Calatrava is one of the partner Local Government Units of DSWD Kalahi CIDSS in MIMAROPA. They have implemented the program since 2012 under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Currently, the municipality has finished the Cycle three and Cycle 4 milestone 7 of the CEAC process implementation of DSWD Kalahi CIDSS under Community-Driven Development Program (KC continue reading : How Community-Driven Development Flourished in a Small Town– The Calatrava’s Kalahi-CIDSS Journey
Nature enthusiasts and adventurers at heart may know this town in Southern Luzon as home to the prestigious Apo Reef, the second largest contiguous reef collection next to Australia’s the Great Barrier Reef. Lies between the Mountain Rages of Iglit and the West Philippine Sea, the wonder-filled town of Sablayan is not only known for continue reading : The Town That Made CDD Institutionalization a Reality– Sablayan
Malate, Manila—The 2nd National Community Volunteers’ Congress and 4th National Bayani Ka Awards was successfully conducted last October 2-4, 2018 in Cebu City. It was attended by at least 260 community volunteers of DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS and Local Government Unit (LGU) officials from across the country. The event’s theme is “Pagsaulog” a Visayan word which means continue reading : Pagsaulog 2018: A Fusion of Culture, Volunteerism and Collective Action
Puerto Princesa City Palawan— The regional technical specialists from Regions MIMAROPA, V, VI, and VII gathered for a five-day training seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management – CCA last September 9-15, 2018 at Citystate Asturias Hotel in Puerto Princesa City Palawan. The said training was hosted by DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS MIMAROPA and was attended by continue reading : DSWD MIMAROPA hosts Basic DRRM-CCA Concepts and Legal Frameworks and Mainstreaming DRR-CCA in the CEAC Process Training of Trainers
Paluan, Oriental Mindoro – Located in the northern part of the Mindoro region, this municipality is home to over 3,500 people of diverse ethnoliguistic tribes dominantly of Hanonoo Mangyan origin. Despite its peaceful terrain, the municipality experienced gun violence in this once peaceful town due to political turmoil. However, efforts poured in the recent years by continue reading : Building Hope One Library at a Time
Pangarap ng Mahirap Pusong palaban, grupong maaasahan Tayo’y malalapitan ng ating kababayan Ang mahihirap ay ating prayoridad Sila ay i-aahon at bibigyan ng seguridad Kalahi CIDSS ano ng aba io Tanong ng mamamayang tila nalilito Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Ito ang kailangan ng ating kababayan Kapatid nating mahihirap, layunin nating iangat Alam continue reading : Pangarap ng Mahirap- isang tula mula sa CV ng DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS
The only way used by the residents of Sawang going to the center of the barrio to which daycare center, elementary school, health center and barrio hall are situated is the Sawang/Datag Road, and people from the southern part of Barangay Agojo who wants to go to mainland Looc during Monsoon/Typhoon season is through the continue reading : Work Now Pay Later Scheme– the Secret to the Success of Road Implementation in Agojo
Pasig City, Metro Manila- The Local Chief Executives of the town of Araceli, Cagayancillo, and Magsaysay, Palawan; Banton, Calatrava, and Looc, Romblon; Gloria, Oriental Mindoro; and Sablayan Occidental Mindoro attended the DSWD Kalahi CIDSS MIMAROPA’s Pre-Engagement Consultation Workshop with the Local Government Units on Thematic Community-Driven Developmet (CDD) Pilot Project Implementation last July 17-19, 2018 continue reading : DSWD Kalahi CIDSS conducts Thematic CDD Pre-Engagement Consultation Workshop for LGUs
