Zamboanga City- Around 264 pregnant women, those with big bellies and those with hardly-noticeable ones, started lining up for registration at the lobby of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Field Office here. Aside from being heavy with babies in their wombs, another thing they have in common is being ‘IDPs’ (Internally Displaced Persons). continue reading : Preggies’ Day Out
DSWD IX bares stories of Tatsulo beneficiaries
Following its 63rd anniversary celebration, the Department of Social Welfare and Development has finally launched the second sequel of its official book on success stories on February 7, 2014 at one of the hotels in Zamboanga City. The Pagbangon (Rise) is the sequel to Paglaom (Hope) which was produced by the Regional Social Marketing Unit in continue reading : DSWD IX bares stories of Tatsulo beneficiaries
DSWD, SM launch farmers training program for Tigbalabag Pantawid benes
Some 50 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Zamboanga City were identified as recipients of SM Foundation’s Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan Farmers Training Program. The program, which was launched yesterday in Barangay Tigbalabag, this city aims to help families sustain their needs by educating small-time farmers on new effective technologies that could help them grow organic fruits and continue reading : DSWD, SM launch farmers training program for Tigbalabag Pantawid benes
DSWD IX launches Targeting System’s new brand name ‘LISTAHANAN’
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IX officially launched “LISTAHANAN (Talaan ng Pamilyang Nangangailangan) as the new brand name of the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) on February 7, 2014 at Marcian Garden Hotel, Zamboanga City. As a Nationwide information system that identifies who and where the poor are, continue reading : DSWD IX launches Targeting System’s new brand name ‘LISTAHANAN’
A time well spent is a life well meant
“Time is Gold, so it should not be wasted.” Evelyn spoke in affirmation when asked about the secret of her successful story as a beneficiary of the Convergence Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Situated in an interior purok of Barangay Maragang in Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur, Evelyn Atis’ house looks like continue reading : A time well spent is a life well meant
A Story of Hope
This is the story of a mother who discovered her strength in one of life’s weakest moments. Neri Grano Carumba has always been an honest woman. At 49 years old, she anchored her values and her beliefs on honesty foremost, among all the other virtues. Little did she know that in one eventful point in continue reading : A Story of Hope
Education: A key to a better future
“Kruuuuuuuk! Kruuuuuuuuk!” Goes the usual morning chant of Johanna while scattering some fowl feeds. She was standing next to their humble abode, a wooden structure which is home to her 3 boys and loving hubby, Albert. At her beck, several large-sized hens and roosters gathered around her, squawking with delight. “These are my treasures and continue reading : Education: A key to a better future
Sec. Soliman leads turnover of bunkhouses to Zambo evacuees
Zamboanga City – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman led the turnover ceremony yesterday of five bunkhouses at Barangay Taluksangay for the families whose houses were burned at the height of the clash between government troops and the Moro National Liberation Front-Misuari Faction in September. Together with Sec. Soliman were Habitat continue reading : Sec. Soliman leads turnover of bunkhouses to Zambo evacuees
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