SM Foundation distributes relief goods to fire victims

03/22/2016

SM Foundation, Inc. (SMFI), the charity arm of the SM Group of Companies, joined relief operation efforts on March 17, delivering goods to the fire victims currently staying at the Cebu International Convention Center grounds in Mandaue…

Two boys accused of abusing two girls

Rene Alima 02/20/2016

TWO teenage cousins, who told their parents that they often watched sex videos on the Internet, admitted raping a 12-year-old girl and molesting another 11-year-old girl last Friday in a barangay in Dalaguete town, southern Cebu. The…

Sleeping on the sidewalk

02/11/2016

  Pedestrians pass by street children sleeping on the sidewalk along Mango Avenue. Despite the Cebu City government’s effort to “rescue” them, they continue make the sidewalk their home. ATTENTION: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)…

DWSD sets activities for Adoption Month

02/01/2016

The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD- 7) has lined up various activities in celebration of the Adoption Consciousness Month. These activities that will be done in partnership with the Department of the…

Evacuation and crisis center to rise in Negros town

PR 01/28/2016

A TWO-STORY evacuation and crisis center will soon rise in Amlan town, Negros Oriental. The building will be constructed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development through the bottom-up budgeting process. Social Welfare Secretary Corazon “Dinky”…

Unmindful of danger

01/26/2016

  Unmindful of the danger, these kids hang around Osmena Blvd. and D. Jakosalem St. as early as 6 a.m., asking passersby for money.  (CDN PHOTO/CHRISTIAN MANINGO)…

DSWD seeks child’s parents

01/10/2016

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the parents and relatives of an abandoned baby boy. The baby boy, estimated to be a week old, was left…

TEMP SHELTER, BUT NO ALMS

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/24/2015

Cebu City welfare office  deals with December, January influx of street beggars A temporary shelter for street dwellers or beggars in Cebu City will be ready soon, said a city official. “We have our own coming shelter…

MORE BEGGARS

Jose Santino S. Bunachita with Eileen G. Mangubat 12/23/2015

‘Season of giving’ draws more mendicants to Cebu City Why are there more beggars and street dwellers roaming Cebu City, especially in the downtown area? It’s part of the Christmas season, which extends to January for the…

Recycled gifts sold for a cause

Julit C. Jainar 12/22/2015

For those tired of wading through the crowd to buy that perfect gift at the mall, there are alternative gifts to explore made by hard up families trying to help themselves. “These gifts are unique because they…

Painter gets aid from DSWD

12/15/2015

ARNEL Salvacion, 40, used to work in a construction company but when he became a beneficiary of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) he now focuses on his craft as a painter and spends…

Group developing advanced chat robot vs. child offenders

Apple Ta-as, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/06/2015

Sweetie 2.0 to be launched next year; 5 rescued kids in Cordova turned over to DSWD Dutch children’s rights organization Terre des Hommes is developing an advanced version of Sweetie, a computer-generated image posing as a 10-year-old…

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