4k families in Mandaue receive cash, food assistance after floods

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Over 4,000 families who were affected by recent flash floods in Mandaue City have received cash aid and relief packs from the government. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7), in…

Funeral homes talk of unpaid balances

07/25/2016

CONCLUSION As the body count in the war on illegal drugs rises, funeral parlor staff members see no profit in servicing the bodies of people killed in shootouts with police officers. They also could not touch the…

CURFEW ROUND UP

Carmel Loise Matus, Julit C. Jainar, Nestle L. Semilla 06/10/2016

Bobby, 9, was collecting plastic bottles at the Mandaue City public market close to midnight when he was taken by the police. The boy, who comes from the Badjao community in Barangay Mambaling in Cebu City, was…

DSWD kicks off 65th anniversary

PR 02/12/2016

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) is celebrating the agency’s 65th founding anniversary. The celebration kicked off last Tuesday with a Mass at the DSWD-7 grounds. In his welcome remarks, Assistant Regional…

Family of weavers aims for bigger market

Vanessa Claire Lucero 12/13/2015

IN a community where the livelihood of most families is basket weaving, one family decided to step up its game and look for a bigger market. Irene Montejo, a weaver from Tabuelan, said it is a challenge…

Newborns wait for claimants

PR 07/11/2015

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

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