DSWD FO IX celebrates 2019 Adoption Consciousness Week

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IX kicks-off its 2019 Adoption Consciousness Celebration at City Mall, Tetuan, Zamboanga City with theme “Pagmamahal Palaganapin, Legal na Pag-aampon Ating Gawin” (Spread Unconditional Love through Legal Adoption). This is in line with the department’s advocacy on promoting legal adoption. Yearly, the Adoption Resource Referral Section continue reading : DSWD FO IX celebrates 2019 Adoption Consciousness Week

DSWD: Don’t use 4Ps for political gains

In reference to the upcoming national elections, the Department of Social Welfare and Development warns government officials on using the country’s conditional cash transfer program as propaganda to gain supporters. The department sees that since the program covers 4.4 million households nationwide, it might be used by public officials for their own political interests. DSWD-9 continue reading : DSWD: Don’t use 4Ps for political gains

PWDs graduate from short-term courses

A total of 55 Persons with Disability have graduated today from various short-term courses/training under the Area Vocational and Rehabilitation Center (AVRC) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The courses that were offered are Agriculture, Beauty Care, Commercial Arts, Garments Technology, Industrial Arts, Massage Therapy, Pre-vocational services, and Online Livelihood Computer Program continue reading : PWDs graduate from short-term courses

Farmer Field School for IPs

The Bio-Intensive Gardening (BIG) has brought about many positive effects in the lives of the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program particularly in their daily consumption and nutritional needs. Apart from this, the BIG also has helped the beneficiaries augment their income by selling fruits and vegetables from their backyard and communal gardening. The same continue reading : Farmer Field School for IPs

Pantawid Beneficiary’s Bio-Intensive Gardening receive Modelong Gulayan Award

Walda Sardania, 29 year old is a registered Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiary under the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer program for Indigenous People (MCCT-IP) batch 1B. She lives at Purok Katipunan, Barangay Magdaup, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay Province. Last July 2012 Walda got married to Rian. She is a plain housewife to her husband and a continue reading : Pantawid Beneficiary’s Bio-Intensive Gardening receive Modelong Gulayan Award

4Ps children gather for 7th National Children’s Congress

In line with the celebration of National Children’s Month, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is holding the 7th National Children’s Congress (NCC) from November 26-December 02, 2018 in San Juan City, Manila. About 85 children-beneficiaries of 4Ps representing the different provinces and cities in the continue reading : 4Ps children gather for 7th National Children’s Congress