Stakeholders cite education, employment, advocacy to address issues of street dwellers

“Ang kalsada ay hindi ligtas para sa bata. Pagtulungan nating mailipat sila sa ligtas na lugar  (The streets are not safe for children. Let us work together to bring them to safe places),” DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said during yesterday’s closing ceremony of the three-day Multi-Stakeholders Summit on Street Dwellers in Mandaluyong City. According to Sec. continue reading : Stakeholders cite education, employment, advocacy to address issues of street dwellers

Stakeholders cite education, employment, advocacy to address issues of street dwellers

“Ang kalsada ay hindi ligtas para sa bata. Pagtulungan nating mailipat sila sa ligtas na lugar  (The streets are not safe for children. Let us work together to bring them to safe places),” DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said during yesterday’s closing ceremony of the three-day Multi-Stakeholders Summit on Street Dwellers in Mandaluyong City. According to Sec. continue reading : Stakeholders cite education, employment, advocacy to address issues of street dwellers

Proposed 2015 monitoring and evaluation budget of CCT, only P429-M not P4.2-B

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarified that the P4.2 billion which Senator Chiz Escudero was quoted to have said as the 2015 proposed budget for the monitoring and evaluation of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is actually the proposed overall incremental operating cost of the program for next year. “The proposed budget for continue reading : Proposed 2015 monitoring and evaluation budget of CCT, only P429-M not P4.2-B

A community volunteer’s small act leads to big change

“Masarap po ang pakiramdam na kaming mga community volunteers ay may naging kontribusyon sa pag-unlad ng mga kabataan at ng aming mismong komunidad sa tulong ng Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-National Community Driven Development Program o KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP, kahit na wala po kaming sweldo  (It feels goods that community volunteers like me are contributing to the development of our youth  and  continue reading : A community volunteer’s small act leads to big change

A community volunteer’s small act leads to big change

“Masarap po ang pakiramdam na kaming mga community volunteers ay may naging kontribusyon sa pag-unlad ng mga kabataan at ng aming mismong komunidad sa tulong ng Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-National Community Driven Development Program o KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP, kahit na wala po kaming sweldo  (It feels goods that community volunteers like me are contributing to the development of our youth  and  continue reading : A community volunteer’s small act leads to big change

DSWD vows to continue war vs poverty amid increase in hunger stats

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman stressed that the agency will continue to intensify its various anti-hunger programs to combat poverty and hunger amid the latest result of the Social Weather Station (SWS) survey showing an increase in the number of Filipinos experiencing involuntary hunger in the past three months. The recent SWS survey continue reading : DSWD vows to continue war vs poverty amid increase in hunger stats

DSWD hosts ASEAN training to improve services for PWDs

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will lead the Association of South East Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) Training of Trainers on the Development and Management of Inclusive Programs and Services for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) on October 28 to 30 at the Century Park Hotel, Manila. The three-day conference is supported by Japan-ASEAN Integration continue reading : DSWD hosts ASEAN training to improve services for PWDs

DSWD holds multi-stakeholders’ summit on street dwellers

For the first time, more than 100 participants from various sectors of society, national government agencies (NGAs), local government units (LGUs), non-government organizations (NGOs), and business groups; as well as program planners and street dwellers shall  come together in a multi-stakeholders’ summit dubbed “A Conversation: Ensuring that Street Dwellers are Not Left Behind,”  starting today until continue reading : DSWD holds multi-stakeholders’ summit on street dwellers

DSWD gathers child advocates to review adoption process

Amending Republic Act 8552 otherwise known as Domestic Adoption Act in order to hasten the adoption process was the common view of the participants who attended the consultation dialogue on adoption organized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday in Pasay City. Under the law, the process of legally adopting a continue reading : DSWD gathers child advocates to review adoption process

DSWD gathers child advocates to review adoption process

Amending Republic Act 8552 otherwise known as Domestic Adoption Act in order to hasten the adoption process was the common view of the participants who attended the consultation dialogue on adoption organized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday in Pasay City. Under the law, the process of legally adopting a continue reading : DSWD gathers child advocates to review adoption process