In a significant step toward strengthening partnerships, DSWD Field Office Caraga Director Mari-Flor Dollaga met with DILG Caraga Director Maria Loisella Lucino and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga on January 15, 2025. The meeting focused on addressing the challenges DSWD employees face in high-risk areas, particularly those involved in disaster response and field continue reading : DSWD, DILG, OCD Caraga Unite to Enhance Disaster Response, Support Frontline Workers in High-Risk Areas
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga’s Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) has successfully completed its 14th program cycle in 2024 exceeding its target for hot meals and fully achieving its goal for fresh milk distribution among nutritionally at-risk children in the Caraga region. The program served 77,854 children with hot meals, continue reading : SFP Caraga Exceeds Targets, Plans Enhanced Services for 2025
The Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga and the Abot Kaya Poblacion SLP Association opened a new Superstore in Brgy. Poblacion, Bayugan City, on January 8, 2025. The launch was led by the SLP Provincial Operations Office of Agusan del Sur and their project development continue reading : SLP Caraga kicks off 2025 with launch of new Superstore
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga presents a significant achievement for its Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens Program (SocPen) in 2024. The Regional Social Pension Unit (RSPU) served 190,424 indigemt senior citizens, exceeding its target by 103.09%. This accomplishment demonstrates the Field Office’s commitment to protecting the region’s vulnerable continue reading : Over 190,000 Caraga Indigent Seniors Benefit from DSWD Social Pension in 2024
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga has mobilized a total of 7,592 family food packs (FFPs) to support communities impacted by the recent eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. Strategically sourced from the warehouses of Field Office Caraga, these food packs are part of the department’s rapid response initiative to address continue reading : DSWD Caraga Mobilizes 7,592 FFPs to Communities Affected by Mt. Kanlaon Eruption
Thirty-four personnel from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga successfully concluded a 7-day validation augmentation for the Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) payout in the Davao Region, held from December 11 to 17, 2024. Families who received the ECT in the region were those affected by the trough of the low-pressure continue reading : 34 DSWD Caraga Staff Augment Emergency Cash Transfer Payout in Davao Region
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga on December 20, 2024, awarded Lola Ordanita Baarde of Bayugan City, Caraga’s last senior citizen to reach 100 years old in 2024. Lola Ordanita received a Php100,000 cash gift from the national government through the Centenarian Program, as mandated by Republic Act 10868, the continue reading : DSWD Field Office Caraga Celebrates Its Last Centenarian of 2024
The Enhanced Support Services Intervention (ESSI) is designed to provide short-term cash assistance to households identified through the Social Welfare and Development Indicator assessment. The program prioritizes those in need, offering them the opportunity to contribute to their communities through disaster preparedness, rehabilitation, and risk reduction projects. One such beneficiary is Jocent S. Luna, a continue reading : ESSI Cash-for-Work: Empowering Communities through Small Acts of Service
