In a time when the majority are clamoring to be part of the Government’s Emergency Subsidy Program, which covers poor/low-income families most affected by the impact of the Enhanced Community Quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one family has raised the bar for selflessness and waives their right to receive the 5,000 Pesos assistance, even continue reading : Selfless Act: Beneficiary Waives Subsidy to Accommodate Others
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga led by Regional Director Mita Chuchi Gupana-Lim, conducted a coordination meeting last March 11, 2020 at the DSWD FO Caraga Conference Hall. The purpose of the meeting was aimed in addressing the Social Disorganization which has displaced 35 families (191 individuals) in the community continue reading : DSWD, Partners, converge to aid displaced families on Surigao Sur town
“Children learn more from what you are than what you teach”- Anonymous Rearing a child is not an easy job but an opportunity to raise the future leader of the society. So, the question is, how to raise a future leader? There is no perfect how-to guide, a perfect to-do-list, or a full-proof formula in continue reading : Positive Discipline prescribed for clients in DSWD Centers, residential care facilities
The Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP), one of the Social Protection Programs being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), is the provision of food in addition to the regular meals to children currently enrolled in the day care centers/elementary schools, as part of the DSWD’s contribution to the Early Childhood Care and continue reading : Malnutrition Among Pre-School Addressed through WE CARE Project
Sitting under a waiting shed a few meters from the shore, an old man watched from a distance as an outrigger boat slowly approached the island where he lived. He was not expecting a guest on their humble abode that day. Romeo Caunsad Sr., 65, squinted as he watched the boatman carefully maneuvered the twin-engined continue reading : Ray of hope for fading hopefuls
Ms. Glezza Tambaba-Ty has been with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for over 13 years now. In that span of time, she was able to rise from the ranks, working her way from being a field staff of the Kalahi-CIDSS program, to being the section head of the Capacity Building Section (CBS) continue reading : Perseverance and hard work pays off for National Gawad Huwaran Runner-Up
The Personnel Administration Section (PAS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga has received has secured the 3rd Place award for the Best Support Office Category during PRAISE or the Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence Awards for 2019, during the DSWD 69th Anniversary Celebration in Quezon continue reading : Personnel Administration Section secures 3rd Place finish for Best Support Office Category
The Department of Social Welfare and Development, as the country’s executive department responsible for social welfare and protection of Filipinos through the promotion of social development, has programs that focus on the needs of vulnerable communities needing assistance. One of these programs of DSWD is the Assistance to Families and Communities in Need (AFCN), implemented continue reading : DSWD Caraga radiates Kalinga, Pagmamahal, and Malasakit through ACN Projects