Robinsons gives better vision to Cebuanos

06/22/2016

“HELP provide a better vision to indigent Filipinos nationwide.” This is the message that Robinsons Malls imparted to Cebuanos during the Cebu leg of Robinsons Malls’ The Gift of Sight. With the support of the Department of…

DSWD: 380K Pantawid children to enroll this year

06/21/2016

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas was expecting around 380,000 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program children beneficiaries aged 3-18 to enroll this year in the provinces of Cebu, Bohol and Siquijor. A total…

Pantawid mothers open sari-sari store in Cordova

06/01/2016

Pantawid Pamilya mothers in Barangay Dapitan in Cordova town, Mactan Island recently opened a general merchandise store with the aid of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). SLP is one of the poverty alleviation programs of the Department…

Rescue operation for streetkids starts in June

Carmel Loise Matus 05/30/2016

A MONTHLY citywide rescue operation for street children and children in conflict with the law was launched by the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) in coordination with other stakeholders yesterday morning. Dubbed “Operation sa Gugma,” the operation…

Dog finds abandoned baby

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/27/2016

A dog’s bark led a midwife from Daanbantayan town in northern Cebu to locate a newborn baby who was placed inside a sando bag and dumped near banana plants located close to her home. The baby boy…

DSWD trains teachers on youth dev’t session

05/27/2016

TO strengthen the implementation of the Youth Development Session (YDS), the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD 7) is training teachers and volunteer facilitators to help address adolescence issues. YDS is the parallel…

DSWD seeks parents of abandoned children

05/15/2016

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

67 PWDs finish livelihood courses

05/11/2016

Sixty-seven persons with disabilities (PWDs) recently graduated from the technical vocational program of the Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center (AVRC) II in Barangay Labangon, Cebu City. Of the graduates, 23 finished massage therapy course, three on furniture and…

Disaster response center opens in Cebu

Carmel Loise Matus 04/28/2016

A regional hub for its relief operations was inaugurated yesterday morning by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) together with the World Food Program (WFP) Philippines. The Visayas Disaster Response Center located in Barangay Casuntingan,…

Capitol won’t wait for Comelec , will send aid via Red Cross, DSWD

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Julit C. Jainar, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/27/2016

The Cebu Capitol can no longer wait for feedback from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on its request for exemption from the ban on distribution of El Niño relief assistance in the province. Gov. Hilario Davide III…

Neglected

04/11/2016

Children are seen loitering along A.C. Cortes Ave. in Mandaue City, begging for food and alms. Attention: Mandaue City Social Welfare Office (CDN PHOTO/ CHRISTIAN MANINGO)…

Pantawid beneficiaries earn college degrees

04/09/2016

Almost 200 grantees of the government’s Students’ Grants-In-Aide Program for Poverty Alleviation (SGP-PA) have graduated from the Cebu Normal University (CNU) last March 30. The SGPPA educational grants are given to Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries. A…

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