For Wenina Rosellosa or ‘Nanay Wennie’, a 75 year old community volunteer, age is not a hindrance to contribute towards the improvement of her community in Barangay Canagahan, San Remigio, Cebu. Despite being a senior citizen, Nanay Wennie joined the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) in 2019 as a continue reading : Elderly community volunteer champions community-driven development
Motivational writer, William Arthur Ward, left this beautiful quote “Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.” For Jimbo (not his real name), however, curiosity did not lead him to learning, but took him down the path of drug use. This wrong path that he took brought him and his family pain – before continue reading : DSWD’s Yakap Bayan Program turns deviant to public servant
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) encourages the public to continue to adhere to health and safety protocols in agreement with the pronouncement of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and local government units (LGUs) to allow Christmas caroling of minors and adults. The DSWD also emphasized that children while continue reading : DSWD encourages public to follow health protocols during caroling
“Para sa mga persons who used drugs (PWUDs), itigil ninyo na po, magpatulong tayo sa gobyerno bilang katuwang sa pagbabago.” This was the message of Joel (not his real name) from Ifugao Province, a recovering person who used drugs (RPWUD), who was successfully reintegrated to his family and community through the Yakap Bayan Program (YBP). continue reading : Finding his second chance through Yakap Bayan Program
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) will spearhead the celebration of the 10th Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness Week (JJWeek) on November 21 to 27, focusing on children’s involvement and participation under the new normal. The theme for this year’s observance is “Batang Handa at continue reading : 10th JJWEEK: A decade of raising awareness and promoting children’s rights
Working to help attain inclusive and sustainable peace in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to empower and improve the lives of former rebels (FRs) and their families, decommissioned combatants, Kapatiran members, communities in conflict-affected and vulnerable areas (CVAs), and individuals in marginalized sectors through the constant advancements on various peace-building continue reading : DSWD advances efforts for peace-building
To ensure balanced regional development and equitable wealth distribution, resources, and opportunities, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as one of the member-agencies of the Regional Development Council IX (RDC 9), continues to contribute in the roll-out of Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2) Program in Zamboanga Peninsula. The BP2 program is also a continue reading : Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa Program continues to roll-out in Zamboanga Peninsula
With the goal to help address hunger issues in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reached out to almost 7,000 beneficiaries as it intensified its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) during the pandemic. Knowing that many had difficulties with livelihood opportunities during the pandemic, the Department continued providing assistance through its SLP continue reading : DSWD contributes to government’s zero hunger campaign
In an effort to prepare the Local Social Welfare and Development Officers (LSWDOs) for full devolution, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau, conducted the 2021 Knowledge Fair over an online platform to provide a venue for sharing practices, strategies, and initiatives of various offices and social continue reading : 2021 DSWD Knowledge Fair for LSWDOs: Equipping social welfare program implementers for full devolution
Following the adoption of House Resolution No. 1047 of the House of Representatives’ Special Committee on Senior Citizens, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will release the social pension of indigent senior citizens every three months, instead of the current schedule of every six months, starting next year. In 2022, beneficiaries of the continue reading : DSWD to release social pension of seniors every quarter in 2022
