ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA—More than a thousand poor families in Zamboanga City received social services from the Convergence Caravan held last June 10 in barangay Vitali. The activity, dubbed as “We Care”, was spearheaded by the DSWD through the initiative of the 4Ps Provincial Operations Office of Zamboanga City and Isabela City in collaboration with various government continue reading : Multi-sector groups hold “We Care” to benefit poor

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 9 through the Listahanan project identified the Municipality of Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte as the poorest local government unit (LGU) in Region 9 with a poverty magnitude of 91.41%, based on the household assessment conducted in 2019 which aimed to identify the continue reading : Sibuco identified as poorest LGU in Zamboanga Peninsula based on its latest poverty magnitude released by Listahanan

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 9 through the National Household Targeting Section (NHTS) organized an orientation on the utilization of Listahanan 3 data among the City and Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officers (C/MSWDOs) and other key stakeholders in Basilan Province last Thursday, June 23, at Farmland Resort, Isabela City. continue reading : Listahanan stakeholders’ orientation on data sharing conducted in Basilan

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IX is calling all interested stakeholders such as national government agencies (NGAs), government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), civil society organizations (CSOs), non-government organizations (NGOs), and the academe, among others to utilize the readily available data generated by the Listahanan project in 2019 during its third continue reading : DSWD invites stakeholders to use Listahanan 3 data

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A whopping 71.71% poverty magnitude was registered in Isabela City based on the results of the Listahanan 3 household assessment which commenced in 2019. Its poverty magnitude is also considered to be the highest among the component cities in Zamboanga Peninsula. Specifically, out of its 20,597 households assessed, 14,771 were identified to continue reading : 71.71% poverty magnitude registered in Isabela City based on the latest Listahanan data

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IX continued to intensify its advocacy efforts to promote the utilization of the Listahanan 3 database by conducting a series of orientations earlier this month, to the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Offices (PSWDOs) of Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Norte, and Zamboanga continue reading : DSWD IX intensifies advocacy campaign to promote Listahanan 3 utilization; conducts orientations to provincial LGUs

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA—With the continues graduation of 4Ps members across the country, an additional 689 family beneficiaries from Pagadian City in Zamboanga Del Sur will soon exit from the program. A 4Ps graduation ceremony was conducted on Tuesday at the covered court of the said city. These graduating beneficiaries have attained a sustained level of well-being continue reading : Nearly 700 members bid goodbye to 4Ps

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA— Former Undersecretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Camilo Gudmalin, was elected as Chairperson of the newest committee established by the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) that would monitor the implementation of services for program beneficiaries. Gudmalin, who now heads the CREST or the Crime Reaction Emergency Support Team, will continue reading : Ex DSWD USec chairs 4Ps independent monitoring committee