As DSWD receives disaster reports on Habagat affected families, Regional Director Marcelo Nicomedes J. Castillo affirmed its readiness to augment relief goods for requesting Local Government Units (LGUS). “At present, the affected LGUs are still able to provide the immediate interventions since they are the first responders to victims of any disaster,” Director Castillo said. continue reading : DSWD FO1 ready to release family food packs for Habagat victims

Clarita M. Legaspi or Auntie Claring, as fondly called by her neighbors, is a Barangay Health Worker and an advocate of community empowerment through Kalahi-CIDSS. Auntie Claring pioneers the widespread of Community-Driven Development, the strategy used by the Program to strengthen the voice of the people. Though she was not able to secure a post continue reading : Claring, Kalahing Public Servant

Promoting transparency and listening to the voice of the community ̶ this is the purpose of the Municipal Talakayan, an initiative of Kapit-bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services National Community-Driven Development Program (Kalahi-CIDSS NCDDP). The Municipal Talakayan aims to present the developmental plans, and to ensure that these plans will respond continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS bridges community gaps thru Municipal Talakayan

DSWD Assistant Secretary Hope V. Hervilla graced the official turn-over of 150 core shelter units and 10 Child Development Centers to the typhoon-affected families of Rosales, Pangasinan recently. ASec. Hervilla emphasized DSWD’s immediate response and nurturing strategy to the less fortunate and vulnerable families. She further assured the people of Rosales on DSWD’s accessible and continue reading : Php 18.5M DSWD projects: government assistance due to people- ASec. Hervilla

A person with disability (PWD) who sought legal advice on a vilification incident was among the issues tackled with government agencies particularly the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in a recent symposium. Also, discussion on accessibility features in public buildings and access to discounts and privileges and distribution of assistive devices were done in the continue reading : DSWD, CHR, other Government Agencies assure PWDs’ access to services

The National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) / Listahanan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Office 1 (DSWD-FO1) bared the results of the Second Round of Household Assessment where 165,235 poor households (HHs) were identified during the recently held 2015 Listahanan Launching of Poor Households in Laoag City Auditorium, Laoag City, Ilocos continue reading : Listahanan identifies 165,235 poor households in Region 1

In the recently held Social Welfare and Development (SWD) Forum, DSWD shared its role of ensuring the quality social protection services to its counterparts and partners. “Standards in SWD are continuously developing with the ultimate goal of empowering the beneficiaries; one way of disseminating it is to provide clarifications and updates with concerned partners and continue reading : DSWD pushes standards to local counterpart duty-bearers

DSWD’s Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) provides custody to 74 Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL) under suspended/pending cases said Center Head Fe Sarmiento in a DSWD radio program. Ms. Sarmiento mentioned the rehabilitative activities and strong coordination with the family, community and Local Government Units (LGUs) that facilitate effective strategy in the continue reading : DSWD curbs slide-back of CICL – RRCY Head