The Municipal Action Team of Carmen, Surigao del Sur was awarded the 3rd Best Convergence Action Team in the nation during the 2021 Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) PRAISE Awards held via virtual platform on January 21, 2022. PRAISE is an annual recognition of the best performing offices/individuals at the Department, given during continue reading : MAT Carmen is 3rd Best Convergence Action Team in recent National PRAISE Awards
Being the head of a Division with a whopping 637 workforce, working together in harmony, amidst the never-ending challenges, is no easy feat. Crislea Delauta Celeste, a 33-year-old native of Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, has led and stabilized this huge pool of staff, from all levels of operations, being hired and appointed as the Pantawid continue reading : Fortitude and Ardency: PRAISE Best Technical Staff finalist rises from the ranks
He believes in the saying that, “Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” More than a decade in service, he has worked at the DSWD Field Office Caraga under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) as a Municipal Link for 10 years. In his 11th year continue reading : Beyond the Job Description: The journey of PRAISE 2021 Best Community-based Social Worker
Unstable network signal, zero electricity, on-and-off flow of potable water – with the adversities caused by Typhoon Odette last December16, 2021, the residents of Surigao City welcomed the new year with a sad heart. In 2017, Surigao City was also stricken by a 6.7 magnitude earthquake which wreaked havoc to Surigaonons, more so the marginalized continue reading : Surigaonons: Rising above Calamities
In accordance with the National Advisory Committee (NAC) Resolution No. 43 of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), which institutionalizes the replacement policy of the 4Ps households to continuously achieve the Department’s physical target of 4.4 million households. “Upon completion of the Eligibility Check Routine process for Set 11, a total of 425,063 households were continue reading : 4Ps Caraga to register 12,000 potential beneficiaries for Set 11
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga forged Memorandum of Agreements with four (4) showcase Local Government Units during the conduct of the Engagement Planning Workshop, to formalize the implementation of Social Welfare and Development (SWD) programs reflected in their Devolution Transition Plans (DTPs) in line with the Executive Order No. continue reading : FO Caraga signs MOA on Devolution with four showcase LGUs
In view of the rising cases of gender-based violence in the region, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, in partnership with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Caraga, conducted a two-day dialogue seeking to draft guidelines on the operationalization of the partnership between DSWD and CHR in formulating a plan continue reading : DSWD, CHR draft regional guidelines to operationalize GAD partnership
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga received five (5) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Accreditation from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)-Caraga through PRC Regional Director Rotelo B. Cabugsa, under the Republic Act No. 10912, otherwise known as the “Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Act of 2016.” “I encourage you to maximize this continue reading : DSWD FO Caraga granted CPD accreditation by PRC