Prominent International organizations have spoken positively about the efforts being undertaken by the Philippine Government to restore normalcy in areas hit by Typhoon Yolanda, the world’s strongest cyclone in 2013. On November 3, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said that they are impressed with efforts to rehabilitate communities hit by ‘Yolanda’. “Despite challenges, rehabilitation efforts continue reading : Int’l groups commend rehab, recovery effort of PH for ‘Yolanda’-hit areas
DSWD targets zero tents in ‘Yolanda’ areas by yearend
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman vowed that all efforts are being exerted so that by December 30, none of the remaining survivors in all Yolanda-affected areas would be staying in tents and makeshifts. In June 2014, there were still 3,219 families staying in tents and makeshift houses in Leyte and Samar. continue reading : DSWD targets zero tents in ‘Yolanda’ areas by yearend
DSWD targets zero tents in ‘Yolanda’ areas by yearend
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman vowed that all efforts are being exerted so that by December 30, none of the remaining survivors in all Yolanda-affected areas would be staying in tents and makeshifts. In June 2014, there were still 3,219 families staying in tents and makeshift houses in Leyte and Samar. continue reading : DSWD targets zero tents in ‘Yolanda’ areas by yearend
Adoptive father says rigid legal adoption process OK, for child’s best interest
“Binago talaga ng DSWD ang pananaw ko sa adoption na dapat itrato ito ng maayos at seryoso. Ngayon, napakataas ng tingin ko sa adoption dahil nakita ko na mabusisi talaga ang proseso nito para na rin sa kapakanan ng bata (The DSWD adoption process has completely changed my perspective on adoption that it should be taken conscientiously and seriously. Now, I view adoption with high regard continue reading : Adoptive father says rigid legal adoption process OK, for child’s best interest
Adoptive father says rigid legal adoption process OK, for child’s best interest
“Binago talaga ng DSWD ang pananaw ko sa adoption na dapat itrato ito ng maayos at seryoso. Ngayon, napakataas ng tingin ko sa adoption dahil nakita ko na mabusisi talaga ang proseso nito para na rin sa kapakanan ng bata (The DSWD adoption process has completely changed my perspective on adoption that it should be taken conscientiously and seriously. Now, I view adoption with high regard continue reading : Adoptive father says rigid legal adoption process OK, for child’s best interest
DSWD continues accounting of cash advances; clarifies issues
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarified that P222 million or 49% of the P452.55 million reported as unliquidated cash advances to officers and employees based on the 2013 Annual Financial Report submitted by Commission on Audit (COA) to Congress has already been liquidated as of October 31, 2014. This came after a continue reading : DSWD continues accounting of cash advances; clarifies issues
How the ‘lost’ youths in Quezon find new chance at life
Catanauan, Quezon – Out-of-school youths remain one of the most neglected groups until now. Not only are they deprived of educational opportunities, they also are vulnerable to different forms of abuses, whether these are brought about by other people, such as in the case of child labor or being recruited in gangs, or upon themselves, by continue reading : How the ‘lost’ youths in Quezon find new chance at life
‘Yolanda’ made Samar community stronger, wiser, through DSWD program
Typhoon Yolanda stories can be depressing, given the level of devastation it brought to the country. Barangay Inobangan in San Sebastian, Samar, however, is a different case. Even though it was also hit by ‘Yolanda’ a year ago on November 8, 2013, the residents did not allow the disaster to overwhelm them. Instead, they used continue reading : ‘Yolanda’ made Samar community stronger, wiser, through DSWD program
‘Yolanda’ made Samar community stronger, wiser, through DSWD program
Typhoon Yolanda stories can be depressing, given the level of devastation it brought to the country. Barangay Inobangan in San Sebastian, Samar, however, is a different case. Even though it was also hit by ‘Yolanda’ a year ago on November 8, 2013, the residents did not allow the disaster to overwhelm them. Instead, they used continue reading : ‘Yolanda’ made Samar community stronger, wiser, through DSWD program
One year after ‘Yolanda’: Three mothers give a face to rehab, recovery efforts of public, private sectors
One year after Typhoon Yolanda ripped through the Visayas Region, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman recognizes that much work remains to be done, but expressed confidence that the “Building Back Better” principle of the Aquino Administration is on the right track. Sec. Soliman believes that efforts to rehabilitate typhoon-ravaged communities continue reading : One year after ‘Yolanda’: Three mothers give a face to rehab, recovery efforts of public, private sectors
