A helping hand

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/17/2016

(SECOND AND LAST PART)   Efforts to give abandoned seniors a dignified life remain sporadic. In Central Visayas, there are at least nine old age homes—all of which are run by religious institutions and private entities. The…

Jobs await city’s street dwellers

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/11/2016

Street dwellers in Cebu City won’t have to sleep on the sidewalks anymore as the city government is planning to employ them as construction workers. Isabelita “Betty” Ganub, head of the Cebu City Anti-Mendicancy Office, said they…

Rescued kids to spend Christmas at center

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/13/2015

THE children who were rescued by authorities from a couple engaged in cyberpornography in Cordova town last week  will spend  Christmas at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) center in Cebu City. “There is a…

Livelihood projects poured into Yolanda-hit LGUs in north Cebu

PR 11/09/2015

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7), through its Sustainable Livelihood Program, has poured over P154-million worth of livelihood projects to supertyphoon Yolanda survivors in northern Cebu. “As part of the recovery and…

DSWD recognizes a Negrense as youngest volunteer

PR 11/07/2015

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD 7) has recognized a Magahat as the youngest Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee (BSPMC) chair from the municipality of Basay. Joseph Pablo, 23, a Bukidnon Magahat Tribe…

Search on for Huwarang Pamilya

07/13/2015

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) announced in a press conference on Friday that they will conduct a search for the Regional Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya. DSWD-7 Regional Director Mercedita Jabagat said the…

Newborns wait for claimants

PR 07/11/2015

THE Reception and Study Center for Children (RSCC) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas in Katipunan St., barangay Labangon, Cebu City is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the parents and relatives…

‘Beware of fake lista takers’

07/11/2015

BE vigilant against fake enumerators or lista -takers. Director Mercedita Jabagat of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-7 (DSWD-7) warned the public anew amid the ongoing second round of family assessments for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino…

DSWD starts encoding enumeration results

PR 06/25/2015

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development has started encoding the results of enumeration contained in the Family Assessment Forms (FAFs). The FAF is a four-page questionnaire used in the household assessment. After the enumerator conducts the…

DSWD’s Listahanan photo contest

PR 06/03/2015

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) is calling on all photographers to join its 1st Listahanan at Work photo contest. The contest aims to promote transparency on the implementation of Listahanan’s second…

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