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

Despite the ban on disbursement of public funds implemented by COMELEC, the Department of Social Welfare and Development ensures the public that delivery of services and implementation of programs for the poor will continue. In a statement, DSWD IX Regional Director Atty. Araceli F. Solamillo confirmed that the release of grants to partner beneficiaries will continue reading : DSWD programs uninterrupted amid election ban

Nine (9) Persons with Disabilities (PWDS) graduated at DSWD-AVRC today after completing the 6-9 months vocational courses. DSWD IX Regional Director Atty. Araceli F. Solamillo, represented by Asst. Regional Director for Operations Consejo Usman, confirmed the 9 graduates for 2016 led by the outstanding graduate Nathaniel Victor C. Valdez, who finished a course in massage continue reading : DSWD holds graduation rites for PWD trainees

The sleepless nights were not dedicated to books and pens, but to cradle a baby in order to support her dreams fastened. The story of Melona Dumayon of Barangay Tiogan, Leon Postigo, Zamboanga Del Norte ironically tells us her struggle before a college diploma has landed in her grip. She was 4th among the 9 continue reading : From baby-sitting to teaching