ON THE JOB. Felipe Espinosa (left photo), a person with a disability from San Miguel town, Bohol province is seen receiving his pay of PHP4,350 from the cash-for-work program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) while a beneficiary (right photo) is seen helping his community's clean and green activities. DSWD Central Visayas Regional Director Shalaine Marie Lucero on Tuesday (Feb. 14, 2023) said 32,336 individuals from 129 localities in Central Visayas have benefited from the cash-for-work program for PWDs.(Photo courtesy of DSWD-7) CEBU CITY - More than 32,000 people from 129 localities in Central Visayas region have benefited from the cash-for-work program for persons with disabilities (PWD), with the release of PHP128.6 million, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas (Region 7) reported on Tuesday. DSWD-7 regional director Shalaine Marie Lucero said the cash assistance given to the 32,336 PWDs was taken from the Kapangyar
COOPERATION. Townsfolk of Lila, a coastal municipality in Bohol province, are seen working in a farm-to-market road concreting sub-project, in this undated photo. DSWD-7 regional director Shalaine Marie Lucero on Monday (Feb. 13, 2023) said family members affected by the Covid-19 pandemic were among those who benefitted from the PHP16.9 million government grant.(Photo courtesy of DSWD-7) CEBU CITY - Breadwinners of families who lost their jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic have benefited from the PHP16.9 million worth of poverty alleviation projects implemented in Bohol's coastal town of Lila, a social welfare official said Monday. Shalaine Marie Lucero, regional director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Central Visayas, said Lila's municipal government received a community grant of PHP7.6 million from the Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran sa Barangay (KKB) funding. KKB is a modality of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery o
LISTING VERIFICATION. An employee of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) explains to the residents of Loon, Bohol the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program's list of beneficiaries being posted in a barangay hall, in this undated photo. DSWD-7 Director Shalaine Marie Lucero said Wednesday (Feb. 8, 2023) they need the help of barangay officials in verifying the new list of potential 4Ps beneficiaries posted in their localities. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-7) CEBU CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 (Central Visayas) has asked barangay (village) officials to help the agency verify the list of potential beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) currently being posted in conspicuous places. DSWD-7 Director Shalaine Marie Lucero said the agency has begun posting the master list of potential beneficiaries of conditional cash grants and is in the process of validating the final roster. According to her, the city and municipal