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

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

“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

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