Guiuan, Eastern Samar – Every helping hand is a reason big enough for 43-year-old Vilma Tacastacas to start again after her harrowing experience with Typhoon Yolanda. Left homeless and jobless, Vilma  said there is no time for pity and dwell in the past. There is only the time to make a step forward and continue rising continue reading : Small steps to new beginnings

Basey, Western Samar – As a ten-year old girl, Criselda Padoc survived a strong typhoon that hit this town.  A coconut tree fell on their front yard at the height of that typhoon and broke her leg. She then grew up with only one leg but remained hopeful and resilient about life. Now 54, Criselda continue reading : Crippled mom stands up stronger after ‘Yolanda’

Palo, Leyte – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman  enjoined  Typhoon Yolanda survivors especially those who lost vital civil documents  to avail  of the free Mobile Civil Registration Project when it starts full implementation in June. Speaking during the project launch over the weekend in Barangay Arado in this town, Sec. continue reading : DSWD, partners to start civil registration project for ‘Yolanda’ survivors

Brighter days are ahead for the survivors of Typhoon Yolanda as Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman created a task force for the rebuilding of livelihood assets or  Cash for Assets.  It is led by the Department’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). “The Cash for Assets  is part of DSWD’s early recovery continue reading : Rebuilding from ground zero: DSWD provides livelihood assistance for ‘Yolanda’ survivors

In its efforts to strengthen advocacy and partnership with stakeholders to address the problem of teenage pregnancy in the country, the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), hosted a Policy Forum on Child and Adolescent Pregnancy on April 11, 2014 at Crowne continue reading : DSWD supports forum on child and teen pregnancy

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman led the Philippine delegation to the 11th Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council held on April 3-4 where she conveyed the country’s full and active participation in efforts to carry out aspirations to lift the quality of life continue reading : PH conveys unity with ASEAN member-countries

Cagayan de Oro City  – A mother claimed that the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with the local government unit, was instrumental in her young son’s outstanding academic performance for this year. Lota Janiola, 42, of West Kolambog, Lapasan is proud that her son, continue reading : DSWD’s feeding program boosts Pantawid Pamilya kid’s academic performance

Every child has the right to education and every parent would want that their child educated. But for many of our poor countrymen, education remains an elusive dream, or is it? Education: A key to a better future Johanna Lerona 38-year-old resident of Barangay Binoni, Salug, Zamboanga del Norte, wanted nothing more than a simple continue reading : From ripples to waves

Tacloban City, Leyte – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman today said that charges will be filed against an eatery owner here who was caught selling rice packs labeled “DSWD Relief Supplies, Not for Sale”. Sec. Soliman said that violations of the Anti-fencing Law will be imposed on the suspect for continue reading : DSWD to file charges vs eatery owner who sold relief rice packs

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman clarifies that the warehouse shown in the video taken by a television network and published on its online news portal on March 27 is not the DSWD Relief Hub in Tacloban City. “Our hubs, especially the one in Tacloban City, are not in disarray. I continue reading : Unkempt relief hub shown by TV network, not DSWD’s–Sec. Soliman