A Dumagat woman broke the age-old tradition of her tribe and never regretted her decision.Emily Sarmiento, 44, from Rodriguez, Rizal, fondly called Kwatang by her tribesmen, said she cannot afford to repeat the mistake of compromising her family’s well-being just so to follow her tribe’s long-held traditional beliefs. She recognized how Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, continue reading : Dumagat woman defies tribal tradition to bring change to her family

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the SM Foundation forged a partnership that will provide livelihood opportunities through entrepreneurial and training sessions on farming high-value vegetables to selected Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries. The partnership was formalized on July 15 through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman and continue reading : DSWD, SM Foundation tie up project ensures added income for CCT beneficiaries

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Agencia Española de Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarollo (AECID) will team up for the implementation of the Local Empowerment and Development towards Good Governance (LEaDGov), a Project focused on providing capacity building trainings to local government units (LGUs) for improved governance and development planning. LEaDGov continue reading : DSWD, AECID team up for improved governance project

By LILA RAMOS SHAHANI Despite criticism that the billions invested in the CCT program could have been better spent on job creation and that many poor families were missed, the government argues that it has not only improved school attendance and health care coverage, but has actually reduced violence in conflict-ridden areas. Today, the government continue reading : Why Conditional Cash Transfers work

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) will lead the celebration of the 35th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week from July 17 to 23. The event   was declared  through Proclamation No. 361 and Administrative Order 35 which urge all government and non-government organizations to promote and continue reading : Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week to kick off July 17

For 14 years, Alona Mangaldinan, 45 years old, a mother of four children from Alicia, Isabela,  fed her family on her earnings as a “jueteng” (numbers game) bet collector. She knew fully well that jueteng is illegal but, nonetheless,  continued to do so, albeit, with fear of being apprehended by authorities. “Dahil po sa kahirapan, continue reading : Mother gives up being “jueteng” bet collector, becomes parent-leader of CCT beneficiaries

Bangladesh officials led by Member of Parliament, Minister Mohammad Rezaul Karim Hira recently visited the country for a study tour to see how the Core Shelter Assistance Program (CSAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is being implemented in Barangay Maahas and Barangay Lalakay, Los Banos, Laguna. The CSAP is a social continue reading : Bangladesh officials visit PH to study DSWD’s Core Shelter Project

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that it is studying the possibility to expand the coverage of the educational grant of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the Philippine’s  conditional cash transfer (CCT), from 14 to 18 years old,  to give the children-beneficiaries the chance to finish high school. To date, the program only supports continue reading : DSWD explores expanding CCT to help children-beneficiaries finish high school

THE WORLD Bank is satisfied so far with the implementation of a social welfare project and a livelihood project that have received funding from the bank, according to reports on its Web site on Monday. The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan — Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) project, under the Department of Social continue reading : World Bank satisfied with welfare projects