SIMPLE AND SMILING during her birthday celebration on March 6, 2024 at their ancestral home in Bangued, Abra, Abreño Centenarian Concepcion “Nanang Ancing” Castañeda Astudillo gamely poses for group photo opportunities with family and friends as well as the team from DSWD, DSWD-CAR, and SWAD-Abra, led by Assistant Secretary for Specialized Programs under Operations Group continue reading : Staying strong and all smiles: An Abreñan Centenarian’s story
Extra love and care for Abreños. Beneficiaries during the DSWD-AICS Payout in Bangued, Abra on March 6-8, 2024 take a group photo with key officials of the DSWD-Central Office, DSWD FO CAR, and Provincial Local Government Unit (LGU) of Abra. (From left, DSWD- CAR Protective Services Division Chief Mary Ann G. Buclao, Abra Vice Governor continue reading : 12K Abreños benefit from DSWD-CAR’s financial assistance
La Trinidad, Benguet- For fresh graduates, the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Cash-For-Work (CFW) program serves as an opportunity for them to gain work experience, additional knowledge and hone their skills while finding future employment. DSWD Field Office CAR through the KALAHI-CIDSS KKB-CFW or the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of continue reading : Fresh grads see opportunities through cash-for-work program
Besao, Mt. Province- The people of Barangay Laylaya start their day early and ends it late in the afternoon. Regardless of gender, culture, type of task, weather conditions, geographic location, everyone is driven to successfully build a community project for the improvement of their lives. “Nan inub ubla me et nan bunbunag si darat nan continue reading : Barangay Laylaya’s undefeated grit
It was a hot sunny morning after a two-hour trek from the rocky terrains of Barangay Tacadang, Kibungan, Benguet when the DSWD team reached sitio Bekes where the family of Sabado and Lunesa Lao-an, a former beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) happily lives. “Umali kayo sinan kad-an me ay ada-dayo (Welcome to continue reading : A 4Ps family’s journey of optimism and hard work
From January to February this year, the DSWD Field Office Cordillera Administrative Region (DSWD FO CAR) has provided a sum of ₱ 372,607.47 worth of assistance to families and communities affected by structural and forest fires. OIC Regional Director and ARD for Operations Enrique H. Gascon Jr. remarked that the resources provided through the Disaster continue reading : DSWD FO CAR provides 370K to fire victims in CAR