Florence T. Morales | Community Facilitator KABUGAO, Apayao – Can anyone predict change in a small, far-flung, community? Can a village that has lived in silence awaken itself and be empowered? These questions are best answered in the villages of Lucab in Kabugao, Apayao. Barangay Lucab is geographically located at the core of Kabugao town. continue reading : Triumphs abound in silent Kabugao villages

Jomel Anthony V. Gutierrez | Information Officer The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have created measures to protect government programs particularly the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or the conditional cash transfer (CCT) from “epal” or credit-grabbing politicians this election period. The DILG, through Memorandum continue reading : Gov’t agencies protect CCT from “epal” politicians

Jomel Anthony V. Gutierrez with reports from DSWD Central Office The World Bank Group, a multilateral international development institution, has released its evaluation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In the “Philippines Conditional Cash Transfer Program Impact Evaluation 2012”, the World continue reading : World Bank: CCT program set to achieve its goals

DSWD Cordillera | Social Marketing Unit To recognize the role of women in development, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-CAR joins the nationwide celebration of Women’s Month with the theme “Kababaihan: Gabay sa Pagtahak sa Tuwid na Daan”. The event aims to increase the participation of women, enhance gender perspective in having good continue reading : DSWD-CAR joins Women’s Month celebration

BAGUIO CITY – The public can now access information on poor households in just one click. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office in the Cordillera through its breakthrough program, the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) has launched the public access counter for the results of the household assessments continue reading : Data on poor households now available to the public