Butuan City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Caraga conducted the periodic Regional Social Welfare and Development Forum on November 12, 2013. The said forum served as the venue for sharing and developing knowledge as well as strengthening opportunities for collaboration and alliance building between the Department and its partner Local continue reading : LSWDO Functionality Highlights 2nd Semester SWD Forum

Butuan City – The Local Government Units (LGUs) throughout the Caraga region had actively participated in the consultation workshops spearheaded by the Poverty Reduction Programs Unit (PRPU)-Convergence Strategy of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on November 6-8, 2013 at Gateway Hotel, Surigao City and on November 13-15, 2013 at Mazaua Island Resort, continue reading : Convergence: LGUs attend consultation workshop

It was late afternoon and the only thing that brightens up in her home is the light from fire wood. She was just lying on her bed or ‘papag’ waiting for the rice to be cooked. There is nothing in her small house but her pillows, bed sheets, 4 pieces of plates, 3 pieces of continue reading : NHTSPR Values Elderly Filipinos

Butuan City – In line with the celebration of the “International Day Overcoming Poverty”, the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTSPR) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joined the Convergence Caravan Cum Job at Dapa, Surigao del Norte, on October 17, 2013. This activity aimed to increase the awareness and continue reading : Listahanan joins Convergence Caravan Cum Job

  Butuan City – Mayor Librado C. Navarro of Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, supported the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTSPR) during the 76th Caraga Regional Development Council (RDC) regular quarterly meeting on October 4, 2013 held in this city. As the chairperson of the Social Development Committee (SDC), Mayor Navarro endorsed continue reading : Mayor Navarro supports NHTSPR database of the poor

Butuan City – Presently, the National Household Targeting System Office (NHTO) staff of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are in full force in sharing the database of the poor to the Local Government Units (LGUs) in Caraga region. The NHTS staff are currently visiting the municipalities to communicate with the Mayors and continue reading : NHTSPR shares database of the poor to LGUs

Butuan City – After the conduct of series of examinations, the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) is now ready to orient the one thousand five hundred seventy-seven (1, 577) field workers for the second round household assessment in September this year. “Field workers are like soldiers sent out to the battle fields. continue reading : NHTS-PR to orient 1, 577 field staff

Butuan City – Thousands of applicants are applying for the second cycle of household assessment here in Caraga region. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) ensures that DSWD will hire competent and committed field staff among the applicants for this enormous undertaking that continue reading : NHTS-PR to hire competent, committed individuals