MAKILALA, North Cotabato, May 10 – Residents in and around this town have formed their own civic association to help each other in times of crisis. The association, Makilala Pantawid Beneficiaries, specifically aims to help its members by providing emergency fund assistance to cover hospital bills and burial expenses. Benilda Cortez, provincial link for Pantawid continue reading : Conditional cash grants beneficiaries forms own association in North Cotabato
DSWD intensifies efforts to reduce poverty in North Cotabato
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato, May 9 – The government intensified efforts to reduce poverty among residents covered by Conditional Cash Transfer in North Cotabato. Benilda Cortez, provincial link of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, reported Tuesday that around 50 selected parent leaders in Makilala town attended last month Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy Training facilitated by the continue reading : DSWD intensifies efforts to reduce poverty in North Cotabato
Children play volleyball in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat
Children covered by the government’s signature anti poverty program play volleyball along the shore in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat. Under its conditions, the Conditional Cash Transfer allocates grants P500 to P1, 400 for each beneficiary households, depending on the number of eligible children. Each family is allowed a maximum of three children to receive the monthly benefits.
8K join IP day in T’boli, South Cotabato
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 3 – Thousands of residents covered by the government’s signature anti-poverty program converged on Tuesday in T’boli town in South Cotabato to celebrate Indigenous Peoples day. Zorahayda T. Taha, regional director of Department of Social Welfare and Development, said about eight thousand T’boli households under Modified Conditional Cash Transfer from continue reading : 8K join IP day in T’boli, South Cotabato
DSWD gives 200 horses to poor B’laan tribes in Malapatan
COTABATO CITY, Philippines, May 2 – The Department of Social Welfare and Development provided at least 200 horses to poor Blaan families in the outskirts of Malapatan in Sarangani Province. DSWD regional assistant director Gemma Rivera reported Tuesday the horses provided to 200 households in the village of Daan Suyan were part of the of continue reading : DSWD gives 200 horses to poor B’laan tribes in Malapatan
Sultan Kudarat coastal towns to benefit P39.5 million DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS projects
Koronadal City—“Dahil sa layo ng aming lugar sa bayan, hindi na umabot ng buhay ang aking isang anak habang papunta kami sa pinakamalapit na ospital dahil sa sakit na diarrhea,” (Because our village is far from the town proper, I lost my child while on our way to the nearest hospital) says Aurelio C. Candado, continue reading : Sultan Kudarat coastal towns to benefit P39.5 million DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS projects
DSWD recognizes outstanding clients for MCCT
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato, April 27 – The Department of Social Welfare and Development recognized Thursday ten most outstanding clients under Modified Conditional Cash Transfer for their remarkable achievements in the ongoing implementation of the government’s signature anti-poverty program. DSWD 12 regional director Bai Zorahayda T. Taha said the ten beneficiaries, all IPs covered by MCCT’s continue reading : DSWD recognizes outstanding clients for MCCT
Children play at the park in Kiamba, Sarangani
Children covered by the conditional cash transfer program play at the park of Kiamba town in Sarangani province. Joel Rene Sulpot, provincial link for Sarangani, says about 78,088 children currently covered by the program in the province.