MARAWI CITY, Jan. 30 — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte led the distribution of certificates of acceptance and occupancy of transitory shelter units for residents affected by last year’s armed conflict in this city. Speaking at the ceremonial turn over at Barangay Sagonsongan, the President  appealed to Maranaos to fend off terrorism in order to spare continue reading : President Duterte leads turnover of housing units in Marawi

MARAWI CITY, Jan. 30 — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will lead today the distribution of certificates of occupancy of transitory shelters for residents affected by last year’s armed confrontation in this city.   Bai Zorahayda T. Taha, regional director of Department of Social Welfare and Development 12, said around 400 families will be given certificate continue reading : President Duterte to turn over temporary shelters for residents displaced by conflict in Marawi 

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Jan. 26 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducted a consultation Friday among key social worker officers as part of efforts to strengthen the agency’s delivery of services in the region. Jackiya Lao, DSWD assistant regional director for administration, said in her opening remarks at East Asia Royal Hotel continue reading : DSWD 12 conducts dialogue with social workers to strengthen delivery of services 

KALAMANSIG, Sultan Kudarat—For decades, Manobo farmers in far-flung mountainous village of Datu Wasay were left with no choice but to lay their harvested grains in tattered sacks and tarps to improve its quality with the absence of solar drier in the place. More often than not, this practice had resulted in poor quality of their continue reading : Manobo villagers benefit P4.96 million DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS projects in Kalamansig

ILIGAN CITY, Jan. 15 — Ranking officials of Department of Social Welfare and Development accepted Monday the donations of Russian government for the people affected by last year’s war and typhoons in Mindanao. Bai Zorahayda T. Taha, DSWD 12 regional director, said the turn over ceremony for Moscow’s relief assistance occurred at the office’s warehouse continue reading : DSWD accepts Moscow donations for evacuees displaced by war, typhoon in Mindanao   

COTABATO CITY, Jan. 12 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development 12 thanked Friday Washington for US$6.6 million funding to support tens of thousands of people affected by last year’s five month war in Marawi City in Lanao del Sur. Bai Zorahayda T. Taha, DSWD 12 regional director, described the financial assistance from United continue reading : DSWD 12 grateful for US US$6.6 million assistance for Marawi evacuees

COTABATO CITY, Jan. 12 — The government spent more than 3.9 billion pesos for cash grants and other programs for beneficiaries covered by conditional cash transfer in Central Mindanao last year. Julieta Clavel, CCT regional project coordinator, cited in their 2017 accomplishment report the money were used to pay for the monthly grants of 231,150 continue reading : 3.9 Billion pesos spent in Region 12 for CCT beneficiaries in 2017 

MARAWI CITY, Jan. 4 — Residents of Marawi City covered by the country’s conditional cash transfer program who were displaced last year in the five-month war need not to worry about losing their monthly stipend from the state for failing to fulfill conditions set by the program. Bai Zorahayda T. Taha, regional director of Department continue reading : Suspension for CCT conditions for Marawi residents extended until December 2018