Agencies prepare to help Lawin victims

Edison Delos Angeles, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Norman V. Mendoza 10/19/2016

As typhoon Lawin (Haima) began to intensify into a supertyphoon yesterday afternoon, public agencies in Central Visayas advised government personnel to be on alert, ready to respond to serious problems that may arise today in provinces of…

DSWD: No funds yet for centenarians’ cash incentives

Izobelle T. Pulgo 10/19/2016

Centenarians are now entitled to receive a tax-free cash incentive of P100,000 from the national government. However, it is most likely that centenarians will have to wait a little bit longer to enjoy the cash gift as…

Seniors Week in October

Izobelle T. Pulgo 10/18/2016

Senior citizens were the highlight of today’s AGIO-PIA 7 Forum as Artemia Degamo and Leah Quinatana of DSWD – 7 talked about different programs and activities aimed to help the plight of seniors. The first week of…

Cops round up 50 kids, adults

Dominic D. Yasay 10/15/2016

Around 50 individuals made up of street children and adults were rounded up Saturday night by the police officers of the Fuente Police Station during their nightly anti-mendicancy drive. According to Fuente Police Station desk officer, PO3…

DSWD-7 culminates Family Week celebration with indigents

PR 10/04/2016

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas culminated this year’s Family Week celebration with the indigent families last September 30 in Cebu City. The half-day event was led by the Garay Family of Barangay…

Finding light and new life through running

Glendale G. Rosal 09/28/2016

Last September 25, close to 18,000 runners – young and old, rich and poor, students and professionals, hardcore and leisure racers, health buffs and wellness starters – joined the Cebu leg of the 40th National Milo Marathon.…

BDO claims overall team crown of 1st Prince Hotel badminton

Mark Tongco 09/26/2016

BADMINTON players from 15 companies – private sector and several government agencies, participated in Golden Prince Hotel’s First Badminton Tournament last Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Racquet Zone Badminton Center. The team tie event held among badminton…

DSWD launches new Pantawid Pamilya grievance text number

PR 09/21/2016

AS part of the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has recently launched a new grievance text access number 3456. Concerned citizens and beneficiaries are required to use…

DSWD sponsors free birth registration for Sama-Bajaus

09/15/2016

To assist the indigent indigenous communities like the Sama-Bajaus in acquiring legal documents like birth certificates, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) sponsored a free late registration. The DSWD-7, in partnership with…

Mall pardons student for bomb joke

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/15/2016

Ayala Cebu management chose to pardon the 15-year-old male student who allegedly made a bomb joke last Wednesday night. Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, Police Regional Office chief, said the mall didn’t turn over the boy to the…

Rethinking 4Ps goal

Editorial 09/14/2016

There is merit to Sen. Cynthia Villar’s proposal to redefine and redirect the targets of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps from health and education to livelihood and education. In redirecting the 4Ps target from health…

Sense of entitlement

Editorial 09/09/2016

There is merit to Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo’s position that lawmakers should not be given preferential treatment in identifying and lobbying for beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) projects. Taguiwalo,…

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