BUTUAN CITY- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-served sectors took the limelight in the illuminated balangay float entry of the DSWD-Caraga in the Lamdag Float Competition, one of the highlights in Butuan City’s Balangay Festival celebration on May 19, 2018. The Persons with Disability (PWD), elderly, Poor (beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino and continue reading : DSWD-Caraga joins Lamdag Balangay Float Festival, highlights served sectors

BUTUAN CITY- An original song composition with the title “Gawin Mong Legal”, written and performed by Stephen Cupay with bandmates Switzerlou Cruzado and Mark Anthony Lapiz, won the recently conducted Adoption Advocacy Songwriting Contest of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga. Spearheaded by the Adoption Resource and Referral Unit (ARRU), the contest primarily continue reading : Original composition “Gawin Mong Legal” wins DSWD-Caraga’s Adoption Advocacy Songwriting Contest

BUTUAN CITY- In response to the growing number of drug dependents who have surrendered since the Duterte administration began its intensified campaign against illegal drugs, the government, including the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), has been undertaking convergent efforts to provide support for the treatment and rehabilitation of recovering drug users. To further continue reading : DSWD introduces Yakap-Bayan Framework to help drug surrenderers in Caraga

MANILA- In the recently concluded Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) activity held on March 21, 2018 in Metro Manila, the Field Office Caraga of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) won recognitions as the National Best Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU) and 2nd Best Operations Office (Capacity Building Unit). The continue reading : DSWD-Caraga wins Nat’l Best Crisis Intervention Unit, 2nd Best Operations Office (Capacity Building Unit)

BUTUAN CITY- The DSWD-Caraga thanks the Caraga Irrigators’ Association Federation, Inc. and the National Irrigation Authority upon receiving the 200 sacks of rice donation amounting to P200,000 turned over on March 9, 2018 at Brgy.Tiniwisan Warehouse. According to the federation’s president, Filomeno O. Buco, the said donation was the farmers’ way of expressing their gratitude continue reading : Caraga Irrigators’ Association Federation, Inc. donates 200 sacks of rice for DSWD relief operations

In the recently conducted culmination of the 67th anniversary celebration of DSWD on February 2, 2018 held at the Central Office in Quezon City, the Field office Caraga bagged 2nd place in the National Knowledge Management Productivity, Recognition, Incentives and Development for Effectiveness (KM PRIDE) Award. Protective Services Unit-Institutional Development Division Chief Angelita B. Amista, continue reading : DSWD-Caraga’s Project REALMS bags 2nd place in National KM PRIDE

CARAGA- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga provided augmentation support to the local government units (LGUs) of the municipalities of Sison, Gigaquit, Mainit, and Carrascal which were seriously hit by tropical storm Basyang on February 12-13, 2018. With the huge number of affected families, the LGU of the said municipalities requested the agency’s continue reading : DSWD-Caraga sends P2.8M relief aid to LGUs affected by TD Basyang

BISLIG CITY- Members of the Caraga Social Welfare Development- Learning Network (SWD L-Net) members convened for their fourth quarter meeting and conducted learning visits to various centers on November 23-24, 2017. Hosted by the local government unit of Bislig City, the meeting highlighted the review of the proposed amendment of the Administrative 20 Series of continue reading : Caraga SWD L-Net conducts learning visits, provides TA to Bislig Learning Commons