You will know when you are in Barangay Cagbaoto, Bayabas town, Surigao del Sur province, if you will hear the name Loyda, Loyds, Ate Loyd, or Loyda Egina. This is not because she is someone in power but because she is everyone’s favorite person to call. You need help or any assistance? Call, Loyda. Someone continue reading : Bayabas town’s Community Empowerment Facilitator is ‘wonder mom’
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
To ensure immediate and efficient delivery of social services to the communities in Alegria, Surigao del Norte, the KALAHI-CIDSS have equipped new Municipal Coordinating Team (MCT) members through an orientation at Kalipayan Beach Resort, Punta Bilar, Surigao City, recently. Since most of the MCT members are newly-hired staff and are new to KALAHI-CIDSS program, they continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS equips new MCT staff in Alegria
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 KALAHI-CIDSS Regional Program Management Office (RPMO) was hailed as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga’s PRAISE 2nd Best Operations Office during the Agency’s 70th anniversary celebration at The Pavilion, Butuan City. The PRAISE (Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence) Award is given to honor men and women who continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS is DSWD Caraga’s Best Operations Office runner-up
Four more Covid-related projects worth more than Php5.2 million were turned over to the municipality of Barobo town in Surigao del Sur province this week as the government continues its effort to address and mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga has turned continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS hands 4 more Covid-related projects to Barobo town
To provide assistance to the communities for the management of Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) turned over on Thursday, February 18, the 186.6-square meter quarantine facility to Barangay Tambis in Barobo town, Surigao del Sur. The facility, which costs Php2,363,136, is a subproject implemented through DSWD’s KALAHI-CIDSS program, together with continue reading : DSWD turns over P2.3-M quarantine facility to Barobo town
With a total additional fund of P905,356,150 for Caraga Region, the KALAHI-CIDSS Regional Program Management Office (RPMO) announced that all the region’s 67 municipalities (except its five cities) will get community projects from 2021 to 2023. The additional fund from the World Bank will be for the Community-Based Response for Covid (CBRC) projects of KALAHI-CIDSS. continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS Caraga to serve all towns under CBRC modality