NEWS

Social welfare programs and services continue amidst elections

Posted on: April 8, 2019
Cordillera Administrative Region- Programs and services under the Department of Social Welfare and Development will be continuously implemented even during the election period. This follows after the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) released a resolution dated 1 April 2019 approving the petition of the Department for the exemption from the Omnibus... Read More

Feature: Hundred-year-old treasure

Posted on: March 14, 2019
Apo Whang-od received the Centenarian's Cash Gift and Letter of Felicitation as she officially turned 100 on 7 March 2019. Cordillera Administrative Region- My journey to finding a hundred-year-old treasure started with a phone call. Despite the urgency of the trip, I wasn’t able to resist... Read More

BBCCC donates medical equipment and supplies to poor community in Benguet

Posted on: March 11, 2019
BBCCC Board of Directors, DSWD-CAR personnel, Kibungan LGU officials, and Barangay Palina residents pose for commemorative photos to celebrate their successful collaborations. Cordillera Administrative Region- A couple of months after signing a MOA with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-CAR), the Baguio-Benguet Community Credit Cooperative (BBCCC)... Read More

Youth encouraged to ‘join’ government service through Internship Program

Posted on: March 11, 2019
Cordillera Administrative Region- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here is encouraging individuals who are 18 to 25 years old to join the agency through its Government Internship Program (GIP). The Government Internship Program is open to high school graduates, TESDA certificate holders, or Alternative Learning System (ALS)... Read More

DOH CAR to use Listahanan to improve health services

Posted on: February 28, 2019
The Department of Health (DOH) Cordillera is set to use the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s database of poor households for the improvement of health access and services to the poor and vulnerable sectors in the region. Listahanan is an information management system that identifies who and where the... Read More