The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Cordillera Administrative Region (DSWD FO CAR) together with the Mountain Province Local Government Unit (PLGU) takes the lead in the conduct of this year’s Cordillera Month Celebration. With the theme, “One Autonomous Cordillera: Ensuring Social Development and Inclusive Growth in the New Normal”, the Region is continue reading : Social Welfare Agency, Mountain Province LGU lead 35th Cordillera Month Celebration amidst the new normal
101,988 Indigent Senior Citizens to receive Social Pension stipend for the second semester
The Department of Social Welfare and Development – Cordillera Administrative Region (DSWD-CAR) has 101,988 active social pension beneficiaries who will receive their third-quarter stipend starting on the first week of July 2022. For the first semester, the Department has released a total amount of PhP289,968,000.00 to over 99,000 senior citizens. Under the Social Pension Program continue reading : 101,988 Indigent Senior Citizens to receive Social Pension stipend for the second semester
New adoption law seeks to help fast track adoption process
Enacted on 6 January 2022, Republic Act 11642 also known as “Domestic Administrative Adoption and Child Care Act” is expected to facilitate some adoption processes. RA 11642 which reorganized Inter-country Adoption Board (ICAB) into National Authority for Child Care (NACC) aims to simplify the domestic administrative adoption proceedings and lessen the cost of streamline services continue reading : New adoption law seeks to help fast track adoption process
BP2: New door of hope for returning Cordi families
Starting all over again is never easy and is often daunting for anyone who needs to leave the things they were used to. This is much more for a young couple who is still getting the hang of family life. Zerah and Stephenson Puguon were then residents of Alabang, Muntinlupa City. Zerah has been managing continue reading : BP2: New door of hope for returning Cordi families
DSWD FO CAR welcomes government apprentices through GIP
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION- The Department of Social Welfare and Development under the leadership of Regional Director Arnel B. Garcia, CESO II, reopened its doors to aspiring interns through its Government Internship Program (GIP). The program aims to provide hands-on working experiences in the agency for in-school youth while earning money to augment their daily sustenance continue reading : DSWD FO CAR welcomes government apprentices through GIP
DSWD Field Office CAR continues to honor Centenarians in Cordillera
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Cordillera Administrative Region (DSWD FO CAR) has started the distribution of cash incentives to qualified centenarians in the Cordillera for the year 2022. The Department expects 90 centenarians to receive PhP100,000.00 cash incentives from the government for the current year. As of April 21, 2022, DSWD-CAR continue reading : DSWD Field Office CAR continues to honor Centenarians in Cordillera