In celebration of the National Disaster Consciousness Month, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IX conducted a month-long activities on disaster preparedness and awareness with this year’s theme: “Kahandaan at Kaligtasan ng Pamayanan, Pundasyon ng Kaunlaran. The essence of the month-long observance is to promote awareness on natural hazards and disseminate information continue reading : Emergency drills equip DSWD staff on disaster preparedness, awareness

In observance of the holy month of Ramadhan, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IX distributed a total amount of 1.750 million worth of Ramadhan food packs given to the Five thousand seventy six (5,076) families who are internally displaced and currently sheltered in all Evacuation Centers and Transitory Sites. Each family continue reading : DSWD serves 1.750M worth Ramadhan Food packs to IDPs

About 30 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) graduated from Community Based Rehab Program (CBRP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in a closing exercise conducted on June 6, 2014 at Leon Postigo, Zamboanga Del Norte. The CBRP for PWDs is a strategy of the Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center (AVRC) III to reach out to continue reading : PWDs benefit DSWD’s Community Based Rehab Program

The Municipality of Siocon’s representative emerged as the new winner of the Provincial Search for Exemplary Pantawid Child held on July 17, 2014 at Bamboo Garden,  Dipolog City, Zamboanga Del Norte. 14 year old Von Glydel Micabalo daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rufino Micabalo, is an active and winning campus Journalist, Officer of the Supreme continue reading : Siocon rep wins ZDN’s Provincial Exemplary Pantawid Child Search

July 17, 2014 Zamboanga City – In celebration of the 36th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Month, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Office IX participated in the kick-off motorcade and short program  organized by the National Council on Disability Affairs held at Zamboanga City Coliseum Tetuan, Zamboanga City on July 17, 2014. continue reading : DSWD IX joins in honouring PWDs

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of Field Office IX hosted the Cash for Building Livelihood Assets (CBLA) Pilot Implementation Review Workshop last June 23-26, 2014 at Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte. The activity was attended by forty six (46) SLP Representatives from DSWD Field Office V, continue reading : DSWD IX Hosts Pilot implementation workshop on Cash for Building Livelihood Assets

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Filed Office IX with the Social Security System signed a Memorandum of Agreement on the institutionalization of the AlkanSSSya Program during the short launch held on June 23, 2014 at DSWD Conference Room. Said program aims to intensify its coverage and social security protection for all contractual and continue reading : DSWD IX inks partnership with SSS on AlkanSSSya Program Expansion

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IX formally released the P9.7 Million capital seed funds to the forty two (42) the SEA-K associations in a turn-over ceremony held on June 20, 2014 at DSWD conference room, Zamboanga City. DSWD have identified nine hundred seventy (970) Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) formed from the continue reading : DSWD IX releases 9.7 M capital seed funds to IDPs