Cordillera Administrative Region– With the goal to serve our senior citizens better, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here has implemented new approaches to improve the delivery of the Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens (Social Pension). “Since its first implementation in 2011, our Regional Program Office for Social Pension has been continue reading : DSWD’s pension program undergoes enhancements to serve elders better

The Province of Kalinga is set to use the DSWD’s database of poor households for its local anti-poverty initiatives after its provincial government recently forged a data sharing agreement with the Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Office Cordillera through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction or Listahanan. Listahanan is an continue reading : Kalinga Province to use Listahanan for local anti-poverty program

Cordillera Administrative Region– As Valentine’s Day approaches, the Department of Social Welfare and Development here is intensifying its search for individuals and families who are willing to share their unconditional love. This is part of this year’s observation of the Adoption Consciousness Month with the theme “Spreading Unconditional Love through Legal Adoption”. “Since 2017, we continue reading : DSWD in search of ‘unconditional love’

Cordillera Administrative Region- A livelihood training center worth 2.1 Million was turned over to a local coffee growers’ group in Badeo, Kibungan, Benguet on January 31, 2019. The Badeo Arabica Coffee Growers’ Organization (BACGO) formally accepted the responsibility of managing and maintaining the livelihood training center which was built through the DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS and the continue reading : Local coffee growers to manage 2.1 M sub-project of DSWD, LGU

After his classes, Jude, a Senior High School student, did not waste a minute. He immediately went home, changed his uniform and went his way to his part time job. Not long ago, he started delivering jars of drinking water to households around his barangay. One water jug delivered to the doorstep of customers will continue reading : Here comes a jug of water

Looking around the community, it looks as if it had always been healthy and typical for a lowland barangay. Patches of vegetable farms and sporadic fruits trees can be seen around the community. It is difficult to imagine what the community looks like a year ago. Barangay Guimba, San Juan, Abra is plagued by floods continue reading : Floods No More