As the adage goes, a mother’s love is unconditional and surpasses all kinds of love in this world. In the Philippine culture, the mother serves as the light of the home. It is common for Filipino mothers to take care of the children and keep the household while the father works to earn a living. continue reading : Of Strength and Courage: The Tale of Two Mothers

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will  hold a logo-making contest for the National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP), one of its poverty alleviation programs which was approved by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board early this year. The contest, which will run from July 12-26, is open to students of colleges and continue reading : DSWD holds logo contest for its new program

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its attached agency, Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), said that it has intensified its monitoring system to ensure that children are not used in armed conflict. This was announced by DSWD Secretary and CWC Chairperson Corazon Juliano- Soliman after the United Nations cited the continue reading : DSWD intensifies monitoring of children used in armed conflict

A total of 118 persons were already convicted out of 1,519 human trafficking cases filed as of June 2013. This was disclosed by  Inter-agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) Secretariat Atty. Neil Simon Silva during a forum with the theme: “Stop Trafficking Now: Iligtas Ating Kababayan, Human-Trafficking ay Labanan,” organized by the Department of Social Welfare continue reading : 118 human traffickers convicted — IACAT

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) turned over  additional P31 million to Davao City for the three-year Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) of  46,588 children  enrolled in the 338 day care centers around the city. In 2011, the DSWD extended to the city government more than P29 million  bringing to a total of over P60 million Supplementary Feeding continue reading : DSWD turns over P31-M for feeding program in Davao City

Even as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) noted that families affected by typhoon Pablo in Region XI are back to their normal way of life,  relief distribution and rehabilitation efforts are still on-going. “This is to ensure that initial efforts to help the families settle down are sustained,”  DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman continue reading : DSWD relief, rehabilitation efforts for Pablo victims still on-going

To take care of a bedridden husband and to support three children, 46 year-old Amelita Vidal, a person with disability,  had to forget her own handicap to earn a living. Every morning,  despite her difficulty to walk,  Amelita and her eldest daughter roam around Barangay Daliao in Toril, Davao City, where they live, to buy continue reading : DSWD’s Modified CCT helps families with special needs survive life’s daily grind

Manila – Government representatives of Myanmar were in the Philippines from June 10 to 14, 2013 to study the community driven development (CDD) strategy being implemented by the DSWD for its Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) program. The learning visit, which was organized through the partnership of the DSWD continue reading : Myanmar officials visit PH to learn DSWD program