The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) hailed the DSWD Field Office Caraga’s research paper on the Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach in the discussion on peace and development in the context of the Indigenous Peoples communities during the 2nd Peace Research Conference Chardonnay by Astoria Event Center, Pasig City, this continue reading : Research on CDD hailed at 2nd OPAPRU peace conference
True to its commitment to serve the people and community equally, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to come up with a guide or manual for the proper and effective handling of former rebels (FRs) and decommissioned combatants’ cases. DSWD have conducted nationwide Focused Group Discussions (FGDs) to beneficiaries of the continue reading : DSWD mulls manual for proper, effective handling of former rebels
Though hounded by threats of Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga remains optimistic to complete 274 community subprojects under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) program in 2020. A total of 202 subprojects are under the National Community-Driven Development Program continue reading : DSWD Caraga eyes to complete 275 community projects for 2020
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga’s implementation of the Disaster Response Operation Procedure (DROP) to combat COVID-19 threats is now in full swing. DROP allows DSWD’s Kalahi-CIDSS-covered areas to shift its operations from regular developmental activities into a disaster response modality to immediately address issues related to early recovery. Kalahi-CIDSS continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS DROP implementation in full swing
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is adopting to the new normal with its processes and transactions. Due to travel restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) made changes to its implementation, specifically in the conduct of its training continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS respond to strict pandemic protocol with online training
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
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), together with the 73 local government units (LGUs) in Caraga Region, have served more than 140,000 beneficiaries of the Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens for the first semester of 2020. As of May 20, 2020, a total of 143,302 out of the 170,000 target continue reading : 2020 1st sem Social Pension payout in Caraga nears completion
Amid all these emergency subsidy brouhaha, a few made a difference by showing that honesty is still the best policy in these trying times. As businesses were closed, public transportation halted, and people lose their jobs and livelihood due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government acted right away by implementing the Social Amelioration Programs (SAP), continue reading : Honest Caraganons return SAP subsidy