Tanauan, Leyte – To symbolize that normalcy is back in this town, a soft opening of the new town plaza and amphitheater was held on Saturday, November 8, after Typhoon Yolanda hit this municipality and damaged these vital structures here a year ago. It was led by Municipal Mayor Pelagio Tecson, Jr. and attended by continue reading : Tanauan gets back on its feet after ‘Yolanda’
Permanent shelters handed over to survivors to mark ‘Yolanda’ anniversary
Tacloban City, Leyte – As part of the activities to commemorate the first year anniversary of Typhoon Yolanda, several cabinet secretaries were here on Saturday, November 8, to lead the turnover of completed permanent shelter units to typhoon survivors. Some 122 housing units in Ridge View Park, Barangay Cabalawan and 28 units in Villa Sofia, Barangay continue reading : Permanent shelters handed over to survivors to mark ‘Yolanda’ anniversary
Cabinet execs visit Ormoc on ‘Yolanda’ anniv, laud progresses there
Ormoc City, Leyte – One year after Typhoon Yolanda ravaged this city, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman expressed her admiration for the continued rehabilitation here. Sec. Soliman together with Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery Secretary Panfilo Lacson, and Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin were here on continue reading : Cabinet execs visit Ormoc on ‘Yolanda’ anniv, laud progresses there
A dream come true for a ‘Yolanda’ survivor
Guiuan, Eastern Samar – “Grabe! Sobra-sobra akong nagpapasalamat sa Panginoon at sa gobyerno dahil sa paggawad sa amin ng pabahay dito sa Cogon Resettlement Site (I am extremely grateful to God and to the government for giving us shelter here in Cogon Resettlement Site).” Typhoon Yolanda survivor Olivia Fuentes, 40, could not contain her happiness continue reading : A dream come true for a ‘Yolanda’ survivor
Hot meal shares for a bright future
Every parent hopes for the best for his/her children. But due to scarcity, it seems impossible. However, with the belief that education is her eternal gift to her child, Imee Mercado, 28, a Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary from Asingan, Pangasinan still sends her four-year-old daughter, Queen to school at the Poblacion Day Care Center (DCC) despite continue reading : Hot meal shares for a bright future
LGU and private sector merge for SFP in SN, Pang
“The children are our future. We invest in them through early childhood care and development with the aid of the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).” These words were underscored by Municipal Mayor Rebecca Mejica Saldivar of San Nicolas, Pangasinan who believes that a progressive community starts with continue reading : LGU and private sector merge for SFP in SN, Pang
Listahanan promotes PhilHealth cards use among Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries
To remind the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries of the benefits they can enjoy through PhilHealth’s Indigent Program, the importance of using PhilHealth cards was emphasized during one of the episodes of the DSWD: Kaagapay sa Pag-Unlad over DZNL Aksyon Radyo La Union. PhilHealth Social Insurance Office Chief Madonna Valdez and Social Insurance Officer Joseph Manuel articulated continue reading : Listahanan promotes PhilHealth cards use among Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries
DSWD’s Supplementary Feeding links Parents Effectiveness Service, community support
In Agoo, La Union, day care children are taught to consume more vegetable viands; children are assured of something nutritious to eat while in school; and parenting capabilities are enhanced through Parents Effectiveness Service (PES) sessions that complement the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). These are mentioned continue reading : DSWD’s Supplementary Feeding links Parents Effectiveness Service, community support
