KORONADAL CITY —  The Department of Social Welfare and Development offered sympathies to the families who lost loved ones in a road accident in remote village of T’boli town in South Cotabato.  At least twenty people died and scores of others wounded Tuesday when the truck they were riding in fell into a deep ravine continue reading : DSWD condoles with families who lost loved ones in tragic road accident in South Cotabato town

KIDAPAWAN CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and a group of parent leaders showed a united front in the face of ongoing consultations across the country for the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) crafting of a pro-poor law signed by President Rodrigo Duterte this year that will ensure children’s health and continue reading : DSWD, parent leaders group conduct dialogue for RA-11310 IRR

KORONADAL CITY —Workers hired by the government started their full-scale training over the weekend ahead of their deployment to assess poor household in Central Mindanao, the Department of Social Welfare and Development reported Monday. Sohra Pandi-Guialel, DSWD-12 chief of policy and plans division, said the first batch of enumerators, area coordinators and supervisors that will continue reading : DSWD trains enumerators for assessment of poor households in R12

BANGA, SOUTH COTABATO — A senior social welfare official urged rebel returnees Friday to help the state convince their comrades to return to the folds of the law, saying President Rodrigo Duterte administration is sincere in providing them livelihood and other needed support for their families. Cezario Joel Espejo, Department of Social Welfare and Development continue reading : DSWD urges rebel returnees to convince other comrades to surrender as government readies to provide assistance

KORONADAL CITY — More than a hundred thousand children in the region were able to benefit from the government’s Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Thursday, in what local officials described a success as it surpassed the agency’s target beneficiaries. SFP, implemented under DSWD, is the provision of continue reading : Over 100K children benefit DSWD-12 SFP in Central Mindanao

KORONADAL CITY — The government provided financial assistance for civilians wounded in a bomb explosion over the weekend in Isulan town in Sultan Kudarat Province. At least eight people, identified as Jay Lorio Carnaso, 30; Richard de Oyoe Arancillo, 45; Jerald Cartagen, 28; Nino Binas Virgo, 28; Jomar Catalan Aquino, 31; Jaren Elimane Amigo, 24; continue reading : DSWD extends financial support to blast victims in Sultan Kudarat

TUPI, South Cotabato — Thousands of government’s anti-poverty program beneficiaries here celebrated family day on Sunday as they re-assured their full support to President Rodrigo Duterte’s program on children’s health and education, a senior official said. More than 5,000 partner beneficiaries under Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) attended the activity as part of the town’s 66th continue reading : 4Ps beneficiaries celebrates family day, re-assures commitment to follow program conditions

KORONADAL CITY — Government officials in South Cotabato vowed to strengthen the state’s campaign for drug returnees, a social welfare agency director announced Friday, as he pushes for the conversion of its facility into drug rehabilitation center. Cezario Joel Espejo, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 regional director,  said he initially agreed with continue reading : DSWD, other officials, push for setting up of rehab center in Tupi