Butuan City– As the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced the coming of the La Niña season, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga already prepared a Disaster Plan which includes stockpiling of food and non-food items, prepositioning of goods, capability building of human resources, and inter-agency coordination and networking. As continue reading : DSWD-Caraga prepares for La Niña

Butuan City- The “Ikaw ug ang DSWD (Kuyog sa Kabag-uhan)” radio program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga already started airing live last June 3, 2016 at Sunny FM 103.1. Aired every Friday, 6:45-7:30 AM, it features different programs of DSWD as well its services for the poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged sectors. continue reading : “Ikaw ug ang DSWD” radio program now on air

Selected staff from National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) of the Department of Social and Welfare Development (DSWD)-Caraga continue to lobby the updated Listahanan database in the different National Government Agencies (NGAs) in the region. Listahanan is an information management system that identifies who and where the poor nationwide. It provides complete basic continue reading : DSWD, Philhealth meet for updated Listahanan database

Butuan City- Being the lead agency for Adoption Consciousness celebration, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga in collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd)-Caraga conducted on June 6, 2016 the Regional Oratorical Contest on Adoption Consciousness held at Robinsons Mall, here. This was actively participated by eight (8) secondary students from different divisions continue reading : DSWD, DepEd hold Oratorical Contest on Adoption Consciousness

Butuan City– The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga, through the Regional Social Pension Unit (RSPU), awarded the Local Government Units (LGUs) identified as best implementers of Social Pension per province for the year 2015. Sarah Rose Salingay, focal person of Social Pension, said that the awards aim to recognize the efforts and good continue reading : DSWD-Caraga Awards Best LGUs Implementing Social Pension

Butuan City– The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga, through the Social Pension, is calling the support of the Local Government Units (LGUs) of the region to adopt the scheme of fund transfer. According to Sarah Rose Salingay, Focal Person of Social Pension, since the implementation of the fund transfer in year 2013, there continue reading : DSWD-Caraga encourages all LGUs to adopt Social Pension fund transfer scheme

Butuan City – The biometric registration for Social Pension beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga already started in the 2nd quarter of this year. As to date, 5,580 social pensioners from the different municipalities have already been registered. “The purpose of biometric registration is for the Local Government Units (LGUs) to continue reading : Social Pension Biometric Registration Kicks-off

Butuan City – “The database of Listahanan helps us deliver our social protection programs to the deserving poor people in Caraga Region,” says the municipal social welfare and development offices (MSWDOs) Magallanes and Buenavista in the province of Agusan del Norte. According to MSWDO Estrella Lerion of Magallanes, since the implementation of National Household Targeting continue reading : Magallanes, Buenavista LGUs: Listahanan Database Helps us Deliver Social Protection Programs to the Poor