Helpless. This is how residents of Barangay San Roque in Pilar town, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte province felt a few years ago as rising sea waters caused by climate change slowly eroded their land. Coastal villages, especially in the Philippines, has always been at the mercy of nature, as the country is one continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS wharf thwarts soil degradation, effects of climate change
“Because of Social Pension, my granddaughter got her bachelor’s degree”. – Nanay Julita Porogoy. “Mapasalamaton gyud ko sa DSWD sa tibuok nakong kinabuhi, kay nasulbad ang bayrunon sa pag-eskwela sa akong apo pinaagi sa akong pension nga gidawat gikan sa gobyerno (I will forever be grateful to DSWD my granddaughter’s school fees were settled through continue reading : Grandma with a grateful heart thanks government for aid
He started as a Sangguiniang Kabataan (SK) chairperson in a small town in Surigao del Norte province. Now in his 40s, Jonathan B. Bulabog is still doing what he’s passionate about — serving the community. At 47 years old and a father of two, Jonathan is serving his first term as municipal councilor of Sison, continue reading : Sison councilor promotes community involvement, volunteerism
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) shows its full confidence and support to the national government’s vaccination program to combat the COVID-19. In the recently concluded Explain Explain Explain Roadshow of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) for its Caraga Region Leg (February 9-11, 2021), the DSWD EXPLAINED to the participants the importance continue reading : DSWD shows all-out support to Government’s vaccination program
Truthfully, there are a lot that goes for being a social worker, yet Ms. Melanie G. Juan has always considered this career as an avenue in putting her skills and empathetic nature towards helping people in need. With her altruism, Ms. Melanie has served the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga continue reading : Leadership through Compassion: Calls for Best Technical Social Worker
With dedication and hard work, Ms. Anecita B. Amparo has served the Home for Girls, Capitol Site, Butuan City, of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga since March 2017. Her responsiveness to the needs of the residents have always ushered a significant enhancement of the delivery of services to the continue reading : Dedication and Hard work yield Best Center-Based Social Worker PRAISE Nominee
Over the past ten months, the cases of the COVID-19 pandemic skyrocketed all over the world. It has disrupted the way people live. However, the effects of the pandemic to the people living with disability is far more concerning. Accordingly, persons with disabilities (PWD) are disproportionately impacted due to attitudinal, environmental, and institutional barriers continue reading : Assistive Devices: Enabling Persons with Disabilities
The Philippines’ ever-growing social and economic problems are considered the major causes of the rising number of abandoned Filipino children. According to UNICEF, almost 10,000 children become orphan every day. Given the fact that there are other out of sight conditions resulting to some shortfalls in calculating the accurate statistics of abandoned children, leads to continue reading : Finding new hope: foundling enjoys benefits of foster care