Consistent with the government’s commitment in delivering quality healthcare for all, a multi-sector program spearheaded by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC), was launched recently at the Zamboanga City Coliseum. The “Alaga Ka” program launch was attended by some 500 indigent families which were identified through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Listahanan or continue reading : Quality Healthcare benefits for Indigent families launched
Badjao and Samal IDPs attend namewriting workshop
“Masaya kami dahil natuto kaming magsulat”, 38-year old Happia blurted shyly after showing her notebook with sketches of her basic writing skill. Happia is just one of the 30 Samah and Badjao women who attended the mini-workshop on basic writing last Sunday (April 5). The workshop was for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) temporarily housed continue reading : Badjao and Samal IDPs attend namewriting workshop
DSWD-Listahanan provides list of Households for DOLE’s Profiling of Vulnerable workers
Zamboanga City- More than 400 thousand identified households are currently verified by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as it commenced its Profiling of Vulnerable Sectors in Zamboanga Peninsula. The list were taken from Department of Social Welfare and Development- Listahanan’s or known as the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction’s database of continue reading : DSWD-Listahanan provides list of Households for DOLE’s Profiling of Vulnerable workers
Community workers undergo conflict-sensitive facilitation workshop
Zamboanga City 03/18/14 – To ensure a more conflict-sensitive, responsive and appropriate facilitation of communities, twenty six (26) newly-hired Community Facilitators coming from different parts of the region have undergone Technical Coaching Session on Community Facilitation on March 28, 2014 at Lantaka Hotel, Zamboanga City. The said activity was conducted by DSWD 9 Regional Program continue reading : Community workers undergo conflict-sensitive facilitation workshop
DSWD-NHTU IX gathers ZamPen LGUs for 2nd round Household Assessment orientation
Zamboanga City – 3/24/2014- A total of 200 participants all over Zamboanga Peninsula attended the orientation on Listahanan in preparation for the 2nd round nationwide household assessment. The orientation conducted by The National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) or Listahanan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Field Office IX was done from March 10 to continue reading : DSWD-NHTU IX gathers ZamPen LGUs for 2nd round Household Assessment orientation
DSWD reveals profile of Women, 900k identified poor in ZamPen
March is Women’s Month. The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Field Office IX through its Listahanan unit showed support to all strong and resilient “Juanas” who manifest resiliency amidst poverty by showcasing statistics of the identified poor women in Zamboanga Peninsula through Photo and Infographics display. Anchored on the theme: “Juana, ang Tatag Mo ay continue reading : DSWD reveals profile of Women, 900k identified poor in ZamPen
The Gentlemen of Volunteerism
“Di mi kaligu, wa mi isabaw sa among nilungag, di mi kahugas plato ug sanina. Samut kalisud gyud sa una. Tanan mi tubig gud ang problema.” (We couldn’t bathe, cook, and we couldn’t even wash our clothes and dishes. It was really hard then. Apparently, water was everyone’s concern then.) Nido Timagos blurted when asked continue reading : The Gentlemen of Volunteerism
DSWD, City gov’t and partners dialogue with IDPs
Zamboanga City – With the aim of bridging communication gaps between service providers and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Zamboanga City, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 9 (DSWD) with the City Government of Zamboanga and other organizations conducted series of information caravan (Infocar) in evacuations centers. Said caravan is an initiative continue reading : DSWD, City gov’t and partners dialogue with IDPs
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