BAGUMBAYAN, Sultan Kudarat- A total 103 households were finally lighted up  with the completion of the solar home system project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region XII, an agency official reported Wednesday. Gemma N. Rivera, DSWD XII assistant regional director said that the recently completed project amounting to P1.75 million was continue reading : DSWD solar project lights up remote village of Sultan Kudarat

PIKIT, North Cotabato—The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region XII has completed a total of P27.7 million pesos of various community peace projects in Pikit, North Cotabato, an agency official said Tuesday. Gemma N. Rivera, DSWD-12 assistant regional director said that the completed projects are now benefited by 17, 319 households in the continue reading : P24.7M peace projects in Pikit, North Cotabato completed

ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat— At first glance, Allah River is a gift to the villagers of Dansuli. Farmers regarded it as lifeblood that feeds farms along its riverbanks and that, sights and sounds usually delight people at time hundreds of hectares of gold-like rice fields about to be harvested dance in a cold breeze of the continue reading : Embanking resiliency in rural community

Listahanan, formerly known the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), has been gaining increasing support from stakeholders in Region XII. Spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD,) Listahanan database has been promoted time and again among stakeholders and groups providing poverty alleviating programs and services. Municipalities of Surallah, Tiboli, Isulan, continue reading : Utilization of Listahanan database in Region XII

POLOMOLOK, South Cotabato — Residents in this town covered by the government’s anti-poor program have recently initiated a remarkable effort in a bid to help themselves get out of poverty. Juliet Clavel, program coordinator for Conditional Cash Transfer in Region 12, reported Wednesday a cluster of low-income beneficiaries in the village of Lamcaliaf agreed to continue reading : Villagers in South Cotabato spare money monthly from their grants for future small business

Libungan, NORTH COTABATO— At the age of 70, she has the titles attached in the names of those who hold bachelor’s degrees despite dropping school in her 6th grade. Her contiguous smile comes into life as villagers fondly call her the rural M.D., as in Murag Doctor (Like a Doctor), M.E., as in Murag Engineer continue reading : Leaving No One Behind

Result from the first round of nationwide household assessment conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in 2009 shows that a total of 118, 566 or 40.1% of the 296, 043 poor households in region XII belong to the Indigenous People group. Of this total number, 36, 629 or 51.8% poor households continue reading : Listahanan maps IP families and communities in Region 12

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — A senior official of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the region assured the public more safeguards are now being push for the implementation of government’s flagship anti-poor program. Bai Zorahayda T. Taha, DSWD-12 regional director, said Monday around 600 workers are closely monitoring the compliance of beneficiaries continue reading : DSWD 12 assures public more safegurds push for CCT in Central Mindanao