Santa Josefa town in the province of Agusan del Sur, Mindanao, is among the most flood-prone areas in the Philippines. The town sits on the upper and middle portions of the Agusan River basin, the third largest in the country,...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII recently launched the implementation of Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services National Community Driven Development Program or the Kalahi-CIDDS NCDDP in the 27 additional...

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, June 9 (PIA) --  A total of P1,008,526,165.63 has already been released to the barangay-beneficiaries of the whole Eastern Visayas through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery...

Marissa Nim, 33, mother of three, swears that the new water system that she and her fellow villagers designed and built in her community in Manjuyod, Negros Oriental has changed their lives for the better.

“Besides having safe drinking...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a meeting at the Headquarters of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Washington D.C. on 14 May 2015, MCC Chief Executive Officer Dana Hyde and Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman of the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and...

QUEZON CITY, May 25 --  The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) completed 7, 531 community projects that were undertaken from 2011 to April 15, 2015, involving the communities themselves.

The projects were implemented through the Kapit-Bisig Laban...

WASHINGTON, DC — The Philippines’ social welfare and development secretary and the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corp. headquartered here met May 14 to reaffirm their “strong partnership.”

Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development...

“The Administration’s larger vision [is] to empower communities so they will no longer be passive beneficiaries, but will instead be co-implementers of government programs and projects.”

This was the statement given by Department of Budget and Management (DBM) head...

LEGAZPI CITY, April 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) targets to train more than 7,000 residents, particularly members of the Project Preparation Team (PPT), on preparation of project proposal  forming part of Project Development Workshop...

KORONADAL CITY --- Thousands of residents of coastal town of Maasim in Sarangani province are set to benefit some Php19.6 million of various community projects courtesy of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-A Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS),...

All eyes are on her as she stands up. Her impassioned voice is a magnet, pulling people’s attention. Her tone is resolute and confident, almost like a political candidate campaigning to get votes.

The woman, however, is not a...

Typhoon Yolanda-affected municipalities in Quezon Province now have rehabilitated roads and other social infrastructure through the projects implemented by the community residents under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to alert citizens affected by the low pressure area (LPA) to stay vigilant for possible flooding and landslides that may occur due to moderate rains and thunderstorms.
“Nais po naming...

Tacloban City — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office in Eastern Visayas is funding 102 disaster risk reduction management (DRRM) projects under its anti-poverty program, the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services...

The government spent over a billion pesos to fund and implement 712 disaster mitigation sub-projects in Bicol from 2002 to present in response to the recipient communities in 94 municipalities who identified these as their priority.

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Zamboanga Sibugay – Eleven (11) barangays in the municipality of RT Lim (Surabay), Zambaoanga del norte have availed of development sub-projects from KALAHI-CIDSS after an “election” of their most urgent needs last week. Contrary to traditional project implementation, community-mobilized volunteers...

MANILA, May 11 -- Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) Chair Remedios Rikken praised the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) for empowering women and promoting gender equality in “Empowering Communities, Empowering Women” activity of the...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) commits to sustain its partnership with local government units and citizens in helping ensure that their basic needs will be met through the continuation of implementation of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive...

A Program that introduces community-driven development, Kalahi-CIDSS of the DSWD also promotes social safeguards to ensure that its operation will not be detrimental to the people whom it serves, particularly the indigenous peoples of the 11 municipalities where Kalahi-CIDSS is...

Residents of Brgy. Paliparan III in Dasmariñas City, Cavite Province now have a community center for their skills and livelihood trainings and activities. The said sub-project was constructed through the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social...

MANILA – The   Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to ensure the protection of the rights and welfare of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII held a series of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) seminar. The latest was conducted recently in Lipayo Dauin, Negros Oriental. The WASH seminar carried out by the Sustainable Livelihood...

The Philippines recently served as host to delegates from 13 nations for the second Asia Regional Conference on community-driven development (CDD) in Cebu City last March 24-27, 2015.

CDD is a development approach that puts power back in the...

Indeed, good communication is the key to success.

To further improve the implementation of Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), one of the three core poverty alleviation programs of the Department of Social Welfare...

QUEZON CITY, March 10 --   Amid the rise in poverty incidence in the first half of 2014, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was cited by National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) head...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was recently recognized by the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) for being the first government agency to contribute its Geographic Information Systems (GIS) maps to the latter’s geoportal.

This...

Twelve development officials from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic recently visited Barangay Paliparan III in Dasmariñas, Cavite and interacted with key officials and staff of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to learn more about the Kapit-Bisig Laban...

Legazpi City─The DSWD Field Office V officially launched the National Community-Driven Program (NCDDP) last October 16, 2014 at Police Regional Office V, Camp General Simeon A. Ola, Legazpi City with the attendance of mayors and governors who forged the Memorandum...

Zamboanga City- More than a hundred newly hired community development workers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-9 attended recently a two-day pre-deployment orientation to acquaint them with their tasks and duties.

Attending the said orientation were...

ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently gathered Western Visayas mayors and representatives of local government units (LGU) in a forum on community-driven rehabilitation and development following the impact of Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines. Continue Reading

Tacloban City, Leyte – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman emphasized the importance of getting communities involved in disaster relief and recovery operations as being one of the key lessons learned in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda.

MANILA – The World Bank through its Social Development Specialist Malou Padua reported that the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) has satisfactorily met and even exceeded its targets in its identified key performance indicators...

DAVAO CITY – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Camilo Gudmalin stated that strengthening the capacities of poor communities in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) will ensure that development will still happen even if these are...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Juliano-Soliman strongly emphasized that the citizens are crucial to the pursuit of progress. She made this point as she talked about how the Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach can...

The provincial local government unit (PLGU) of Compostela Valley has recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for the pilot testing...

The gender mainstreaming initiatives, undertaken by Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services-National Community-Driven Development Program (KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), were recently showcased during the Social...

“CDD is needed in urban areas.”

This was the statement by Maria Loreto Padua, the Social Development Specialist of World Bank, referring to the community-driven development (CDD) strategy following the presentation of Mr. Jojo Aguilar, Deputy National Program Manager...

The residents of Sugpon, Ilocos Sur have decided to take the development of their municipality in their own hands.

Sugpon, a fifth-class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, and its local chief executive recently embraced a new system...

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato,  Feb 18 (PIA)  --   The Department of Social Welfare and Development is gearing up  for  the implementation of  P294-million worth of  development  projects  in various municipalities across  SOCCSKSARGEN Region, an   official of the agency  here  announced. Continue Reading

CARMEN, Bohol – The province of Bohol is a recipient of Kapit-Bisig laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), a project of the DSWD and supported by Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) with $120 million grant supervised by...

KORONADAL CITY -- A total of P22.2 million worth of community projects are set to be implemented and are expected to benefit thousands of households in 14 villages of Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, a DSWD regional official said today.  
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) urges Filipinos to join local development activities within their communities so they can become active participants in nation building.

“By participating in these activities that are critical to the development of...

Ilocos region mayors kapit-bisig (link arms) to show their support for the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services-National Community-Driven Development Program (KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP) during their Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing last November 12, 2014. This...

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) had its hands full in 2014 with big-ticket anti-poverty projects and rehabilitation efforts for the millions of victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda and other calamities.

“One of the...

TUBLAY, Benguet—Mayor Ruben E. Paoad said P7.2 million will be spent on grassroots development for the fifth-class municipality.

Tublay is among 50 target localities to implement in the Cordillera Administrative Region the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive  and Integrated...

Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services-National Community-Driven Development Program (KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP), one of the major poverty alleviation programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently hit big during the Agency’s...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will be signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the pilot testing of the enhancement of the provincial local government unit...