KORONADAL CITY — The monthly cash grants of recipients covered by conditional cash transfer will increase next year, the head of Department of Social Welfare and Development in the region said Friday, as the bulk of the agency’s approved budget for 2020 will go to the pro-poor program. Cezario Joel Espejo, DSWD-12 chief, said from continue reading : 4Ps beneficiaries will get more grants next year

KORONADAL CITY — Two elders who both reached 100 years of age were honored Tuesday by the government, a senior official of Department of Social  Welfare and Development (DSWD) said, as the region joined the nation in the observance of weeklong Filipino Elders Week.  Asuncion Blaze Diaz, born on August 15, 1919, and Corazon Estorque continue reading : DSWD, LGUs honor two elders for reaching 100 years of age in South Cotabato

KORONADAL CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) unveiled the agency’s first disaster monitoring hub in the country to help other agencies efforts in ensuring communities in Central Mindanao can withstand manmade and natural hazards, a senior official said Friday. Cezario Joel Espejo, DSWD-12 regional director, who led the opening of Regional continue reading : DSWD unveils first disaster monitoring hub in Region 12

KORONADAL CITY — A senior regional government official urged Friday parents in Central Mindanao to have their children vaccinated against polio as health officials recently declared an outbreak after the virus re-emerged 19 years after the country was declared free of the disease that leads to paralysis or death. Cezario Joel Espejo, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continue reading : DSWD urges parents to have their kids immunize to avoid polio risks  

KORONADAL CITY — Hundreds of solo parents in South Cotabato joined a summit held here Friday, a government official said, as lawmakers and advocates pushed for more benefits and privileges to millions of solo parents across the country. Representatives of different government agencies,  local government units, and advocates also attended the day-long activity spearheaded by continue reading : DSWD and partners hold solo parent summit in South Cotabato 

KORONADAL CITY – The central government has released Thursday proposed livelihood grants of ninety-four poor family associations, a social welfare official said,  as the state stepped-up campaign in helping improve the lives of vulnerable sectors across the region. In a ceremony held Thursday at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) office covered court continue reading : Government releases livelihood grants of poor family associations in Central Mindanao

KORONADAL CITY — Survivors and families of passengers killed in a road accident on Tuesday in remote village of T’boli town in South Cotabato received assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), a senior government official said Thursday. At least  20 people died, mostly children, and 14 others injured when the ill-fated continue reading : Families of dead passengers and survivors of road mishap in South Cotabato town get assistance from DSWD

KORONADAL CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development assured aid to the families of the victims of a road accident in remote village of T’boli town in South Cotabato that left 20 people dead and scores of others injured, a senior social welfare official said Wednesday. The ill-fated forward cargo truck, carrying mostly continue reading : DSWD attends to needs of survivors, families of passengers killed in road mishap in South Cotabato