Scared, Unsure, Distressed—these are just some of the feelings or emotions that most of people are having since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have been closed, government offices operations put to a halt, just to secure the safety of its employees and minimize the probability of the virus to spread in the community. continue reading : DSWD front liners avail stress debriefing sessions
“Speak to your children as if they are the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and magical humans on Earth. For what they believe is what they’ll become.”- Brook Hampton The Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) Caraga, a Residential Care Facility of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, located in Prosperidad, continue reading : RRCY Caraga- a safe haven for children in conflict with the law
Simultaneous to the conduct of second semester payout to beneficiaries of the Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens in Magallanes, Agusan del Norte, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) also conducted a modified information caravan to strengthen advocacy on the agency’s programs and services to the residents last July 23, 2020. continue reading : DSWD reaches out to remote village in Magallanes
Nineteen thousand two hundred twenty-three (19, 223) individuals who are in dire need, or are in a crisis situation have been served by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program of the Crisis Intervention Section, for the first semester of 2020 (January – June). continue reading : 19,233 Individuals in Crisis Situation Served by DSWD
All the villagers could do is watch in horror as the only wooden bridge in their community gets pounded by logs and debris carried by raging waters from the mountains time and again during the rainy season. Every time this happens, they are stranded in their village, cut off from the rest of their continue reading : Community project delivers for flood-prone Lianga village
DSWD Field Office Caraga kicks off the implementation of the Risk Resiliency Program- Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (RRP-CCAM) for the year 2020 through a series of municipal orientations which started last May 18, 2020. The Municipal Orientation was conducted by the RRP-CCAM team, led by Maryfel Jerios (focal person) in the municipalities of continue reading : DSWD Field Office Caraga kicks off RRP-CCAM 2020 implementation
The island of Siargao is considered as one of the preferred destinations and one of the most coveted tourist hotspots in the country. Every year, specifically during the summertime, the Local Government Units (LGUs) in the province are preparing for foreign and local tourists to flock the breathtaking spots in the island, to enjoy sand, continue reading : SAP Aids Crippled Tourism Communities in Country’s Surfing Capital
Bayanihan is a Filipino term for teamwork. But for Filipinos, Bayanihan has a deeper meaning for it also symbolizes pagmamahal sa kapwa at pagmamahal sa bayan or patriotism. Traditionally, Bayanihan is practiced when a certain family is having a house makeover or is going to transfer to another place, and everyone in the neighborhood gives continue reading : Agusan Sur Town relives Bayanihan during SAP implementation