DOLE IX utilizes Listahanan 3 database; signs data sharing agreement with DSWD for the third time

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region IX signed a data sharing agreement with DSWD Field Office IX,  which gives them the authority to acquire and use the data of the poor generated during the Listahanan household assessment in 2019. DOLE IX is the first external public stakeholder to make use continue reading : DOLE IX utilizes Listahanan 3 database; signs data sharing agreement with DSWD for the third time

DILG inks support for DSWD’s 4Ps

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA— The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has signified its support to the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the country’s conditional cash transfer, poverty-alleviation program that is implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The joint memorandum circular no. 001-2022 which was signed last September continue reading : DILG inks support for DSWD’s 4Ps

DSWD extends financial aid to M/V Lady Mary Joy victim-survivors

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IX swiftly responded to victim-survivors of the ill-fated M/V Lady Mary Joy III after it caught fire en route to Jolo Sulu Province on the eve of March 29.  The commercial ferry owned by Aleson Shipping Lines carried 252 onboard passengers comprised of 205 civilians, 35 continue reading : DSWD extends financial aid to M/V Lady Mary Joy victim-survivors

DSWD concludes Women’s Month with MusiKababaihan

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA— As part of the month-long celebration of the Women’s Month, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will hold the second year of the MusiKababaihan, a musical variety show featuring songs and performances from and that empower women, on Friday (March 31). Prior to this, the Department has spearheaded many other activities continue reading : DSWD concludes Women’s Month with MusiKababaihan

No Read, No Write No More

The pen stares at her, patiently waiting to be picked up by her old, wrinkly hands. The paper lays there neatly without a trace of ink. Then her grandchild spoke, “grandma, write your name,” she heard the boy say. Siyang Esnaji Batuna, 53, from Taguisian, Mabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay Province had never once tried to pen continue reading : No Read, No Write No More

DSWD addresses online queries on 4Ps registration

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA— With the ongoing registration of Set 12 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), a conditional cash transfer program that is implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), netizens ask how to become members of the said program and why they have not been chosen despite having been interviewed continue reading : DSWD addresses online queries on 4Ps registration

4Ps registration for new members starts February

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA— The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) started registering new household beneficiaries to the country’s conditional cash transfer program, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) last February 24, this year. The regional program management office of the 4Ps conducted the pilot registration in Barangay Latuan in Zamboanga City. Out of the targeted continue reading : 4Ps registration for new members starts February

The Indigenous Dream

Indigenous – a term that refers to something that is native; something that originates or occurs naturally in a particular place. This also applies to our dreams. As human beings, it is natural for us to dream and aspire for something that we long to achieve. Others achieve their hearts’ desires easily, while others find continue reading : The Indigenous Dream