The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO1) continues its best practice of improving its existing systems and procedures on administrative concerns especially matters concerning the welfare of all the employees. Consequently, this leads to a more efficient and effective program implementation and service delivery. With the initiative of the Systems continue reading : SPRC initiates COSWs on time salary

Pursuant to Memorandum Circular No. 8, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO1) strictly monitors and implements austerity measures in the use of maintenance and other operating expenses to exercise prudence in the utilization of funds. The General Administrative Support Services Division (GASSD) promotes and educates all employees on the continue reading : DSWD observes austerity measures

Federation of Senior Citizens Association of the Philippines (FSCAP) Presidents and Office of the Senior Citizen Affairs (OSCA) Heads convened for their 4th Regional Convention at Summer Place Hotel, Baguio City, recently. The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO1) thru the Regional Social Pension Unit hosted the two-day gathering in continue reading : Elderly Filipino Week celebration highlights convention, pageant

Executive Director Zhongjing Wang of the People’s Republic of China was impressed with the efficient implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Batac City, Ilocos Norte and assured the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) continuous funding of the Program. City Mayor Jeffrey Jubal Nalupta said he is now convinced that Pantawid Pamilya is very much continue reading : ADB continues to support Pantawid Pamilya in Batac City, IN

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’

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

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

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