Koronadal City – “Pagkatapos ng programang ito, hindi na kayo tatawaging mga former rebels, kundi mga negosyante. Narito ang pamahalaan upang sumuporta at tulungan kayo pati na rin ang inyong pamilya,” These were the encouraging words of DSWD XII Regional Director Loreto Jr. V. Cabaya during his message at the Former Rebel (FR) Summit held continue reading : DSWD distributes livelihood grants to 225 former rebels in South Cotabato

Kidapawan City, Cotabato Province – “Ating isipin na hindi na tayo matatawag na FR or former rebels, tayo na po ay magiging partners. Partners tungo sa kapayapaan” These are the words of one of the 90 former rebels who received a P20,000 livelihood settlement grant from DSWD through the Sustainable Livelihood Program in Cotabato Province continue reading : 90 former rebels receive livelihood grants from DSWD

General Santos City – In celebration of the Elderly Filipino Week recently, more than a hundred senior citizens benefitted from a free medical mission spearheaded by the National Commission on Senior Citizens. The DSWD12 assisted said agency in registering seniors who availed of the program and accommodated concerns on their subsidy and other priviliges, services continue reading : DSWD12 assists NCSC in free medical mission for elderly

The Barangay Development Planning (BDP) roll-out in the municipality of Tampakan in the province of South Cotabato commenced recently in Koronadal City participated by Barangay Officials: Punong Barangays, Barangay Treasurers, Barangay Kagawad, Sangguniang Kabataan Officials together with the members of Non-Government Organizations, Civil Society Organizations, KALAHI-CIDSS Community Volunteers and Area Coordinating Team of Tampakan. DSWD continue reading : Empowering Tampakan community volunteers through BDP

Cotabato City – Two senior citizens that reached 100 years old were awarded with P100,000 recently as mandated by Centenarian Law. Laurancia Catalon of Matalam, Cotabato Province and Kaison Pagiran Maman of Cotabato City both received their cash gift and were also awarded with Plaque of Recognition signed by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Centenarian Laurancia continue reading : DSWD12 pays 100k each to 2 seniors from Cotabato province, city

Midsayap, Cotabato Province – In a significant step towards enhancing disaster preparedness and resilience, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare and Development XII and Local Government Unit of Midsayap, conducted a successful simulation exercise following a comprehensive contingency planning workshop. This initiative is part of a broader continue reading : Midsayap community gears up for disaster preparedness with successful B-SPARED simulation exercise

DSWD Field Office XII – The Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) continues to enhance the socio-economic status of impoverished, vulnerable, and marginalized households and communities by providing livelihood assistance to 61 individuals recently. These 61 beneficiaries consist of individual referrals and walk-in clients. Among them, 45 are from South Cotabato, 15 are from Sultan Kudarat, and continue reading : 61 individuals receive livelihood assistance from DSWD

Cotabato Province – The Department of social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Sustainable livelihood program continues to distribute livelihood grants to 29 qualified individuals, both referred and walk-in clients, in Cotabato Province on October 6, 2023. These eligible individuals were referred to the program by a wide range of sources, including government entities, educational continue reading : DSWD distributes livelihood grants in Cotabato Province