In the Philippines, mushroom cultivation has been gaining reputation as a viable source of livelihood due to its vegan-friendly popularity and nutrient-rich content. Seeing it as a profitable business, several residents from Barangay San Marcos in Camaligan, Camarines Sur decided to attend a series of seminars and training in 2018 to focus on mushroom farming continue reading : Mushroom business in CamSur prospers through community-driven development
Some 432 college student-beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program received cash-for-work (CFW) on Thursday (September 14) during the 1st simultaneous payouts in their respective local universities and colleges in Metro Manila. College students studying at the City of Malabon University; Navotas Polytechnic College; Universidad de Manila; and continue reading : Over 400 college students receive cash-for-work under Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday (September 14) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Gawad Kalinga (GK) Foundation, and Manila Water Foundation, Inc. (MWFI) to strengthen the implementation of the Philippine Multi-sectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP). The PMNP is a holistic project that aims to harmonize the delivery of multi-sectoral continue reading : DSWD signs MOU with GK, MWFI to strengthen Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Program
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Gawad Kalinga, and the Manila Water Foundation, Inc. (MWFI) entered into an agreement to fulfill the 2nd component of the Philippine Multi-sectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP) on Thursday (September 14) at the DSWD Central Office. Signing the agreement are DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, Gawad Kalinga Foundation Executive Director continue reading : DSWD seals partnership with two foundations to boost nutrition efforts in PH
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Galing Pook Foundation will soon award local government units (LGUs) nationwide with the best anti-hunger initiatives and practices on food security through the “Walang Gutom Awards”. To seal the joint initiative, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Galing Pook Foundation (GPF) Chairperson Mel Sarmiento and GPF continue reading : DSWD, Galing Pook Foundation to award LGUs with best anti-hunger initiatives
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Galing Pook Foundation forged a partnership on Thursday (September 14) for the establishment of the “Walang Gutom Awards” which aims to recognize the most innovative and effective programs of local government units (LGUs) in addressing food insecurity and hunger around the country. Signing the Memorandum of continue reading : DSWD, Galing Pook Foundation ink agreement to recognize LGUs with best anti-hunger initiatives
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office MIMAROPA, starts the distribution of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP)-cash assistance on Thursday (September 14) to identified micro rice retailers from different municipalities in Occidental Mindoro province. In a payout held at the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) in San Jose continue reading : DSWD starts SLP-cash aid payouts in Occidental Mindoro
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian speaks before financial inclusion champions and advocates during the Global Policy Forum on Thursday (September 14) at the Philippine International Convention Center. In his keynote speech, Sec. Gatchalian cited the DSWD’s programs and services that promote financial inclusion and resiliency such as the Pantawid Pamilyang continue reading : DSWD Sec. Gatchalian keynotes Global Policy Forum
Micro retailers affected by the rice price cap receive Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP)-cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday (September 13) in two separate payouts held in Iloilo City and Negros Occidental. The DSWD, through its Field Office Western Visayas (FO VI), disbursed a total of Php 720,000 subsidy continue reading : Micro rice retailers in Western Visayas get SLP-cash aid from DSWD
Second to fourth year college student-beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program receive cash-for-work at the City of Malabon University on Thursday (September 14). Under the program, college students from select state universities and colleges (SUCs) as well as local government-run universities in NCR were trained to become continue reading : DSWD starts CFW payout for college students under Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program
