KORONADAL CITY, Feb. 22 – Over a hundred jobless people covered by a government program in Central Mindanao were hired by local and international agencies last week in this city. Bai Zorahayda T. Taha, regional director of Department of Social Welfare and Development, said Thursday one hundred applicants were hired during this year’s “Trabaho para continue reading : 100 CCT, SLP beneficiaries get job in Region 12  

KORONADAL CITY, Feb. 13 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Mindanao is on alert status as Tropical Storm “Basyang” (international name: Sanba) is expected to hit several areas in Mindanao today. DSWD 12 regional director Bai Zorahayda T. Taha assured Tuesday the agency has adequate stockpile of commodities and standby funds for continue reading : DSWD 12 assures enough relief for Basyang in North Cotabato

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb. 12 – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 removed at least 2,243 households last year as part of efforts to continue clean the master list of the state’s flagship conditional cash transfer program in the region. Bai Zorahayda T. Taha, regional director of DSWD 12, said Monday the continue reading : DSWD 12 removes over 2K households not eligible in Pantawid Pamilya program

KIDAPAWAN CITY, Feb. 9 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) welcomed Friday the latest assistance of Australia and United Nation’s World Food Programme for 50,000 children affected by last year’s armed conflict in Marawi City in Lanao del Sur. Most of the children that will benefit the six months of school meals continue reading : DSWD 12 welcomes Australia and UN assistance to 50K children in Marawi 

KIDAPAWAN CITY, Feb. 9 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development urged the public to help in their campaign to stop illegal adoption practices as they will hold a weeklong observance of Adoption Consciousness Celebration  this month in Central Mindanao. Juliet Clavel, DSWD 12 head of adoption and foster care, said Friday separate celebrations continue reading : DSWD 12 urges public to help in campaign to stop illegal adoption practices 

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, February 6 — Residents covered by the government’s pro-poor Conditional Cash Transfer Program will get additional P200 in their monthly subsidy this year as part of the state’s new tax reform bill implementation. Bonifacio Selma, Department of Social Welfare and Development 12 division chief for promotive services, said Tuesday the additional money continue reading : DSWD’s CCT beneficiaries to get additional P200 in monthly subsidy 

KORONADAL CITY, February 5 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development welcomed Monday the commitment of World Bank to help people affected by conflict last year in Marawi City. DSWD 12 regional director Bai Zorahayda T. Taha said the World BanK recently met Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III in Washington DC where the global continue reading : DSWD welcomes World Bank commitment to help people affected by conflict in Marawi 

MARAWI CITY, February 3 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) strengthened partnership with international non- government organizations and government agencies in effort to continue assist residents affected by last year’s five-month conflict in this city. Jackiya Lao, DSWD 12 assistant regional director for administration, said Saturday the agency forged partnership with the Department of continue reading : DSWD 12 strengthens partnership with NGOs, other agencies in helping Marawi residents displaced by armed conflict