KORONADAL CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced Monday to implement flexible working modes for its workforce, suspending its activities for a month as the nation tries to contain the spread of Covid-19 that has claimed the lives of 13 people and infected more than a hundred across the country.  The continue reading : DSWD-12 to implement work from home, skeletal workforce, staggered working hours modes amid coronavirus crisis

KORONADAL CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has imposed Friday strict measures among its employees across the region in a bid to contain the spread of the deadly new coronavirus. Cezario Joel Espejo, DSWD-12 regional director, made the announcement following a directive on Thursday from Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista, who banned continue reading : DSWD-12 impose protective measures over Covid-19 crisis

KORONADAL CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) celebrated Monday 69th years in the frontline of humanitarian assistance and social protection, reiterating its commitment to serve the welfare of vulnerable groups of people in the region. Colorful costumed workers marched on the streets of the city’s commercial district as they commenced the continue reading : On 69th founding anniversary, DSWD-12 reiterates commitment serving the people

KORONADAL CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured Tuesday emergency relief assistance for families affected anew by the military operation against armed groups in Maguindanao.  Cezario Joel Espejo, DSWD-12 regional director, said social workers are currently on the ground conducting validation to locate the whereabouts of reported 250 families or 1,990 continue reading : DSWD assures relief assistance for residents displaced anew by conflict in Maguindanao

KORONADAL CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released P137.6 million in financial assistance to cover the grants of  more than a thousand decommissioned former combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Maguindanao, the head of the agency reported Friday. Cezario Joel Espejo, DSWD-12 regional director, said the money continue reading : DSWD releases P137.6 million for grants of 2nd phase of MILF combatants decommissioning

KORONADAL CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 12 said Friday it has enough emergency relief supplies amid the latest series of earthquakes that struck large parts of Mindanao in the last 24 hours. The agency made the assurance after a strong 5.5 magnitude tremor hit the town of Sarangani continue reading : DSWD says relief supplies enough amid the latest series of earthquakes

Since last year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been assisting the families affected by the series of earthquakes that struck large parts of Mindanao. The Province of Cotabato was the worst-affected province by the earthquakes resulting in thousands of displaced families. With direct instructions from Secretary Rolando Bautista, the agency immediately continue reading : On the implementation of Emergency Shelter Assistance in the Province of Cotabato

KORONADAL CITY —  Hundreds of former communist rebels in this town have received financial assistance from the government over the weekend as the central government continuously strengthening a campaign to end the cycle of violence in the region,  a government official reported Monday. Around 481 rebel returnees benefited the state’s ten-day Cash for Work (CFW) continue reading : Former communist rebels supporters in North Cotabato town get government financial support