The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has no lump sum or discretionary funds amounting to P102.6 billion in the 2015 General Appropriations Act (GAA). “How can that be when the budget of the Department is already P107.8 billon? We do have a budget for Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses amounting to P102B, and continue reading : DSWD clarifies lump sum in its 2015 budget

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would like to address recent media reports about the Pantawid conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, that have created false impressions about how program funds have been used. ADB reiterates its full support for the program, which has helped improve the health, education and job opportunities of nearly 4.5 million poor continue reading : Statement by Richard Bolt, ADB’s Philippines Country Director, on Pantawid Conditional Cash Transfer Program

Butuan City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga facilitates the level-up training on body massage for Pantawid Pamilya partner-beneficiaries on June 30-July 4, 2015 at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, Butuan City. The five (5) day training which is attended by Pantawid Pamilya partner-beneficiaries aims to discuss to the participants the continue reading : DSWD-13 facilitates level-up training on body massage for Pantawid Pamilya partner-beneficiaries

Tandag City- Panagtagbo 2015, an advocacy activity initiated by Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Provincial Operations Office in Surigao del Sur highlights in the celebration of the 19th Araw ng Surigao del Sur social activities held last June 18, 2015. Panagtagbo [gathering or meeting in English] is a package of four (4) Pantawid Pamilya activities namely, continue reading : Panagtagbo highlights 19th Araw ng Surigao del Sur social activities

There does not seem to be one definitive definition of indigenous people, but generally indigenous people are those that have historically belonged to a particular region or country, before its colonization or transformation into a nation state, and may have different—often unique—cultural, linguistic, traditional, and other characteristics to those of the dominant culture of that continue reading : Her gems, her children

Surigao City- Thirty Seven (37) Local Government Units (LGU) across Caraga Region join the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga during the training on Comprehensive Intervention Against Gender-based Violence (CIAG-V) and Women Friendly Spaces last June 8-12, 2015 at Tavern Hotel, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte. This five (5) day activity continue reading : 37 LGUs join DSWD-13 on CIAG-V and women friendly spaces training

Rosario, Agusan del Sur- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga held a semestral Systems Conference at Sarnimian’s Place, Rosario, Agusan del Sur last June 4-5, 2015 which was participated by sixty-two (62) DSWD Staff across Caraga Region. The activity roars the theme “Intensifying Systems Processes: Protecting Data Integrity and Accessibility.” continue reading : DSWD-Caraga holds Semestral Pantawid Pamilya Systems Conference

Butuan City-The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga will hold another joint regional wide-activity, the search of exemplary child and Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya on August 2015. Each province is ought to submit three (3) entries, two (2) for the search of exemplary child, and one (1) for the search of Huwarang continue reading : DSWD-13 to hold joint Pantawid Pamilya activities