Baby boy rescued near convenience store

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/29/2015

EMPLOYEES of a convenience store in Cebu City yesterday rescued a baby boy that lay on the ground along S. Osmeña Street in Cebu City. The boy,  six to seven months old, was placed in  a  box…

Many want to adopt abandoned ‘Baby Boy X’

Norman V. Mendoza 11/26/2015

SEVERAL people have shown interest in adopting “Baby Boy X,” the newborn  who was found in a shopping  bag at the roadside in barangay Basak last Tuesday.( Read : Who left newborn in shopping bag? ) “Ubay-ubay…

Street Children

11/23/2015

DSWD seeks kin of abandoned child

PR 11/21/2015

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD 7) is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the parents and relatives of Gerard Glynn Brigoli Dungog. Dungog was six months old when left by his…

More street dwellers rounded up in Manila as APEC nears; Escudero hits government

11/11/2015

THE number of street dwellers rounded up in Manila’s clearing operations rose as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting drew nearer. The “rescued” persons on Monday alone was pegged at 300 — a huge leap from…

Still slow with help

Ricky Poca 11/09/2015

Last Sunday, November 8, the Philippines remembered the strongest typhoon to hit our country, resulting in many deaths and leaving thousands homeless in Leyte and Northern Cebu. In Tacloban City, Leyte, we witnessed looting by some residents…

Dance, play for shelter kids on Children’s Month

Apple Ta-as 11/08/2015

MIKE (not his real name), was one of several kids from a shelter in Talamban who arrived at Camp Sotero Cabahug for the kick-off of the Children’s Month celebration. Dressed neatly  in long pants with his polo…

DSWD clarifies: Listahanan sticker no monetary value

PR 11/04/2015

The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD 7) clarified that the Listahanan sticker has no monetary value. “We received reports particularly here in Cebu that people expected to be given cash of P40,000…

DSWD awards exemplary children

PR 10/22/2015

THE regional winners of the Pantawid Pamilya Exemplary Children 2015 were recognized during the launching of Youth Development Session (YDS) last Wednesday. Grand winner Baby Lou Roda of Bayawan City, Negros Oriental went home with P8,000 cash…

DSWD launches youth development session

Mary Claire U. Catado 10/22/2015

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with the National Youth Commission (NYC) and the Department of Education launched the Youth Development Session (YDS) yesterday at the Abellana National School. YDS is a modular…

DSWD closes 2nd round of household assessment

09/18/2015

The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD 7) recently finished its second round of household assessment or Listahanan. “Our enumerators are already done  gathering information from the field,” said DSWD Regional Director Mercedita…

Where are the parents of these girls?

08/19/2015

The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the parents and relatives of the abandoned children. A baby girl was left by a certain “Che” on Aug.…

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