Cash-For-Work benefits 4,000 Tagana-an residents through Kalahi-CIDSS

About 4,000 residents of Tagana-an town in Surigao del Norte province have benefitted from the cash-for-work project under the Disaster Response Operation Procedure (DROP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Kalahi-CIDSS program. Most of the barangays in Tagana-an have already completed cash-for-work, which started in September. Only Barangays Azucena, Banban and Talavera continue reading : Cash-For-Work benefits 4,000 Tagana-an residents through Kalahi-CIDSS

DSWD Caraga turnover quarantine facilities to 6 barangays in Bayabas town

BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga has officially turned over on Tuesday, October 6, the seven temporary health/quarantine facilities to the Municipal Government of Bayabas, Surigao del Sur. The quarantine facilities, which costs P4.4 million, are installed in six barangays of Bayabas, namely, Panaosawon, Amag, Balete, Magobawok, continue reading : DSWD Caraga turnover quarantine facilities to 6 barangays in Bayabas town

Bayabas town completes quarantine facilities through Kalahi-CIDSS

  The municipality of Bayabas, Surigao del Sur has expressed its gratitude to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the temporary health/quarantine facilities built in six of its seven barangays. In a Facebook post by Bayabas Municipal Mayor Ma. Clarita Limbaro last September 11, she thanked the Department, including the Area Coordinating continue reading : Bayabas town completes quarantine facilities through Kalahi-CIDSS

22,682 waitlisted families approved for 2nd batch SAP payout

More than 20,000 families in Caraga Region now have a reason to smile amid the pandemic, as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) approved the 2nd batch payroll for the additional waitlisted families under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP). The DSWD-Central Office approved a total of 22,682 families as additional to the 69,401 continue reading : 22,682 waitlisted families approved for 2nd batch SAP payout

DSWD mulls manual for proper, effective handling of former rebels

True to its commitment to serve the people and community equally, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to come up with a guide or manual for the proper and effective handling of former rebels (FRs) and decommissioned combatants’ cases. DSWD have conducted nationwide Focused Group Discussions (FGDs) to beneficiaries of the continue reading : DSWD mulls manual for proper, effective handling of former rebels

DSWD Caraga eyes to complete 275 community projects for 2020

Though hounded by threats of Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga remains optimistic to complete 274 community subprojects under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) program in 2020. A total of 202 subprojects are under the National Community-Driven Development Program continue reading : DSWD Caraga eyes to complete 275 community projects for 2020

Kalahi-CIDSS DROP implementation in full swing

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga’s implementation of the Disaster Response Operation Procedure (DROP) to combat COVID-19 threats is now in full swing. DROP allows DSWD’s Kalahi-CIDSS-covered areas to shift its operations from regular developmental activities into a disaster response modality to immediately address issues related to early recovery. Kalahi-CIDSS continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS DROP implementation in full swing

Kalahi-CIDSS respond to strict pandemic protocol with online training

  The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is adopting to the new normal with its processes and transactions. Due to travel restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) made changes to its implementation, specifically in the conduct of its training continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS respond to strict pandemic protocol with online training