KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — The newly-installed regional director of Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Mindanao vowed Monday to strengthen the government’s efforts in protecting the rights of children facing criminal charges as he urged for immediate release of budget allocation next year for the construction of Bahay Pag-asa, an intervention facility continue reading : DSWD 12 vows to protect rights of minors in jail
DSWD 12 honor teacher remarkable undertakings for students in N. Cotabato
KABACAN, NORTH COTABATO — Concerned about the plight of students in her town, Sampaguita Derecho Martin will always make a way to squeeze in her tight schedule a time to visit students candidates for drop out, encouraging them the future that awaits should they get a degree in college. The 55-year-old teacher Kilagasan, Kabacan town continue reading : DSWD 12 honor teacher remarkable undertakings for students in N. Cotabato
DSWD 12 welcomes WB recommendation to expand CCT coverage
KORONADAL CITY — A senior official of Department of Social Welfare and Development welcomed World Bank recommendation to expand the coverage of the state’s cash program as the global financing institution saw the program effective in reducing poverty. Bai Zorahayda T. Taha, regional director of Department of Social welfare and Development, said Wednesday the World continue reading : DSWD 12 welcomes WB recommendation to expand CCT coverage
DSWD 12 holds first MANCOM in Koronadal
KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 8 — Zorahayda T. Taha, regional director of Department of Social Welfare and Development XII, met today her senior staff to discuss the agency’s direction this year, particularly the campaign to uplift the lives of poor residents in the region. Dir. Taha led their first management committee meeting held at the Farm continue reading : DSWD 12 holds first MANCOM in Koronadal
Family battles to overcome darkness in life
T’BOLI, SOUTH COTABATO — Like any other poor families in the country, the Malones are not stranger to every life uncertainty. It’s even vivid to Robert Malones, 45, father to six children, about his dark experiences when he was young that until now continue to pops-up every time he is down. He recalled his relatives continue reading : Family battles to overcome darkness in life
DSWD feeding program benefits 100K school children in Region 12
COTABATO CITY – More than 100,000 children in public schools in the Region 12 have benefitted from the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), a social worker reported Saturday. Jane Blessy Manguray, supplementary feeding program focal person of DSWD 12, said in a local radio interview that the continue reading : DSWD feeding program benefits 100K school children in Region 12
Nearly 400 CCT clients now living above poverty line in Region 12
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 12 will remove at least 397 beneficiaries covered by the state’s Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program. Kristin De Pedro, DSWD 12 project development officer II for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, said their removal was part of the recertification process wherein social continue reading : Nearly 400 CCT clients now living above poverty line in Region 12
DSWD 12 releases 16M financial capital for business of clients in Central Mindanao
KORONADAL CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 released Tuesday more than 16 million worth of financial capital assistance to identified associations as part of central government’s efforts to combat poverty in the region. Gemma Rivera, DSWD 12 assistant regional director for operations, said at least 41 qualified organisations were also continue reading : DSWD 12 releases 16M financial capital for business of clients in Central Mindanao