The Municipal and Barangay Local Government Unit of Siocon joined the Barangay Sub-project Management Committee (BSPMC) on the ground-breaking ceremony of the 300 linear meter Road Concreting with Slope Protection sub-project at Sitio Tabuk, Makiang, Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte on April 8, 2019. The said sub-project is under NCDDP Cycle 4 implementation of Kapit-Bisig Laban continue reading : Sitio Tabuk starts Road Concreting Sub-project

The DSWD Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program’s petition No. 0457-19 that seeks to be exempted from the election ban following the communications sent by the Office of the COMELEC Secretary has been granted by the Commission En Banc. It can be recalled that the COMELEC forwarded a communication that prohibits government agencies to release and disburse continue reading : 4Ps exemption to election ban approved

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has recently ordered to postpone the payment of cash grants to the beneficiaries of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) program due to the current Election Ban per Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolution No. 10429. In a memorandum issued by the Office of the Assistant Secretary and Deputy continue reading : DSWD defers payment of cash grants to UCT beneficiaries

The Field Office 9 of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) received two national recognitions in the recently concluded 2018 Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) held on March 29 at Diosdado Macapagal Auditorium, Landbank Plaza, Malate, Manila. The Regional Information Officer of the Social Marketing Unit (SMU) Ivan Eric continue reading : DSWD Field Office IX bags two national awards

The Field Office 9 conducted various activities to highlight and honor the achievements of the women sector in observance of the 2019 Women’s Month Celebration with the theme “We Make Change Work for Women.” “As the lead agency in social protection, we would like to acknowledge the contributions of women in nation-building and educate them continue reading : DSWD continues to make change work for women

To provide for the needs of the family is the main responsibility of a father. Billy Hanz A. Chiong, 23, is a single father to a 3-year old daughter. Since then, he knew that being the head of the family takes huge this responsibility and effort in order to sustain for a living. Behind their continue reading : “A Young Father’s Sacrifice”

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has conducted a stakeholder’s forum with the Department of Education to further support and strengthen the good practices in the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program particularly on the education component. 78 DepEd employees from across the region were gathered last February 27-28, 2019 in Zamboanga continue reading : DSWD, DepEd strengthens partnership for 4Ps

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IX conducted a technical session on Grant Utilization and Monitoring Reports of the Memorandum Circular 12 of Sustainable livelihood Program on February 18-20, 2019 in LM Hotel, Zamboanga City. More than a hundred field implementers convened in the said session to discuss SLP operations and continue reading : SLP holds Technical Session on program implementation to field implementers