BUTUAN CITY – The officials and members of the DSWD Caraga staff celebrated the 61st Founding Anniversary of the Department without fanfare.  The simple celebration started with a thanksgiving mass and was followed by dance exercises. The highlights of the celebration included different Filipino games or laro ng lahi, cheering competition, treasure hunting and singing contest with continue reading : Caraga celebrates DSWD founding anniversary

BUTUAN CITY -Women with disability in Butuan City converge on March 26, 2012 to celebrate the Women with Disability Day.  This special day for women with disability is by virtue of Proclamation No. 744 declaring the last Monday of March as Women with Disability Day. The theme for this celebration is “Participation of Women with Disability continue reading : Women with disability day celebrated

BUTUAN CITY – The Department of social Welfare and Development Caraga Region joined with other agencies in this year’s Women’s Month celebration. On March 1, all member-stakeholders have participated the opening ceremonies held at the Agusan del Norte Provincial Capitol covered court, where a mini-concert was conducted featuring local talents from the different national line agencies. continue reading : DSWD joins opening program of Women’s Month celebration

BUTUAN CITY – The theme of this year’s Adoption Consciousness Week, “Isulong! Legal Na Pag-Aampon” speaks of the Department’s intensified campaign for legal adoption. The whole country celebrated the event on February 4-10. In line with the celebration, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Caraga Region conducted several activities to intensify information dissemination on legal continue reading : “Isulong! Legal Na Pag-Aampon”

BUTUAN CITY – Five Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran Associations (SKAs) in Barangay Sto. Tomas, Loreto, Agusan del Sur received a total amount of P475, 000.00 as capital seed fund for their livelihood on February 2, 2012 in a simple ceremony held in the barangay’s covered court. A total of 100 individuals who also receive cash grant from Pantawid continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries get capital assistance from government

BUTUAN CITY–Ten year-old Rhea Joy Barsobia was inside their new house playing with her neighbors and siblings – Anthony, 13 and Stephen Lloyd, 8 as they waited for the community program to begin. It was December 16, 2011, the day that all 25 beneficiaries had been waiting for. Theywere all excited to receive their certificate continue reading : New Year, New Home

BUTUAN CITY – A total of P1.5 Million livelihood fund is released today, January 31, 2012 to 170 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. Seven (7) Self-Employment Assistance –Kaunlaran Associations (SKAs) comprising beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya have been organized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with the support from the provincial continue reading : P1.5 M livelihood fund released to Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries

BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Caraga Region is presently conducting a special validation in the seven (7) municipalities of the Province of Dinagat Islands and nine (9) municipalities of Siargao Island since January 15 until February 15, 2012. The special validation is done to ensure that all potentially poor households are continue reading : DSWD conducts special validation