Despite modernization, hopes are high in preserving the Cuyonon culture for a 16-year old child from Brgy. Tanglaw, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Arjen Abubakar, whose family belongs to the Cuyonon Tribe, is sharing their culture through his artworks. The Cuyonon Indigenous Peoples (IPs) are known for their great preservation of their cultural heritage for years. continue reading : The Future of the Cuyonon Culture

Together with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) MIMAROPA Region and different national government agencies, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) MIMAROPA joins the celebration of the Indigenous People’s (IP) month and 23rd anniversary of the passage of the Indigenous People’s Rights Act of 1997 (IPRA), today, October 21, 2020. With the continue reading : DSWD MIMAROPA joins the celebration of the IP month

Nakiisa sa pagdiriwang ng International Coastal Clean-up Day ang mga benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) sa MIMAROPA noong ika-19 ng Setyembre 2020. Sa temang “Safe Oceans Start at Home”, sabay-sabay na naglinis ang mga benepisyaryo sa tabing-dagat katuwang ang mga opisyal ng lokal na pamahalaan. Layunin ng International Coastal Clean-up Day na ipalaganap continue reading : Mga benepisyaryo ng 4Ps, nakiisa sa International Coastal Clean-up Day

Isinagawa ng DSWD MIMAROPA sa iba’t ibang lokasyon ang coaching at mentoring session para sa mga Parent Leaders ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) nitong ika-15 hanggang ika-18 ng Setyembre 2020. Sa pangunguna ng mga Project Development Officers II, City at Municipal Links, at mga Social Welfare Assistants ng DSWD, dumalo ang humigit-kumulang limang-libong 4Ps continue reading : Coaching, Mentoring Session sa mga 4Ps Parent Leaders, isinagawa

Teting Purma, 37, also known as Nanay Teting of Sitio Gaang, Brgy. Panaytayan in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro, is known by her peers as a woman of many ways. Her family belongs to the Hanunuo-Mangyan Indigenous Group who is known to be good farmers that produces quality crops. Wearing different hats every day Nanay Teting sells continue reading : Nanay Teting: A Mother of Many Ways

Mindoro is one of the most promising agricultural provinces in the country. Aside from being one of the major producers of rice, the island also yields many crops that vary from highland, lowland, root crops, among others. The fertile soil and rainy climate not only provide good quality of produce but also allowed the people continue reading : Getting Through the Storm

Through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Sustaining Support Services Intervention (SSI) project, the Mangyan-Iraya Tribe of Sitio Alacaak, Brgy. Barogante was able to re-establish the first-ever grape orchard in Sta. Cruz, Occidental Mindoro, two years after it was hit by Typhoon Josie. Last 2018, grape seedlings were given by the office of continue reading : Sta. Cruz, Occidental Mindoro’s Grape Farm sprouts through DSWD’s SSI Project