Elders of 15-year-old runaway face charges of human trafficking

Apple Ta-as 08/14/2015

The guardians of a 15-year-old runaway accused of stealing P150,000 cash from a parked car in Cebu City  were charged with human trafficking for accepting the  boy’s loot. Rommel and Dyna Felices Quan were charged  with violating…

Forum urges LGUs to enroll in Kalahi

07/17/2015

LOCAL chief executives and representatives of the different municipalities in Central Visayas recently attended a forum on Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS). Participants were given the chance to enroll in…

Capitol: Metro Cebu LGUs to deal with street kids

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/12/2015

THE city governments of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu should know how to deal with the street children when the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit opens in Cebu next month. “There is no such plan as taguon sila,…

PWD grads get livelihood starter kits

PR 07/11/2015

The Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development granted starter kits to 85 persons with disabilities (PWDs) who graduated recently at the Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center (AVRC-II) in barangay Labangon, Cebu City.…

500 carabaos for Cebu City farmers

Nestle L. Semilla 07/09/2015

THE Cebu City Agriculture Department (CAD), in coordination with the Philippine Carabao Center and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), will distribute carabaos to  city farmers. City Agriculturist Joelito Baclayon said a total of 500…

DSWD launches second wave of Kalahi

07/02/2015

48 Cebu LGUs to benefit from the anti-poverty program A total of 42 municipalities and six cities in Cebu province will be among the 108-town beneficiaries of the P4.15 billion antipoverty program of the Department of Social…

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…

CCSC works on goal to help street kids

Irish D. Torres 06/25/2015

The Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) continues on its mission to help less fortunate and troubled kids get into sports. CCSC executive director Mark Rommel Alino said their office aims to give young Cebuanos a chance to…

Green rest rooms built in 2 Cebu cities, 2 towns

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/19/2015

Green comfort rooms are being built in two cities and two towns in Cebu province. This is a way for the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (Tieza) to help Cebu’s tourism industry, said Tieza chief operating…

Abandoned girl seeks pa

PR 06/05/2015

THE Children’s Shelter of Cebu Inc. (CSC) is requesting the father of an abandoned baby girl to visit their office at 178-ID Sun Valley, V. Rama Avenue, Cebu City or call 2542944 to discuss their plans for…

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…

DSWD seeks parents of Peñas siblings

PR 06/02/2015

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Lingmel Peñas, the parent who abandoned Hazel Peñas and her brother Joshua. Hazel and Joshua were 2 years and 8…

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