The Department of Social Welfare and Development celebrates the Love Month, February, by spearheading the Adoption Consciousness Week. The Adoption Consciousness Week runs from 11 to 19 February 2017 with the theme “Pagmamahal Palaganapin. Legal na Pag-aampon Ating Gawin (Spread Unconditional Love through Legal Adoption).” The DSWD advocates for legal adoption as a form of continue reading : DSWD pioneers spreading love through legal adoption

The Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 received 70 cavans of brown rice or Pinawa from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office 1 as part of their Brown Rice for Good Campaign. The Brown Rice for Good Campaign promotes consumption of the continue reading : Center for Youth receives healthy brown rice

Enhancing the capability of its Community-Driven Development (CDD) Champions to better help their own communities in their development is one prime objective of Kalahi-CIDSS. What better way to teach them than to let them explore and experience the Community Volunteers’ life of their Kalahi-CIDSS brothers and sisters? Kalahi-CIDSS Region 1 journeyed to Region CaLaBaRZon for continue reading : CDD Champions harbor good practices

“Kayo ang buhay na simbolo ng kadakilaan at walang pag-iimbot na pagmamahal at malasakit sa ating bayan (You are the living symbol of greatness and selfless love and concern for our country),” said DSWD Regional Director Marcelo Nicomedes J. Castillo in his message during the 2016 BAYANi KA! Awards. The BAYANi KA! Awards is intended continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS hails modern-day BAYANi

It takes guts, willpower, and stamina to walk for eight hours to reach Tio-angan, the farthest barangay in Bagulin, La Union but the unyielding passion of a volunteer is tougher than the obstacles along the way. Jun Balas, upon the introduction of Kalahi-CIDSS, understood that the Program demands active and full participation of every resident continue reading : Through every storm

With a small flashlight as a weapon, Crestie L. Navida braves every dark night to lead her ka-barangays in every Kalahi-CIDSS activity into realizing their dreams. Ate Crestie, as fondly called by her ka-barangays in San Miguel, Burgos, Pangasinan, is a true-blue Bayani who does not care much about her safety as long as she continue reading : The Leading Light

Serving for the greater good of others may make a person a public servant. However, a public servant who goes beyond his call of duty can be considered a “BAYANI”. This is true with Punong Barangay Freddie B. Pecsoy, a simple man who chose to be forever single and devoted his time helping his fellowmen. continue reading : Serving Beyond Duties

Clarita M. Legaspi or Auntie Claring, as fondly called by her neighbors, is a Barangay Health Worker and an advocate of community empowerment through Kalahi-CIDSS. Auntie Claring pioneers the widespread of Community-Driven Development, the strategy used by the Program to strengthen the voice of the people. Though she was not able to secure a post continue reading : Claring, Kalahing Public Servant