SOCCSKSARGEN – Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 12 through the Listahanan or National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) is now preparing for the upcoming notification activity of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) Program. “To date, a total of 146,264 Listahanan identified poor households will be notified through house-to-house visit starting continue reading : DSWD XII to notify 146,264 poor households as Listahanan UCT beneficiaries

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

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

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 

KORONADAL CITY — SOCOTECO-I Foundation, Inc. entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with DSWD through the National Household Targeting Unit as reference in the selection of beneficiaries mainly, but not limited to, Mission: Juan Koneksyon (M:JK). The SOCOTECO-I Foundation, Inc. from among its program has identified Mission: Juan Koneksyon (M:JK), a project that intends to continue reading : SOCOTECO-I banner project utilizes the gov’t database of poor households

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

Due to the effects of the heavy rain showers affecting various regions in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided augmentation support to families affected by a flooding incident that occurred in Maguindanao. According to the latest report of the DSWD Disaster Response Management Bureau (DRMB), the Department has already continue reading : DSWD provides assistance to families affected by flooding in Maguindanao

KORONADAL CITY — The World Bank (WB) reported the country’s poverty rate declined by 5 percent this year, according to a senior official of Department of Social Welfare and Development. In their new poverty assessment report released last month, the WB cited  from  2006 to 2015 robust economic growth helped the poverty rate in the continue reading : Poverty rate declines 5 percent due to CCT