a community activity that the IDPs are proud of. The women IDPs have come together continue reading : Women IDPs Turn Trash into Treasure
Fueling the Hope: The IDPs’ Homecoming
Zamboanga City – Homecoming is one of the best things in the world. It reunites families, relatives, friends and even neighbours who have not seen each other for a long time. It may be an OFW who’s been longing to see his family back home or those returning from military service to spend some precious continue reading : Fueling the Hope: The IDPs’ Homecoming
Love knows no place
Love knows no place. Newly wed Faisal and Arpia, both IDPs, show off their prowess in performing the traditional dance, the “Pangalay” after their wedding ceremony in one of the evacuation centers in Zamboanga City. The couple met at the Joaquin Enriquez Sports Complex at the height of the Zamboanga Crisis in September last year. continue reading : Love knows no place
DSWD conducts psychotherapy for kids in EC
As most experts would claim, in any tragic incident, children are the most affected individual. Yet, oftentimes, their needs are disregarded due to their inability to express the need for intervention for their feelings and emotions. Prompted by concern for these ‘silent victims’, the camp management team of the Zamboanga East West Central School evacuation continue reading : DSWD conducts psychotherapy for kids in EC
DSWD IX hires workers to aid validation of SocPen, MCCT beneficiaries
The Department of Social Welfare and Development recently released the authority to hire workers who will validate the indigent senior citizens and families covered by Social Pension and Modified Conditional Cash Transfer for Families in Need of Special Protection (MCCT-FNSP). DSWD Field Office IX through its Listahanan (NHTS-PR) unit have been allotted with 50 slots continue reading : DSWD IX hires workers to aid validation of SocPen, MCCT beneficiaries
Quality Healthcare benefits for Indigent families launched
Consistent with the government’s commitment in delivering quality healthcare for all, a multi-sector program spearheaded by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC), was launched recently at the Zamboanga City Coliseum. The “Alaga Ka” program launch was attended by some 500 indigent families which were identified through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Listahanan or continue reading : Quality Healthcare benefits for Indigent families launched
Badjao and Samal IDPs attend namewriting workshop
“Masaya kami dahil natuto kaming magsulat”, 38-year old Happia blurted shyly after showing her notebook with sketches of her basic writing skill. Happia is just one of the 30 Samah and Badjao women who attended the mini-workshop on basic writing last Sunday (April 5). The workshop was for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) temporarily housed continue reading : Badjao and Samal IDPs attend namewriting workshop
DSWD-Listahanan provides list of Households for DOLE’s Profiling of Vulnerable workers
Zamboanga City- More than 400 thousand identified households are currently verified by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as it commenced its Profiling of Vulnerable Sectors in Zamboanga Peninsula. The list were taken from Department of Social Welfare and Development- Listahanan’s or known as the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction’s database of continue reading : DSWD-Listahanan provides list of Households for DOLE’s Profiling of Vulnerable workers
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