ARAKAN, North Cotabato —  The government is gaining headway in its localized campaign against insurgencies in Central Mindanao Region, a senior government official said Monday, as sectors involved in the crackdown continuously working to end the cycle of armed rebellion.  Cezario Joel Espejo, regional director of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), said the continue reading : Government gaining ground on localize peace talks in North Cotabato town

LAKE SEBU — On the day Richard Pingoy was driving his motorbike taxi he rented from their neighbor in this town more than a decade ago, his wife recalled how they were struggling to cope with their daily needs to survive. But Pingoy, 43, who only finished grade school and was earning enough only to continue reading : Starting from scratch, couple now runs a one-million worth motor parts shop in South Cotabato

LAKE SEBU — As dawn breaks in a small uphill village in this town mainly dominated by native people, Rudy Sulan was excited – preparing early from his house to get at the venue where the state will release livelihood assistance as part of the  government’s punch to curve poverty.  “I need to be early continue reading : T’boli farmers receive farm cattles

KORONADAL CITY —Government line agencies in the region formed a repatriation team that will look into the needs of Overseas Filipinos (OFs) who are expected to arrive in the country anytime following the mandatory repatriation directive of President Rodrigo Duterte amid the tension in the Middle East between United States and Iranian forces. Cezario Joel continue reading : DSWD, other government line agencies, form team to handle needs of arriving OFs from Middle East

KORONADAL CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Mindanao pitched in to help lessen the effects of Taal Volcano’s eruption by sending relief supplies Tuesday for families in Batangas province. Cezario Joel Espejo, DSWD-12 regional director, said the agency will be sending within the day around 3,400 boxes of family continue reading : Boxes of food packs sent by DSWD-12 to Taal evacuees

KORONADAL CITY — The head of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) urged Monday its partner agencies to unite and step up the state’s campaign against malnutrition in the region, saying the country remains with the highest prevalence and number of stunted children globally.  Cezario Joel Espejo, DSWD-12 regional director, made the appeal during continue reading : DSWD unites with other agencies in campaign vs malnutrition, stunting in Region 12

KORONADAL CITY—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has completed at least P105 million worth of school buildings intended for Indigenous Peoples (IP) across Central Mindanao region last year, the agency head reported Friday. The project, under DSWD’s Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), benefited around 5,500 IP children,  continue reading : DSWD completes P105 million worth of school buildings for IPs in Region 12

GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Nearly 12,000 families have been removed by thestate’s humanitarian agency from its cash transfer scheme as their well-being dramatically improved,  the agency’s senior official reported Thursday. Cezario Joel Espejo, regional director of Department of Social Welfareand Development (DSWD), said that in the last five years at least 11,501 families were purged continue reading : Nearly 12K families delisted from DSWD’s 4Ps list in Central Mindanao