“We are just roaming around the mountains when we saw a pitiful-roofless house with a man living there. The day after, we decided to get back there and brought some food.” – Pedro Sombrio, Barangay Sua’s 2nd Kagawad said. As a Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens Program beneficiary, the story of a 79-year-old Florentino continue reading : A Sight of hope amidst a blurry future
They say that “into each life some rain must fall.” This is indeed true. But for others, it’s more than just rain that falls – they experience storms. It wasn’t that hard from the start for Josephine. In 1986, she was working as a sales staff in a grocery store in Cebu City and was continue reading : 4Ps saves family from life’s storms
In this time where isolation is imperative for survival, Sweedie Grace Supapo of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Home for Girls (HFG) tries to battle the status quo. As a Nurse for 4 years at the facility, she tries to be available every day to the residents/clients. Despite the restrictions brought by continue reading : Keeping the Boat Afloat: Looking Through the Lens of the Social Workers
Composed, patient, and altruistic. These are just few of the Houseparent’s attributes mentioned by the children-residents dwelling in the Centers and Residential Care Facilities (CRCF) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Caraga. Houseparents are responsible in managing the activities of the residents in the center. This includes conducting school monitoring and continue reading : CRCF: A home away from home
“Wow! Yay! Is that freshmilk mama?” – Baby Tamarah. This is the excited greetings from Baby Tamarah every time her Mother Lutche Balmocena gets home after securing their weekly milk ration. As part of the government’s thrusts in strengthening and maximizing the Public-Private Partnerships along with the implementation of various programs and projects, the continue reading : Children continue to receive milk amid pandemic
Being accredited as a Level 3 Center of Excellence is a euphoria for all the staff of the Home for Girls, even more so that after five years from its accreditation, the center was re-accredited last February of this year. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga had an exuberant continue reading : A Bitter-Sweet Triumph
As the only breadwinner and the eldest among his four siblings, Jayson works more than eight hours a day to make ends meet and to do some penny-pinching for a better cause. For four years, Jayson Cliff Templa has been working at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga as continue reading : More than just a career opportunity
Two months after the completion of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) KALAHI-CIDSS’ cash-for-work (CFW) scheme in Barangay Mahayahay, Kitcharao town, Agusan del Norte province, residents maintained the cleanliness of their village through the conduct of monthly Bayanihan-Pahina (cleaning) activity recently. Barangay Mahayahay residents conducted the regular Pahina activity to maintain the cleanliness continue reading : Cash-for-work encourages Kitcharao community to maintain village cleanliness