MALAPATAN, Sarangani, April 19 — A senior government official assured Wednesday the monthly financial grants of beneficiaries under the state’s anti-poor program, adding steps are also being taken to strengthen efforts to help people below poverty line. “We will help all of you just like what President Duterte wanted to see that all can stand continue reading : DSWD undersecretary assures grants of CCT clients in Sarangani

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, April 18 – Ranking officials of Department of Social Welfare and Development in Manila led by USEC. Ma. Lourdez Turalde-Jarabe arrived Tuesday to inspect anti-poor programs under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte administration in the region. DSWD 12 regional director Bai Zorahayda T. Taha said she met the group of USEC. Turalde-Jarabe and continue reading : DSWD execs, partners from Manila arrive to inspect anti-poor programs in Sarangani

KORONADAL CITY, April 17 – Ranking officials of Department of Social Welfare and Development in Manila led by Secretary Judy Taguiwalo are expected to visit Central Mindanao Tuesday to inspect anti-poor programs under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte administration. DSWD 12 regional director Bai Zorahayda T. Taha reported Monday that Secretary Taguiwalo will be checking beneficiaries continue reading : DSWD Secretary to visit Sarangani

MALAPATAN, Sarangani, April 11 — Local officials are planning to pass a resolution allowing authorities to arrest beneficiaries of government’s conditional cash transfer program caught pawning their cash cards to local traders. Town Alfonso Singcoy, Sr. said Tuesday they would also include in the resolution the arrest of businessmen and personalities accepting cash cards of continue reading : Town mayor in Mindanao wants CCT clients pawning cash cards remove from program

In this aerial photos shows the town of Lutayan in Sultan Kudarat. A second class municipality covered by the DSWD Conditional Cash Transfer, Lutayan has a population of 56,179 people.  Province-wde, the DSWD CCt covers about 50, 436 households. This lakeside town shares Lake Buluan with its neighboring municipality, Buluan, Maguindanao.      

KORONADAL CITY, March 29 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development spent over 2.7 billion peso last year for Conditional Cash Transfer, the government’s signature anti-poverty program. Bai Zorahayda Taha, DSWD 12 regional director, said Wednesday the money were used to fund the grants of 233,435 households covered by the program also known Pantawid continue reading : DSWD spent over 2.6 billion peso for cash grants program in Central Mindanao

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 28 — When he was born, her mother discovered him different from other kids in their village.  At two years old, Jualina Soriano says her son, Marlito Jr., could already identify most of the names of animals. Her son, who most of the time go to school without taking a breakfast continue reading : Poor B’laan teen among top students in US university

KORONADAL, Philippines, March 22 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development reported Wednesday more than 32,000 households in Central Mindanao region can now stand on their own without the government’s assistance under the government’s cash transfer scheme. Naifa Balindong, regional program coordinator for operation of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, said based on their latest continue reading : Life of over 32K households improve under cash transfer program in Central Mindanao