Emmanuel Agbayani is a 32 year old transgender woman from the town of Flora in the province of Apayao. She was born male. Growing up in their community was not easy because even at an early age, she knew who she was and it was truly a struggle. It was... Read More

Cordillera Administrative Region- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here has already provided assistance to the victims of the washed-out earth dike at Turod, Luna, Apayao. The said incident resulted to flooding, series of landslides, and road closures which affected around 393 families from the municipalities of Luna,... Read More

La Trinidad, Benguet – On Friday, November 11, 2016, seven children entered the kingdom of God on earth through the sacrament of baptism as we put the children in God’s care forever.    In line with the celebration of the National Children’s Month, the Reception and Study Center for Children (RSCC)... Read More

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) today held its second and last of its two annual meetings of dubbed the National Management Development Conference (NMDC). This second meeting is being held in Baguio City, and is attended by all the national and regional officials of the DSWD from... Read More

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here will be implementing the Immersion Outreach Program (IOP) which aims to instill a sense of volunteerism and community service to less privileged youth of the society. In the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), there are 80 vacant slots for the said program,... Read More

The municipality of Tublay, Benguet is now ready to implement P6. 982 million worth of sub-projects after conducting a community consultation through the Municipal Inter-Barangay Forum for Participatory Resource Allocation (MIBF-PRA) of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS). Kalahi-CIDSS uses the community-driven development... Read More