DSWD Caraga Strengthens Child Protection Efforts Through Videotaped In-depth Disclosure Interview (VIDI) Training

Butuan City, March 24-28, 2025 โ€“ In its ongoing efforts to safeguard children from online sexual abuse and exploitation, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, through the Recovery and Reintegration Program for Trafficked Persons (RRPTP), conducted the third batch of Videotaped In-depth Disclosure Interview (VIDI) training at Go Hotels, Butuan continue reading : DSWD Caraga Strengthens Child Protection Efforts Through Videotaped In-depth Disclosure Interview (VIDI) Training

๐™…๐™ช๐™–๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฎ๐™จ: “๐˜ฝ๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™™๐™ซ๐™ค๐™˜๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™š๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก ๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™˜๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ง๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š, ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™š๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™จ๐™š๐™ก๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ ๐™—๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™—๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™– ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฎ.”

Women play a vital role in shaping communities, and their contributions become even more powerful when they break through barriers and redefine expectations. The theme โ€œBabae sa Lahat ng Sektor, Aangat ang Bukas sa Bagong Pilipinasโ€ emphasizes the strength of women across all sectors in creating a more inclusive society. As a woman with a continue reading : ๐™…๐™ช๐™–๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฎ๐™จ: “๐˜ฝ๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™™๐™ซ๐™ค๐™˜๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™š๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก ๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™˜๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ง๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š, ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™š๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™จ๐™š๐™ก๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ ๐™—๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™—๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™– ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฎ.”

Strengthening Partnerships for Food Security: Regional Convergence Team Holds 2025 Year-Starter Planning Workshop

The Regional Convergence Team (RCT) of the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga successfully conducted the 2025 Year Starter Planning Workshop on March 27, 2025, at VJโ€™s Sportsbar and Ihaw-Ihaw Grill Restaurant, J.C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City. The event brought together continue reading : Strengthening Partnerships for Food Security: Regional Convergence Team Holds 2025 Year-Starter Planning Workshop

Siargao SLPAs Set to Boost Livelihood Opportunities Following Grant Acquisition

A total of 10 livelihood associations from Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, recently received a grant worth PHP 4,000,000.00 from the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) through an island-wide ceremonial check turnover held at the Siargao Convention Center in Dapa, this province. The SLP associations from the towns of Burgos, Del Carmen, San Isidro, San Benito, continue reading : Siargao SLPAs Set to Boost Livelihood Opportunities Following Grant Acquisition

A Journey Home: How DSWDโ€™s Pag-Abot Program Helped โ€˜Sonnyโ€™ Find His Way Back

For three years, โ€œSonnyโ€ clung to the dream of providing a better life for his family. Leaving Barangay Arellano, Libjo, Dinagat Islands, he traveled to Manila, hoping to find stable work. But the promise of opportunity soon faded. He moved from one job to another, barely earning enough to survive. As time passed, his struggles continue reading : A Journey Home: How DSWDโ€™s Pag-Abot Program Helped โ€˜Sonnyโ€™ Find His Way Back

Yakap Bayan Program Roll-Out: Caraga LGUs Enhance Aftercare Skills

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga facilitated the Roll-Out Training on the Yakap Bayan Program (YBP) and Aftercare Modules at JB Nature Farm and Resort, Surigao City. The activity was participated in by selected members of the Municipal Anti-Drug Abuse Council (MADAC) from LGUs Buenavista, Nasipit, and Tubay in Agusan continue reading : Yakap Bayan Program Roll-Out: Caraga LGUs Enhance Aftercare Skills

Empowering Justice: Free Legal Aid Reaches Over 40 Clients in #JuanaMatters Initiative

In celebration of National Womenโ€™s Month 2025, the Regional Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking and Violence Against Women and their Children (RIACAT-VAWC), chaired by DSWD Field Office Caraga, successfully conducted #JuanaMatters: Free Legal Consultation Para kay Juan at Juana from March 17 to 21, 2025 at SM City Butuan. The initiative provided free legal consultations to continue reading : Empowering Justice: Free Legal Aid Reaches Over 40 Clients in #JuanaMatters Initiative

๐™…๐™ช๐™–๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฎ๐™จ: ๐™’๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™™๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ; ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฎ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™™๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ.

Empowering women is more than just a responsibilityโ€”it is a mission rooted in identity, culture, and service. In the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), frontline workers witness how women, especially those in indigenous communities, carry the weight of their families while striving for a better future. This yearโ€™s Womenโ€™s Month subtheme, โ€œBabae sa Lahat ng continue reading : ๐™…๐™ช๐™–๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฎ๐™จ: ๐™’๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™™๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ; ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฎ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™™๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ.