Cordillera Administrative Region-The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here continues to encourage all local government units of the region to adopt the Yakap Bayan Framework in providing interventions to drug surrenderers. This is in consonance with the resolution approved by the Regional Development Council (RDC) and Cordillera Regional Peace and Order Council (CRPOC) continue reading : Local Government Units urged to implement Yakap Bayan Framework for drug surrenderers
Social Welfare Office notes decrease in children turned-over to institution in 2017
Cordillera Administrative Region-The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here has noted a slight decrease in the number of children turned-over to the Reception and Study Center for Children (RSCC) in 2017. DSWD-CAR OIC-Regional Director Janet P. Armas said that from 91 children in 2016, only 84 children have been served in the said continue reading : Social Welfare Office notes decrease in children turned-over to institution in 2017
Feature: Senior Citizens take actions to pave better roads
They may be physically weak but when it comes to developing their community even frail kness could not stop them. The senior citizens of Pongayan, Kapangan proved that age is just a number. Like the rest of the senior citizens in Pongayan, Kapangan, Syria Mapanao, 76, wishes to walk on paved roads in her barangay continue reading : Feature: Senior Citizens take actions to pave better roads
Kumon: Weathering the Storms and Building a Resilient Community
Tamac in the Municipality of Villaviciosa was isolated for several days when Typhoon Ineng hit the Province of Abra in 2015. The roads were impassable and residents were forced to immediately evacuate their homes after a huge landslide occurred near their major settlement affecting 134 households. Demetria Gamileng, 56, shared that she felt helpless when continue reading : Kumon: Weathering the Storms and Building a Resilient Community
DSWD database of poor households now ready for sharing
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) also known as Listahanan is now ready to share the updated regional database of poor households which was the result of the 2015 second round assessment. The information included in the said database is now updated as continue reading : DSWD database of poor households now ready for sharing
Sustainable Livelihood Program Partner Beneficiaries undergo values formation program
Cordillera Administrative Region – 1,432 individuals from the marginalized sector here have completed the values formation program of the Abundant Life Program (ALP) designed by Dr. Noel Alfonso Cacho of D.Div M. Missiology based in Baguio City. The program was implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). continue reading : Sustainable Livelihood Program Partner Beneficiaries undergo values formation program