Social Marketing Unit | DSWD Field Office – CAR BAGUIO CITY — The DSWD regional office in the Cordillera has intensified its “Bawal ang Epal Dito” (BaED) Campaign after the program management office of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) or Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program received reports that some local candidates in Abra and Mountain Province continue reading : DSWD intensifies campaign against “epals” in Cordillera

Jerwin Rey A. Balan-eg | UC Intern People of barangay Banguitan in Besao, Mt. Province have proven once again that nothing is impossible with unity and volunteerism. The barangay was able to put up a two-classroom high school building worth 1.2 M pesos through bayanihan (cooperative undertaking or free labor) locally known as galatis. The continue reading : Community volunteers build classroom in Mt. Province

Jomel Anthony V. Gutierrez | Information Officer The Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Corazon “Dinky” Juliano-Soliman was honored as an adopted daughter of Municipality of Tineg in Abra during her three-day visit in the area. In a ceremony held at Barangay Caganayan on the country’s Day of Valor, April 9, continue reading : Tineg, Abra adopts Secretary Soliman as daughter

Romer M. Gonzales | UC Intern The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Cordillera on Friday called for a meeting with other national government agencies in the region to explore partnership and convergence opportunities under the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the agency. Among the attendees are the Department of Agriculture, Department continue reading : DSWD, agencies meet for sustainable livelihood among poor families

Michael Anthony B. Infante | UC Intern The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released for the first quarter of the year 13.1 million pesos to some 9,090 social pensioners in the region, the DSWD regional office revealed. DSWD regional director Leonardo Reynoso said the agency has so far distributed 13,189,500.00 or 96.73% continue reading : DSWD releases 13.1M to social pensioners

Rosallyn Ollo, Community Volunteer, as told to Nerizza Faye G. Villanueva | DSWD-CAR I never wanted to talk. I never wanted anything that would make me known. I never wanted these, or perhaps, I just never had the courage to do so. For so long, I have always walked away from responsibility because I was continue reading : Rosallyn: a silent worker for change