๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐‹๐… ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ

Zamboanga del Sur โ€” The journey of one MILF decommissioned combatant reflects a meaningful transformation shaped by resilience, faith, and determination. Now an Arabic teacher and farmer, he has successfully rebuilt his life and secured a brighter future for his family after years marked by hardship and struggle. In his early years, he experienced poverty, continue reading : ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐‹๐… ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ

๐ƒ๐’๐–๐ƒ ๐๐ƒ๐๐๐Œ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐™๐š๐ฆ๐›๐จ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š ๐๐ž๐ฅ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Peace and Development Buong Bansa Mapayapa (PDBBM) Program successfully conducted a series of social preparation activities in the municipalities of Dumingag, Dinas, Midsalip, and Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur on February 12, 13, and 19, 2026. The initiative forms part of the programโ€™s continuing commitment to strengthen grassroots continue reading : ๐ƒ๐’๐–๐ƒ ๐๐ƒ๐๐๐Œ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐™๐š๐ฆ๐›๐จ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š ๐๐ž๐ฅ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ

๐ƒ๐’๐–๐ƒ ๐๐ƒ๐๐๐Œ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ข ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ž๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ 

Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte โ€” The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Peace and Development Buong Bansa Mapayapa (PDBBM) Program, through its Sirawai Case Manager, participated in the Municipal Peace and Order Council (MPOC) Meeting held at the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) Hall in the Municipality of Sirawai. The activity aimed to strengthen collaboration among continue reading : ๐ƒ๐’๐–๐ƒ ๐๐ƒ๐๐๐Œ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ข ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ž๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ 

๐ƒ๐’๐–๐ƒโ€“๐๐ƒ๐๐๐Œ ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ž๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐€๐Œ๐€๐๐€ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ ๐…๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐™๐š๐ฆ๐›๐จ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š ๐๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Peace and Development Buong Bansa Mapayapa (PDBBM) Program under the PAMANA Livelihood Progarm simultaneously conducted a series of coordinated field activities across various municipalities in Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay from January 27-29, 2026. The simultaneous activities included courtesy and exit continue reading : ๐ƒ๐’๐–๐ƒโ€“๐๐ƒ๐๐๐Œ ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ž๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐€๐Œ๐€๐๐€ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ ๐…๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐™๐š๐ฆ๐›๐จ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š ๐๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š

DSWD-9 Kicks Off 75th Anniversary with โ€œSundown Spectacleโ€

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IX (DSWD-9) formally launched its 75th anniversary celebration with a vibrant opening salvo dubbed โ€œSundown Spectacleโ€ held on January 31, 2026, against the scenic backdrop of the Zamboanga City sunset. The opening ceremony featured a colorful marching parade that started from Zamboanga City Hall and culminated continue reading : DSWD-9 Kicks Off 75th Anniversary with โ€œSundown Spectacleโ€

LGU Godod DSWD AVRC and KALAHI-CIDSS strengthen partnership to support PWDs after rehabilitation

The Muncipal Local government of Godod, Zamboanga del Norte and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center (AVRC) recently held a partnership meeting to ensure that 17 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) continue to receive proper care and support after completing their rehabilitation. The purpose of the activity is to work closely continue reading : LGU Godod DSWD AVRC and KALAHI-CIDSS strengthen partnership to support PWDs after rehabilitation

Zamboanga del Sur and DSWD forge partnership to build climate-resilient communities

PAGADIAN CITY,ย  ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR (January 28, 2026)โ€” Taking a decisive step toward safeguarding communities against the escalating threats of climate change, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IX and the Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU) of Zamboanga del Sur officially signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on January 27, 2026, continue reading : Zamboanga del Sur and DSWD forge partnership to build climate-resilient communities

From Housewife to Entrepreneur: The Inspiring Journey of Belinda Pobadora

ย    Inย  Barangay Kagawasan, Pagadian City, Zamboanga Del Sur lies a story of resilience and entrepreneurial spirit that continues to bounce back to conquer more challenges. Belinda T. Pobadora, a 50-year-old mother of three, has transformed her life from one of daily struggle to a tale of empowerment and success, all thanks to her continue reading : From Housewife to Entrepreneur: The Inspiring Journey of Belinda Pobadora