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

Graced by the presence of DSWD Asec Rodolfo Santos, the commencement for the first batch of trainees in “Basic Training for AreaCoordinating Teams” for KC-NCDDP was successfully held at Hotel Veniz, Baguio City, October 10, 2014. Twenty-six (26) trained staff from four Area Coordinating Teams (ACT) from Ilocos Sur, namely:  Alilem, Burgos, Nagbukel, and Quirino,  continue reading : A Stride in a Milestone

DSWD Field Office 1 (FO1) continues to enhance effective rehabilitative activities to its clients, among which were presented by client-residents from the five (5) centers and institutions during the Children’s Month Celebration kick-off event recently held at the Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY). Graced by the Regional Committee for the Welfare of Children (RCWC) continue reading : DSWD FO1 residents show off rehabilitation results

DSWD Field Office 1 awarded three (3) female staff who possess good values, resilience, and capabilities displayed in their homes and at work. Assistant Regional Director for Operations Marlene Febes D. Peralta, OIC- Assistant Regional Director for Administration Nora D. de la Paz, and OIC Chief Helen O. Nerona were awarded with bouquets of flowers continue reading : DSWD FO1 hails worth-emulating moms at work

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD-FO1) awarded Cindy Ballesteros of Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur as this year’s regional winner in the Search for Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya Children. The search recognized exemplary Pantawid Pamilya children who serve as excellent examples in school, home and community. Developing exemplary children beneficiaries as advocates continue reading : Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur student bags 2014 Exemplary Child Award

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