Baguio City- With just a few days left before celebrating Christmas, 64 residents from three (3) institutions catering to children living in difficult circumstances received their early Christmas gifts as they took part in the nationwide gift-giving day on 4 December 2022. The gift-giving activity dubbed as “Balik Sigla, Bigay Saya” reached out to the continue reading : Children in difficult circumstances receive early Christmas gift
Baguio City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Cordillera Administrative Region (DSWD FO CAR) and Saint Louis University (SLU) through the Chief Justice Manuel V. Moran Community Legal Assistance Office (CJMM-CLAO) formalized a partnership which aims to provide free legal service to the indigent sectors of Baguio and Benguet. On 28 November continue reading : DSWD, Saint Louis University ink agreement for free legal service
In the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), vulnerable communities are provided with projects and activities relative to the adaptation and mitigation impacts of climate change and reduction of disaster risk through Cash for Work (CFW) modality implemented by the DSWD Field Office CAR. The Risk Resiliency Program Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Disaster Risk Reduction (RRP continue reading : Feature: Responding together to the challenge of changing climate
BAGUIO CITY-With the continuous gustiness of strong wind and rain brought about by the effects of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng, Edrico Palet-ang and his family stayed in their neighbor’s house. After having lunch on the week of October 30, 2022 at around 1:30 in the afternoon, the wind brought about by the effects of the continue reading : As STS Paeng lashed through CAR, bayanihan ignites among Cordillera Regional DRRM Council Response Cluster members to help affected families
The Department of Social Welfare and Development – Cordillera Administrative Region (DSWD-CAR) is expecting the enactment of Republic Act 11916 or An Act Increasing the Social Pension of Indigent Senior Citizens passed on July 30, 2022, in 2023. RA 11916 is amending RA 7432 or “An Act to maximize the contribution of senior citizens to continue reading : Increase in Monthly Social Pension Stipend Expected to be Implemented in 2023
In a town where rough roads remain a challenge during rainy season, prepositioning of relief items remain vital to ensure efficient delivery to affected families or communities affected by calamities. This was the message of Tineg Mayor Brethen Jireeh Gallardo Crisologo when asked of the Relief Prepositioning Agreement (RPA) between their town and the Department continue reading : DSWD Field Office CAR ensures prepositioning of relief goods to LGUs