T’BOLI, South Cotabato —At the crack of dawn against the cold damp weather, trekking the seemingly never-ending steep slopes through trees and leech-infested streams of Barangay Tudok proved a struggle for Leni Tahay, 25. Carefully trying to trace the correct route, Tahay beams at the thought of a future away from poverty that sunken the continue reading : Native T’boli mother treats her kids to Jollibee 

KORONADAL CITY, March 7 — The government wired nearly half billion pesos additional grants in bank accounts of beneficiaries of state’s anti-poverty program in Central Mindanao to help them counter the effects of new tax reform bill. Bai Zorahayda T. Taha, Department of Social Welfare and Development regional director, said Wednesday at least 182,818 households continue reading : Nearly half billion pesos wired in bank accounts of CCT beneficiaries to help them cope effects of new tax bill 

KORONADAL CITY, March 5 — Members of Men Oppose Violence Against Women Everywhere honored Monday women employees of Department of Social Welfare and Development as part of this year’s Women’s Month celebration. “Today is not just any other day. For many years, women, all around the world, have played a crucial role in our societies…not continue reading : MOVE honors DSWD women employees

KORONADAL CITY, March 5 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development will construct a healing center for people still struggling to recover after last year’s five month armed confrontation in the Islamic City of Marawi. Bai Zorahayda T. Taha, DSWD 12 regional director, announced Monday during the flag ceremony the building, Marawi DSWD Healing continue reading : DSWD to build healing center in Marawi

MARAWI CITY — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte led the inauguration of another shelter project for people affected by last year’s fighting between government security forces and armed groups in this Islamic City. Bai Zorahayda T. Haha, director of Department of Social Welfare and Development 12, reported Thursday the President, in his visit in the village continue reading : President Duterte inaugurates another housing project for Marawi war victims 

KORONADAL CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)12 warned Thursday beneficiaries of conditional cash transfer program against pawning their automated teller machine cards. Bai Zorahayda T. Taha, regional director of DSWD 12, said she directed all municipal as well city links to monitor if there are cases of beneficiaries engage in pawning continue reading : CCT beneficiaries under watch vs. pawning of ATMs cards

GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12  vowed Tuesday to uphold the rights of women in the region as it prepares for the Women’s Month celebration. This year’s theme of the celebration is “We Make Change Work for Women”. DSWD-12 assistant regional director for administration Jackia Lao said the continue reading : DSWD 12 vows to uphold women’s rights in Central Mindanao

KORONADAL CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development spent nearly half billion to cover the implementation of  government’s Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT) program in Region 12. Jadidah Rasuman-Alangca, DSWD 12 focal for MCCT, said Monday around 378,230,663 were utilized by the department since 2015 to cover the program fundings for 20,000 households continue reading : DSWD spent nearly half billion for MCCT in Region 12