The Department of Social Welfare and Development reiterates that only the DSWD has the right to remove a beneficiary from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and no political candidates can use that claim. The beneficiaries are reminded and assured that only non-compliance to the conditions of the program such as non-attendance to monthly Family Development continue reading : DSWD clarifies election-related misinformation, allegations

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IX urged all Pantawid Pamilya grade 10 completers to avail the Senior High voucher program of the Department of Education thru online registration. Based on the generated results of Compliance Verification System in Region IX, there are more than 23,000 monitored children who have completed their continue reading : DSWD urges Pantawid G10 completers to register SH voucher program online

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