Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) had an eventful 2014, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman. Through its scale up into a national community-driven development program last June 23, 2014 and its officially roll out on July 2014, it was able to conduct continue reading : 2014, a year of accomplishments for Kalahi-CIDSS, development partners

“In response to high-level invitations from the Government of Japan and the United Nations Secretary General, the Government of the Philippines is sending an official delegation to the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and its Third Preparatory Committee Meeting (Prepcom3) to be held in Sendai, Japan on 13-18 March 2015.  Aside from continue reading : Press Statement Philippine participation to the 3rd UN World Disaster Risk Reduction

The Government of Nepal sent a delegation to the Philippines to learn from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) experience in implementing the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), also known as the Listahanan. The study visit started on Monday, March 9, and will last until March 13. Listahanan is an continue reading : Nepalese delegation in PH for Listahanan implementation

Amid the rise in poverty incidence in the first half of 2014, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was cited by National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) head Arsenio Balisacan to have been instrumental in tempering poverty from rising any further. To support this observation, DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman shared continue reading : DSWD intensifies program convergence to address poverty

MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) today strengthened its partnership and signed a grant agreement to support sustainable livelihood and community enterprise development in regions affected by Typhoon Yolanda. The grant agreement was signed today by DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman and Director Lawrence Jeff Johnson continue reading : DSWD, ILO partner for sustainable livelihood

“We prayed to God that He may bless us with a child and He surprised us with a calling for adoption. We obeyed Him and accepted for this is what He wants us to have, a baby from heaven.” This was how Marius and Angelene Calungcaguin described their 2-years and 4-months-old adopted boy, Pio. “Our continue reading : A baby from heaven