KORONADAL CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development welcomed Wednesday Washington’s additional 100 million worth of assistance to support the needs of people affected  by last year’s armed conflict in Marawi City. Jackia Lao, DSWD 12 assistant regional director for administration, made the pronouncement after the United States,   through the US Agency continue reading : DSWD welcomes Washington’s additional PHP 100M worth of assistance for Marawi IDPs 

GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Over thirteen thousand students covered by the state’s Conditional Cash Transfer in Central Mindanao will graduate this year under K-12 program. Gemma Rivera, assistant regional director of Department of Social Welfare and Development 12, reported Tuesday that based on the agency’s data-based around 2,298 Senior High School students will graduate in continue reading : Over 13K CCT students to graduate this month under K-12 

KORONADAL CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) called on Monday beneficiaries of Conditional Cash Transfer to use their additional unconditional grants wisely. Last week, the government wired nearly half billion pesos in bank accounts of beneficiaries of state’s anti-poverty program in Central Mindanao to help them counter the effects of new continue reading : CCT beneficiaries told: use UCT grants wisely 

KORONADAL CITY — Senior officials of Department of Social Welfare and Development reported Monday the central government set aside about P132 million to fund several livelihood projects for people affected by last year’s armed conflict in the country’s Islamic City. Gemma Rivera, DSWd 12 assistant regional director for operation, said the money, P132,534,291.25, will be continue reading : DSWD set aside P132M for livelihood aid of Marawi IDPs

T’BOLI, South Cotabato —At the crack of dawn against the cold damp weather, trekking the seemingly never-ending steep slopes through trees and leech-infested streams of Barangay Tudok proved a struggle for Leni Tahay, 25. Carefully trying to trace the correct route, Tahay beams at the thought of a future away from poverty that sunken the continue reading : Native T’boli mother treats her kids to Jollibee 

KORONADAL CITY, March 7 — The government wired nearly half billion pesos additional grants in bank accounts of beneficiaries of state’s anti-poverty program in Central Mindanao to help them counter the effects of new tax reform bill. Bai Zorahayda T. Taha, Department of Social Welfare and Development regional director, said Wednesday at least 182,818 households continue reading : Nearly half billion pesos wired in bank accounts of CCT beneficiaries to help them cope effects of new tax bill 

KORONADAL CITY, March 5 — Members of Men Oppose Violence Against Women Everywhere honored Monday women employees of Department of Social Welfare and Development as part of this year’s Women’s Month celebration. “Today is not just any other day. For many years, women, all around the world, have played a crucial role in our societies…not continue reading : MOVE honors DSWD women employees

KORONADAL CITY, March 5 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development will construct a healing center for people still struggling to recover after last year’s five month armed confrontation in the Islamic City of Marawi. Bai Zorahayda T. Taha, DSWD 12 regional director, announced Monday during the flag ceremony the building, Marawi DSWD Healing continue reading : DSWD to build healing center in Marawi