The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR), in coordination with the City of Navotas held a convergence caravan on Thursday to bring the social services closer to the beneficiaries of government’s pro-poor programs. More than 600 beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in the city participated in the service continue reading : DSWD holds service caravan in Navotas City

The   Department  of   Social  Welfare  and   Development,  National   Capital  Region   (DSWD-NCR)   opens   its   Search   for  Exemplary   Pantawid   Pamilya  Children. The search aims to recognize exemplary Pantawid Pamilya children who serve as excellent examples in their households, schools, and communities, and to encourage them to continue reading : DSWD-NCR OPENS SEARCH FOR EXEMPLARY PANTAWID PAMILYA CHILDREN

A fisherman and a volunteer teacher with five children from Navotas City were chosen by the Regional Inter-Agency Committee on the Filipino Family (RIAC-FF) as this year’s ‘Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya’ in the National Capital Region. The Villanueva family from Sitio Pulo, Brgy. Tanza, Navotas City bested 11 other family nominees from different local government units continue reading : DSWD awards 2012 Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is targeting additional 208,860 additional households in the National Capital Region as beneficiaries of government’s Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program. DSWD-NCR Regional Director, Ma. Alicia S. Bonoan said that community assemblies are now on-going in different cities/municipality in Metro Manila to register the potential beneficiaries of Pantawid continue reading : DSWD SETS TO REGISTER .2M NEW PANTAWID PAMILYA HOUSEHOLDS IN NCR

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) partnered with the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurs (PCE) Go Negosyo in providing employment to the Out of School Youths (OSY) who are beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is a conditional cash transfer program that provides incentives to poor families to invest in continue reading : DSWD, Go Negosyo partner in Negosyo Mo Bukas Ko project

Male employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) moved together to call for the elimination of violence against women everywhere. In the general assembly and election of officers held last August 24, 2012, Mr. Teodoro Selva, President of MOVE-NCR Chapter shared to the 44 participants a brief continue reading : NCR male employees MOVE to end VAW

At least 2,914 disadvantaged youths in Metro Manila will benefit from the Cash-For-Training program which will be jointly implemented nationwide by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). DSWD-NCR Regional Director, Ma. Alicia S. Bonoan said that the government has allocated P1.3 billion for the continue reading : Cash-for-Training Program to benefit 2,914 youths in Metro Manila

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to include some 700 street dwellers in the implementation of its Expanded Conditional Cash Transfer (ECCT) Project which aims to contribute in the reduction of homeless street families in the National Capital Region (NCR). The ECCT project provides a complete package of assistance to the continue reading : 700 ‘kariton’ families in NCR to receive cash grants