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To contribute to the country’s attainment of sustainable peace, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office XII, ....
CASH CARD DISTRIBUTION. Beneficiaries of unconditional cash transfer (UCT) in Koronadal City receive their cash card from the Department of Social Welfare and Development - Region 12 (DSWD-12) on Saturday (March 5, 2022). Restituto Macuto, DSWD-12 director, said the cash card can be used by beneficiaries starting March 10, 2022. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-12) KORONADAL CITY - Beneficiaries of the unconditional cash transfer (UCT) program here can withdraw their cash grant starting March 10 using their cash cards, a regional social welfare official said Tuesday. In a statement, Restituto Macuto, the Department of Social Welfare and Development - Soccsksargen (DSWD-12) director, said this was based on a directive of the Land Bank of the Philippines. Over the weekend, Macuto said the DSWD-12 led the initial distribution of cash cards to 835 UCT beneficiaries at the South Cotabato Gymnasium and Cultural Center. "Each beneficiary has a withdrawable amount of PHP3,600," Macuto said. S ....
SOCIAL PENSION PAYOUT. An indigent senior citizen (right) receives a cash grant handed over by a social welfare worker in Soccsksargen (Region 12) in this undated photo. On Tuesday (Feb. 22, 2022), the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 12 commenced this year's handing out of financial grants to indigent elders across the region this year. (Photo courtesy of Ryan Balanza / DSWD-12) KORONADAL CITY - Special disbursing officers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Soccsksargen (Region 12) on Tuesday started releasing the social pension of indigent senior citizens across the region. DSWD-12 Director Restituto Macuto said instead of the bi-annual schedule that has been practiced in the previous years, the cash grant will now be released every three months. "This is to cater to the daily subsistence and health needs of the senior citizens," Macuto said in a statement. He added that every quarter, each social pension beneficiary will ....
ISOLATION.The newly completed isolation units for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients in Tboli town, South Cotabato province established through a PHP12.1 million grant from the Department of Social Welfare and Development. The facility is composed of 25 container vans that were transformed into airconditioned isolation rooms. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-12) GENERAL SANTOS CITY -The municipality of Tboli in South Cotabato province has opened a 50-bed isolation center for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) that was built through a PHP12.1 million grant from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Restituto Macuto, director of DSWD-Region 12, said on Wednesday the facility was built under its flagship anti-poverty initiative Kalahi CIDSS and the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) to support a Community-Driven Development Program for Indigenous Peoples. Kalahi-CIDSS stands for Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Servic ....
Restituto Macuto, director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Region 12 (File photo courtesy of DSWD-12) GENERAL SANTOS CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Soccsksargen (DOH-12) has beefed up its relief stockpile for emergency and disaster response operations in the region. Restituto Macuto, DSWD-12 director, said on Tuesday they currently have standby relief supplies worth PHP51.22 million that are ready for distribution anytime in case of an emergency or a disaster. He said this comprised some 10,313 family food packs worth PHP6,831,533.75 and non-food items worth PHP41,394,665.40. The DSWD-12 has available warehouses in Barangay Morales, Koronadal City, and Barangay New Iloilo in Tantangan, South Cotabato, and three operational trucks that are ready for use in case of response activation, he said. Macuto said the agency also has standby funds worth PHP3,000,969 under its disaster preparedness and response measures. "(We have) five quick r ....