A total of ₱1.5M seed capital fund was awarded to 150 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries in the Cities of Laoag and Batac, Ilocos Norte through the Bottom-Up-Budgeting-Sustainable Livelihood Program (BUB-SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). One hundred Pantawid beneficiaries were identified in Batac City, Ilocos Norte to receive ₱10,000.00 each continue reading : ₱1.5M seed capital fund awarded to 150 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Ilocos Norte
Listahanan Validation and Finalization Phase starts this October
The National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU)/ Listahanan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Office 1 (DSWD-FO1) is working on the upcoming Validation and Finalization Phase this month. On 17-19 September 2015, the orientation/workshop of Listahanan 2nd Round of Household Assessment Validation and Finalization Phase was attended by the DSWD-FO1 NHTU Staff continue reading : Listahanan Validation and Finalization Phase starts this October
Pantawid Pamilya Spa, Massage opens in Asingan, Pangasinan
More Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries are trained on employable skills through the Sustainable Livelihood Program and Bottom-up Budgeting Process. Some of them are now business owners. In partnership with Technical Skills Education and Development Authority (TESDA), five Pantawid Pamilya members in Asingan, Pangasinan got National Certificate II on Hilot (Wellness Massage). This led to the opening continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya Spa, Massage opens in Asingan, Pangasinan
DSWD taps La Union media on Listahanan, Pantawid concerns
La Union partner media once again pledged their support to increase the public’s awareness on DSWD’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) and Listahanan in a Press Conference held recently. The education, health, nutrition, and values-formation through the Family Development Sessions (FDS) are the focus of the Pantawid Pamilya. To ensure the beneficiaries’ capacity to continue reading : DSWD taps La Union media on Listahanan, Pantawid concerns
DSWD’s BUB increases social mobilization in Mapandan, Pangasinan
The networking and partnership of public and private offices had never been so strong in Mapandan, Pangasinan until the coming of the Bottom Up Budgeting strategy of the government that realized a high-class Day Care Center. “With this newly built Day Care Center, no more Day Care children are merged with formal classes, under the continue reading : DSWD’s BUB increases social mobilization in Mapandan, Pangasinan
Santol, La Union celebrates People’s Day with Kalahi-CIDSS Municipal Talakayan
Bringing together development stakeholders on a municipal-level democratic dialogue to know and understand the development status of the Municipality of Santol, La Union, Kalahi-CIDSS Region 1 initiated the conduct of Municipal Talakayan in the said area recently. Alongside Santol’s People’s Day, Kalahi-CIDSS piloted the first “Talakayan” in the Region which was actively participated by Santolians continue reading : Santol, La Union celebrates People’s Day with Kalahi-CIDSS Municipal Talakayan
Assessment of Pantawid beneficiary brings more blessings
“May nagsabi sa akin na hindi daw lahat ng kawawa ay tinutulungan. Ang sa akin naman, kung kaya mong makatulong kahit sa munting paraan, bakit hindi mo tulungan?(Someone told me that not all unfortunate must be aided. For me, if you are capable of helping even in a little way, why not help?)” These are continue reading : Assessment of Pantawid beneficiary brings more blessings
No more scrap-built houses for Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries
Houses are supposed to give warmth, comfort, and security to families. If these are made of corroding materials, old bamboo poles covered with recycled sacks, tarpaulins, or posters, and situated in hazard-prone areas, how could a family withstand this wrath of poverty? In Dingras, Ilocos Norte, eight Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries were provided with safer and continue reading : No more scrap-built houses for Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries