Butuan City- In his visit to Caraga on October 17, 2013, Jorge Manuel Domecq Fernandez, Ambassador of Spain to the Philippines, went to Sibagat, Agusan del Sur to personally see the implemented projects which are funded by the Spanish government through Agencia Española de Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarollo or Spanish Agency for International Development continue reading : Spain’s Ambassador to the Philippines sets foot on PODER Projects in Sibagat, AdS

Butuan City- Six (6) World Bank (WB) representatives conducted the 12th Implementation Support Mission on October 14-16, 2013 and visited barangays Pagatpatan and Doongan in Butuan City and the municipalities of Barobo and Sibagat in Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur respectively. The mission aimed to generate ideas about how the Community Driven Development continue reading : DSWD Caraga welcomes 12th World Bank Implementation Support Mission

Butuan City- Pupils of El Rio Elementary School in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur blissfully waived their colored-paper crafted Australian and Philippine flags to welcome Layton Pike, Minister Counselor of Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) together with Regan Dagadas, AusAID’s Senior Project Manager on Education in their visit last September 25, 2013. “It is really continue reading : AusAID’s Minister Counselor visits project implemented in El Rio, Sibagat, AdS

There are things that give happiness, most of which cannot be gotten through monetary gains. Sometimes, it comes from having a heart to serve. When one becomes selfless, the more one has many reasons to be joyful and satisfied, as Mercy Malazarte Balagon testified. Love for learning Mercy, a housewife of a construction worker and continue reading : When Does Little Become Much?

  Butuan City – Workers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are enjoined by the Office of Strategy Management to submit photos which present scenes reflecting the three (3) Strategic Goals of the agency for its promotion. The Frame it Up- Photo Essay Contest was conceptualized to check the awareness and understanding continue reading : DSWD promotes its 3 SGs through Photo Essay Contest

Spirits of bliss and fun atmosphered Amontay Beach Resort, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte on August 22-23, 2013 as 163 workers of DSWD’s Kapit- Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi- CIDSS) Caraga headed by Assistant Regional Director Mita Lim, Regional Project Manager, had their Team Building Activity. The workshop had continue reading : Building Camaraderie for Better Efficiency