Giving financial support to the families affected by Super Typhoon Egay, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office CAR (DSWD-FOCAR) has now paid more than ₱119,871,000 to 12, 957 families in the region through its Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) Program. In Abra, 12, 571 out of 12, 704 family-beneficiaries have received already received continue reading : DSWD helps more than 12,000 STY Egay-affected families
To mitigate the impact of El Niño, Project LAWA or Local Adaptation to Water Access was launched on August 31 in several regions of the country including the Cordillera Administrative Region. It aims to develop sustainable solutions and implement interventions that will lessen the challenges faced by the communities during periods of severe drought. Small continue reading : Ifugao pilots Project LAWA in CAR
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION – Notwithstanding the effects of Typhoon Egay’s aftermath, Assistant Regional Director for Administration (ARDA) Enrique Gascon, Jr. facilitated the 2-day payout of Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) in the municipalities of Bangued and La Paz last 11 August 2023. There were 2,000 target beneficiaries for each municipality to receive ₱2,000 continue reading : DSWD FO CAR continues to provide assistance to TY Egay affected communities
Cordillera Administrative Region- The Department of Social Welfare and Development here continues to promote child rights through its Strategic Helpdesks for Information, Education, Livelihood and other Developmental Interventions (SHIELD) against Child Labor Program. The SHIELD against Child Labor Program aims to strengthen efforts at the community level through the establishment of helpdesks and local registry continue reading : Social Welfare Agency promotes child protection through SHIELD Program
After being halted for three years due to the pandemic, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Cordillera Administrative Region (DSWD FO CAR) through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has once again recognized its exemplary partner beneficiaries through the Search for 4Ps Huwarang Pamilya and Exemplary Child which was conducted on 3 continue reading : DSWD FO CAR Names 4Ps Huwarang Pamilya and Exemplary Child for 2023
Cordillera Administrative Region- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here continues to provide assistance to communities as Typhoon Egay exits the Philippine Area of Responsibility. “Our Quick Response Teams, in close coordination with our Local Government counterparts at the Local Social Welfare and Development Offices, are closely monitoring the affected population to ensure continue reading : DSWD FO CAR provides assistance to communities, augments to local government units