Barangay Catengan, nestled in the southwest of the Municipality of Besao, is a community that has undergone a remarkable transformation. From a place with limited opportunities to a thriving hub of entrepreneurship and community development. Through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) – Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, continue reading : Farm and Fabric: Expanding Horizons from Retailing Farm Products and Weaving
DSWD FO CAR releases Emergency Cash Transfer Aid for typhoon – stricken Benguet Province
Tublay, Benguet – In response to the devastating impact of Super Typhoon Egay, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Cordillera Administrative Region (DSWD FO CAR) has launched the Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) program across the province. This initiative is aimed at providing much needed financial support to those affected by the typoon’s continue reading : DSWD FO CAR releases Emergency Cash Transfer Aid for typhoon – stricken Benguet Province
Social Welfare Agency forges partnership with Philippine Red Cross
Cordillera Administrative Region- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here has strengthened its partnership with the Philippine Red Cross through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement on 18 September 2023. The agreement institutionalizes the regular conduct of blood donation activity with the DSWD personnel. “Our partnership with the Philippine Red Cross symbolizes continue reading : Social Welfare Agency forges partnership with Philippine Red Cross
CAR families start new chapter back in their community
SABANGAN, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE- Families whose livelihood and or living conditions were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Cordillera Administrative Region are returning to their home provinces as the DSWD Field Office CAR provided them with assistance in the transition, livelihood, and housing to aid them as they start the new chapter of their lives continue reading : CAR families start new chapter back in their community
2023 Regional Bayani Ka! Awards recognizes community groups
The DSWD Field Office Cordillera Administrative Region recognized 8 exemplary groups to honor their contribution in the DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS Program during the 2023 Regional Bayani Ka! Awarding Ceremony on 30 August 2023 at Orchard Hotel, Baguio City. In addition to that, 12 finalists were also selected from the different categories. Barangay LGU and Barangay Development continue reading : 2023 Regional Bayani Ka! Awards recognizes community groups
Economic relief efforts reach micro rice retailers in CAR through Sustainable Livelihood Program
Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines – In support of Executive Order (EO) 39 or the Mandated Price Ceilings on Rice imposed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided essential relief to Micro Rice Retailers. Through DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program – Cash Assistance for Micro Rice Retailers, the directive was continue reading : Economic relief efforts reach micro rice retailers in CAR through Sustainable Livelihood Program