Kalahi-CIDSS 5th Bayani Ka! Regional Search is on

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IX through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) will be conducting the 5th Regional Search for Bayani Ka! Awardees. The Bayani Ka! Awards are the highest recognition given by the DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS to its exemplary communities in implementing continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS 5th Bayani Ka! Regional Search is on

DSWD to celebrate Family Day with 4Ps beneficiaries

In line with the observation of this year’s Family Week which falls on the last week of September, the DSWD will bring together 100 Pantawid families to celebrate the successes, resiliency, and unity of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries. The culminating event of the Family Week celebration will be held on September 30, 2018 at continue reading : DSWD to celebrate Family Day with 4Ps beneficiaries

DSWD caters poor households excluded in CCT

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as the lead agency that promotes the welfare of the public, recognizes that there are poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged households that may have been excluded in the targeting system of Listahanan. To address the abovementioned concern, the department has designed a program called the Modified Conditional Cash continue reading : DSWD caters poor households excluded in CCT

4Ps gears up for OTC Payout in Zamboanga City

The country’s Conditional Cash Transfer Program is all set to conduct Over-The-Counter (OTC) payout in Zamboanga City starting September 4 to 7, 2018. The scheduled payout covers the months of February and March (Period 2) this year. The following are the identified areas for payout as scheduled: September 4 (Bolong, Quiniput, Sangali, Sinubong); September 5 continue reading : 4Ps gears up for OTC Payout in Zamboanga City

LandBank, DSWD start 4Ps cash card replacement

In compliance with the order of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), LandBank of the Philippines and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) began replacing old cash cards of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries with EMV chip-enabled cards. A total of 21,759 EMV-activated cash cards are ready to be distributed to the beneficiaries in Zamboanga City. continue reading : LandBank, DSWD start 4Ps cash card replacement

Tiis-Padyak for Anak

Saturnino and Vergelda Hamol-awon met at a garments factory in Manila where they were both working back in 1984. He was printing customized shirts while she was a seamstress. It was as if fate brought them together because they later learned that both of them come from the same province and the same municipality for continue reading : Tiis-Padyak for Anak

Rose from Pauper

Life is like a wide open sea where everyone has their own battle of wave to compete with. Anna is one of the wanderers who are determined to never embrace inconvenience and difficulties of life.   Anna Rose was originally from Negros Occidental, circumstances forced her to put an end to her education in high continue reading : Rose from Pauper