Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury for International Markets and Development, Marisa Lago, recently visited Barangay Ligtong III in Rosario, Cavite to meet and interact with the partner beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and...

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),...

“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...

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, 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...

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...

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...

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) 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...

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) 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...

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 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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KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato- Some P19.6 million worth of community projects are up for implementation in Kiamba, a coastal town of Sarangani province under the government’s poverty-reduction program, Kalahi-CIDSS.

Bai Zorahayda Taha, DSWD 12 regional director said...

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...

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...

To gain more insights on how the disaster relief and recovery efforts were undertaken in the aftermath of the 2004 Aceh Tsunami in Indonesia, select officials and employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) held on Tuesday a...

How did Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) perform in 2013? Take a look at the infographics below to get a bird's eye view of how the previous year looked like for this community-driven development...

Manila, Philippines – Representatives from the Indonesian government recently visited the Philippines to study the implementation of Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), one of the three main poverty alleviation programs implemented by the Department...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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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

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...