A dream come true for a ‘Yolanda’ survivor

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 after continue reading : A dream come true for a ‘Yolanda’ survivor

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Permanent shelters handed over to survivors to mark ‘Yolanda’ anniversary

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 Tagpuro continue reading : Permanent shelters handed over to survivors to mark ‘Yolanda’ anniversary

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Palawan, OrMin win 2014 Regional Gawad Listahanan

CALAPAN CITY– The Listahanan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) MiMaRoPa named Provincial Government of Palawan and Oriental Mindoro as regional champions of the first ever search for Gawad Listahanan Provincial Category. “This award recognizes the effort of the local government units (LGUs) in promoting the Department’s convergence of all social protection continue reading : Palawan, OrMin win 2014 Regional Gawad Listahanan

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3 Palawan LGUs sign agreement with DSWD to access data of poor

MALATE, Manila- The local government units (LGUs) of Culion, Cagayancillo and Rizal in Palawan province signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Data Sharing with the Department and Social Welfare and Development’s Listahanan. Listahanan or National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction is the government’s database used as basis for identifying beneficiaries of social protection continue reading : 3 Palawan LGUs sign agreement with DSWD to access data of poor

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DSWD gives IT equipment for 9 municipalities in OrMin

CALAPAN City– The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) MiMaRoPa through the Sustaining Intervention in Poverty Alleviation and Governance (SIPAG) Project provided set of information and communication technology (ICT) equipment amounting to Php 832,000 to nine local government units (LGUs) in Oriental Mindoro last September 11, 2014. The recipients of the said equipment are continue reading : DSWD gives IT equipment for 9 municipalities in OrMin

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DSWD conducts writeshop for 2014 Gawad Listahanan

ERMITA, Manila-The Listahanan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development MiMaRoPa has conducted a technical writeshop last September 15-16, 2014 in Best Western Hotel in preparation for the search for 2014 Gawad Listahanan Award. The two-day writeshop aims to provide technical assistance for the competing local government units (LGUs) in document preparation, case study continue reading : DSWD conducts writeshop for 2014 Gawad Listahanan

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DSWD’s special validation assesses more than 5 thousand HHs in MiMaRoPa

MALATE, Manila– About 5,455 households (HHs) in MiMaRoPa region were assessed in the recently concluded special validation of senior citizens and Modified Conditional Cash transfer (MCCT). The special validation addresses the exclusion and inclusion error of government programs such as Social Pension and the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Data shows that only   72. 7 percent continue reading : DSWD’s special validation assesses more than 5 thousand HHs in MiMaRoPa

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