The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has turned over today P315.54 million to the local government of Tacloban City for the implementation of Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) for 31,554 family-survivors of Typhoon Yolanda who are not Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries and whose houses were damaged by the disaster. The simple ceremony was continue reading : DSWD downloads shelter funds to Tacloban LGU, preps for distribution of housing aid to Pantawid beneficiaries

Ajuy, Iloilo – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)  recently released P9 million to 300 family-survivors of Typhoon Yolanda in this town for the repair of their houses. Each family whose house was totally damaged by the typhoon received P30,000 under the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA). Families with partially damaged houses will get continue reading : 300 families in Iloilo town get aid for house repair

Widowed for nearly four years, Leonita Panoy, 51, a beneficiary of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Payatas, Quezon City, was left to raise two children and grandchildren by herself. She confessed, “Hindi naging madali (It was never easy).” “Masasabi ko na bilang isang  solo parent ay may mga pagkakataon talagang mahirap at maramingpangangailangan pero ang Pantawid Pamilya ang naging katuwang continue reading : Widow endures difficult task of raising a family, cites big help of CCT, livelihood aid