Life went topsy-turvy for people around the globe when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. It severely affected the global economy and resulted to businesses and establishment shutting down and people losing their jobs. Joan Reyes Coligado, a mother and wife from Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, and her family were not spared from this setback. Joan used continue reading : Walking onwards – An SLP beneficiary’s story of recovery
When the pandemic hit the country in 2020, people’s lives were disrupted. Due to the implementation of the community quarantine, many lost their jobs and livelihoods. It was truly a distressing season. Juliet Terrano, a senior citizen from the municipality of Basilisa, was not spared from the hardship brought by the pandemic. Her small sari-sari continue reading : Giving back to the community
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga disbursed Php1,000,000 as Livelihood Assistance Grant (LAG) to 100 residents of Carmen, Surigao del Sur on October 4, 2022. LAG, implemented by the Sustainable Livelihood Program, is a recovery intervention program under Rebuplic Act No. 11469 or the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act continue reading : DSWD disburses P1M as livelihood assistance in Carmen, SurSur
To help the recovery of micro and small enterprise owners, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga provided the Livelihood Assistance Grant (LAG) to 992 low-income families in the region on September 28 to 30, 2022. LAG is a recovery program initiated by the government to help families from the informal continue reading : DSWD helps recovery of livelihoods affected by COVID-19 pandemic
A total of 250 residents on Taganaan and Tubod, Surigao del Norte received the Livelihood Assistance Grant from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga on September 23, 2022. Through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), each beneficiary received a seed capital fund amounting to Php15,000 which they shall use to set continue reading : 250 residents in Surigao Norte towns receive livelihood aid
A total of 123 families in Tandag City and San Agustin, Surigao del Sur received the Livelihood Assistance Grant from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga on July 20, 2022. Through the Department’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), the beneficiaries received a grant of Php15,000 each to fund their new or continue reading : DSWD releases livelihood aid to families in SurSur towns
About 1,028 families in different towns in Surigao del Sur received the Livelihood Assistance Grant (LAG) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga. This livelihood intervention was funded through the DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program. Families in Lianga, Marihatag, San Miguel, Tago, Cortes, Lanuza, Carmen, Carrascal, and Cantilan, Surigao del Sur continue reading : Families in SurSur towns get livelihood aid
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga, distributed livelihood assistance to 165 micro, small, medium enterprise (MSME) beneficiaries in Carmen and Lanuza, Surigao del Sur, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, and Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, recently. Through DSWD’s Sustainable continue reading : DSWD, DTI extend assistance to pandemic-affected MSMEs