MALATE, Manila— Under Philippine Republic Act 10165, foster care is a planned temporary substitute parental care given to a child implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD MiMaRoPa intensifies its campaign to encourage more couples or individuals for foster parenting. At present there are 44 licensed active foster parents in Mindoro, continue reading : DSWD calls for ‘foster parents’
MALATE, Manila- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) MiMaRoPa is in need of 285 enumerators for the regionwide Social Welfare and Development Indicators (SWDI) assessment. SWDI aims to assess the level of well-being of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program families. It also serves as the reference in the case management of these said continue reading : DSWD needs enumerators for assessment of beneficiaries
SABLAYAN, Occidental Mindoro- With the convergence efforts of different government agencies, families who were devastated from Typhoon Jolina in 2009 received their new housing units under the DSWD’s modified Core Shelter Assistance Program (CSAP) last July 31, 2015. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) MiMaRoPa Assistant Regional Director for Operations, Floreceli Gunio and Sablayan Mayor continue reading : DSWD MiMaRoPa turns over 397 core houses to beneficiaries
MALATE, MANILA – Safety is not the sole responsibility of the lead agency but everyone’s concern said Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). In an earthquake and fire awareness orientation held, Monday, July 27 at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) MiMaRoPa regional office, BFP Fire Officer Ronald S. Lim said, “Occurrence of natural continue reading : DSWD MiMaRoPa orients staff on disaster management
MALATE, MANILA– Ensuring that rights and privileges’ of person with disability (PWD) and senior citizen sectors are followed, different national government agencies gathered for the Regional Council on Disability Affairs (RCDA) meeting, Wednesday and for Regional Inter-agency Committee for Philippine Plan of Action for Senior Citizens (RIAC-PPASC) quarterly meeting, Thursday in the DSWD MiMaroPa regional continue reading : DSWD on back-to-back meetings for PWDs and ‘seniors’
MALATE, MANILA—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office MiMaRoPa through the Listahanan will end the regionwide household assessment this July 2015. As of this writing, the Department has assessed a total of 490,576 or 83.25% of its targets. All generated household data are encoded into a web application and subject for proxy means continue reading : DSWD to close regionwide household assessment this month
MALATE, MANILA— The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) MiMaRoPa releases a total of 22 million pesos budget for the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) of 734 typhoon Yolanda-affected families in Busuanga, Coron and Culion Palawan. ESA is a cash grant provided to families whose houses are either totally or partially damaged. It may be continue reading : DSWD MiMaRoPa releases P22M for ESA in Palawan
Carrying a child in one arm, a mother looks outside her house. She smiles as she sees a group of people approaches and says, “Magandang umaga po. Tuloy po kayo.” She lets the people take a peek of her newly-built house. Ronalyn Ebron, 34 years old is one of the beneficiaries of the Core Shelter continue reading : Our own and happy home
