COTABATO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Mindanao reported at least 467 students covered by the government’s anti-poverty program have finished their high school studies with honors and several awards. Bai Zorahayda T. Taha, DSWD-12 regional director, said Monday of the total number of graduates, 60 of them valedictorians while continue reading : 467 students covered by government program finish high school with awards
DSWD to implement cash for assets rebuilding program for people affected by military operation in Mamasapano
MAMASAPANO, Maguindanao, May 7 – Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Dinky Soliman assured residents affected by the military’s all out offensive against rebels responsible for the death of police commandos of the state’s continuing support to enrich their lives. In her visit at Tukanalipao village on May 5, the scene of the covert operation continue reading : DSWD to implement cash for assets rebuilding program for people affected by military operation in Mamasapano
From Gensan to America with hope
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines – Marlito Soriano could not believe his dreams to go to the Land of the Free and Brave will come true. The 17 year old valedictorian graduate of New Society National High School here, a self-confessed poor B’laan native, is flying to United States of America on September to study accountancy at continue reading : From Gensan to America with hope
DSWD hires field workers for next massive assessment
A total of 775,335 households in Region 12 will be visited and interviewed by DSWD enumerators this summer. Through the National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) field office 12, households in four provinces and five cities in the region will be assessed during Listahanan second round nationwide continue reading : DSWD hires field workers for next massive assessment
DSWD buckles up for Second Assessment
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) field office 12 through the National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) is set to hire a number of field workers soon in line with the upcoming Listahanan 2nd round nationwide household assessment this year. DSWD 12 will still be covering regions 12 and Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao continue reading : DSWD buckles up for Second Assessment
I’m a 4Ps scholar
They call us the lower class, the twerps, a burden to the government. They dub us dependents, supposedly merely after government doles. They call us the poorest of the poor, the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Let me tell you people, we are less fortunate but we are not stupid. Yes, we continue reading : I’m a 4Ps scholar