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DSWD holds Congress for CCT beneficiaries

Some 3,000 beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Metro Manila will assemble today, May 15, 2012 at the Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City to participate in the Rights Holders’ Congress and Convergence Caravan organized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Association of Regional Executives of Metro Manila (AREMM).

The Congress will gather at least 650 parent leaders and some 2,500 household members of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries from the cities of Manila, Pasay, Caloocan, Taguig, Navotas, Pasig and Quezon who belong to the Set 1 implementation of the program.  The Set 1 beneficiaries are those who were enrolled in the program in 2008. 

DSWD NCR Regional Director, Ma. Alicia S. Bonoan said that the congress and convergence caravan aims to provide a venue to hear the voices of beneficiaries and implementers of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.

“We also want to open livelihood and employment opportunities that will help sustain the economic condition of the beneficiaries through synchronization, complementation, and coordination of all government and private interventions,’ Bonoan added.

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Government Internship Program draws hundreds of youth applicants

Hundreds of youths in National Capital Region (NCR) flocked the DSWD-NCR Office in Legarda, Manila to apply for jobs offered under the Government Internship Program (GIP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

The GIP is part of the government’s Kabataan 2000 program that aims to provide opportunity to college and vocational graduates,  out-of-school and in-school youths a hands on experience of working in various government agencies, which they could later use when they decide to be part of the government workforce.

DSWD-NCR earlier announced that it will hire at least 2,789 GIP interns who will be assigned in various areas of work to perform actual office work.  These include assignments in centers and institutions, cash for work and disaster, crisis intervention unit, social pension program, supplementary feeding program, day care centers and Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.

These GIP applicants will undergo orientation about the DSWD’s vision, mission, mandates and its various programs and services.  This is to ensure that these interns are equipped with information about the Department when they start to perform their assignments in their areas of work.

The actual internship will commence on May 2, 2012.  The hired interns will receive P426 daily wage for 52 work days. ###

 

36 entrepreneurs receive capital assistance

The Department of Social Welfare and Development in National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) and the Philippine Good Work Foundation, Inc. (PGMFI) recently awarded capital assistance to four (4) organized Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K) associations through the PGMFI and DSWD’s Tulong Puhunan Ahon Kabuhayan Project.

The amount of P325,000.00 was awarded to 36 individuals who are members of SEA-K associations from cities of Parañaque, Manila, Caloocan and Valenzuela with capital assistance ranging from P3,000 to 15,000.

Photo shows Mr. Ronald Villar, an individual recipient of Tulong Puhunan from Parañaque City who received his P15,000 capital assistance handed by PGMFI Board of Director Belinda Manahan and DSWD-NCR Assistant Regional Director Delia U. Bawan during the distribution held at DSWD-NCR office. Witnessing the distribution is PGMFI Treasurer Jean Villanueva.

Villar started his buy and sell of scrap materials business with his first loaned capital of P5,000.00 through SEA-K in January 2010. After fully-paying the loaned amount in just six months, he applied for his second loan in August 2010 amounting to P8,000.

Almost seven months after his second loan, he applied for his third loan which gave him the amount of P10,000.

 

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Australian Governor meets Pantawid Pamilya Beneficiaries in Taguig City

Her Excellency Quentin Louise Bryce, Governor General of Australia met with the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program at Gen. Ricardo R. Papa High School Main in Barangay Tuktukan, Taguig City last April 12, 2012.

The governor was joined by her husband, His Excellency Michael Bryce, and Hon. Bill Tweddell, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines. This activity was part of the four-day state visit of Governor Bryce to the Philippines.

During this visit, DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman led the Governor’s entourage in witnessing the actual conduct of Family Development Session (FDS) to mother grantees. Attendance to FDS is one of the six conditions which the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program should comply.

Other conditions include the following: pregnant women must get pre and post-natal care and be attended during childbirth by skilled health personnel; children 0-5 years old must receive regular health check-ups and vaccines; children aged 3-5 years old must enrol in day care or pre-school classes and attend at least 85% of the time; children 6-14 years old must enrol in elementary or high school and attend at least 85% of the time, and; children 6-14 years old must receive deworming pills twice a year.

Governor General Bryce also had a chance to interact with the beneficiaries and listen to their testimonies.

 

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DSWD-NCR to hire 2,789 youths for Government Internship Program

The Department of Social Welfare and Development in National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) is calling interested out-of-school youths (OSY), students, college graduates and graduates of vocational courses who are unemployed to apply for summer jobs under the Expanded Government Internship Program (GIP).

DSWD-NCR Regional Director, Ma. Alicia S. Bonoan said that 2,789 youths who are between 18 and 30 years old will be hired to perform actual office works and assist in the implementation of DSWD programs and projects.  They may also do direct service work in communities where DSWD programs and projects are implemented, in partnership with local government units.

The Expanded Government Internship Program is part of the Aquino Administration’s efforts to strengthen youth participation in nation-building, expose them to government service, train them on life skills, and contribute to their economic well-being.

Under the program, qualified applicants will work for 52 days and will receive a daily minimum wage of P426.  The work will commence as soon as they are assessed to be qualified.

Interested applicants can go to DSWD-NCR office located at 389 San Rafael cor. Legarda Streets, Sampaloc, Manila to submit their applications. ###