DSWD lauds successful convergence with stakeholders on its 64th annivesary

Malate, Manila – The Department of Social Wel-fare and Development(DSWD) MiMaRoPa recog-nized the contribution of its internal and external stakeholders for the successful implementation of various social protection programs during the 64th Founding Anniversary Celebration in this city, February 23, 2015.

The theme Tuloy sa Pagbangon at Pag-unlad is a nod for the Filipinos’ resiliency, op-timism and determination to rise above challenges and continue the pursuit for an improved quality of life. In her message, Parisya H. Taradji, DSWD Undersecretary for Operations and Pro-

grams said that hard-work and enthusiasm is a valuable contribution to the achievement that the Region has. “It is important that we give value to our work and realize that each one of us plays a role in the success of our programs”.

Convergence for social development DSWD MiMaRoPa celebrated conver-gence of various stakeholders that ultimately led to the fulfillment of its goals. The Most Supportive Civil Society Organization was awarded to iHelp for involvement in the implementation of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. “[The] iHelp has been our partner for years now and has been involved in

GRATEFUL. DSWD awards plaque for Most Supportive LGU in the implementation of Pantawid pamilya to Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. (L-R) Dir. Wilma D. Naviamos, Usec. Parisya H. Taradji, Mayor Eduardo Gadiano, ARDO Floreceli G. Gunio and ARDA Joel S. Mijares.

Pantawid Pamilya nagsa-sagawa ng ‘Open Selection’

LGUs in MiMaRoPa strengthen commitment to Kalahi-CIDSSMalate, Manila-Thirty seven municipalities across MiMaRoPa participated in the Department of So-cial Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region IV- MiMaRoPa’s Local Government Units (LGU) Forum, part of the Disaster Response Operation Procedures (DROP) implemented through the Kalahi-CIDSS Program, held in Tagaytay City, February 27. The key milestones achieved in the gathering were the updates on the status of the Ka-lahi-CIDSS program implementation and setting of targets for year 2015.

The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Community Integrated Delivery of Social Services

(Kalahi-CIDSS) is a poverty alleviation program of the department that is aimed at improving local governance, providing the community members access to social services, and increasing their par-ticipation towards the improvement of their own lives.

“Gains are the experiences of participa-tion and involvement of the communities,” said Hon. Leila M. Arboleda, Looc, Romblon Mayor and champion of Kalahi-CIDSS. Looc, Romblon has implemented 13 community projects in three consecutive years. (cont. p2)

Malate, Manila – Alinsunod sa layunin ng Pantaw-id Pamilya na bigyan ng serbisyo ang bawat mahi-hirap na pamilyang Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng pagpapaaral at pagpapanatili sa eskwelahan ng mga batang benepisyaryo, kasalukuyang isinasagawa ang Open Selection. Ang Open selection ay isang aktibidad ng programa kung saan binibigyan ang mga benepisyaryo ng pagkakataon at karapatan na pumili kung sinong anak ang maari at nais nilang iparehistro sa programa upang ma-monitor sa edu-kasyon.

Partikular ang Open Selection sa pagpa-parehistro ng mga batang kabilang sa mga samba-hayang hindi pa nakukumpleto ang limit na tatlong bata, at pagrerehistro ng panibagong bata kapalit ng mga batang imino-monitor pa ng programa ngunit hindi na pumapasok sa eskwela, mga nasa kolehiyo na, o mga nakatapos na ng high school. Sa pamamagitan ng Open Selection, masisiguro na ang mga sambahayang benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilya ay mairerehistro ang kanilang mga anak na nag-aaral o nagpakita ng interes sa pag-aaral nang mapakinabangan nila ang nararapat na grants para sa kanila.

Ang Open Selection ay mangyayari mula Pebrero hanggang Marso ngayong taon.

Lahat ng benepisyaryong narehistro noong taong 2008 at may batang edad tatlo (3) hanggang labing-walo (18) sa darating na June 1, 2015 ay maaring makiisa sa Open Selection. Maire-rehistro ang mga batang benepisyaryo al-insunod sa sumusunod:

1. Siya ay ANAK o APO ng tumatayong Household Head ng sambahayan.

2. Siya ay may status na ACTIVE (mga benepisyaryong sumusunod sa mga kondisyon ng programa at nakakatanggap ng cash grants) at dapat na nakatira sa bahay ng sambahayan

3. Siya ay naka-enroll sa eskwelahan mula daycare hanggang 4th year high school. Kung siya ay hindi naka-enroll ngunit may interes na bumalik sa eskwelahan, maaari pa rin siyang ipare-histro/ipalit ngunit dapat ay ma-update sa sistema ang kanyang enrolment status pagsapit ng School Year 2015 bago mag Period 5 (September) 2015. Kung hindi ito ma-update, ang bata ay hindi mair-erehistro sa programa pagkatapos ngOpen Selec-tion. Kapag ang batang hindi naka-enroll ay hindi narehistro gamit ang Open Selection, hindi na siya maaaring palitan ng iba pang bata sa roster ng sam-bahayan.

Maaaring lapitan ang mga (cont. p2)

DSWD lauds...

Family Development Sessions, lend a hand during community organizations among their other con-tributions,” said Vincent Obcena, Regional Pro-gram Coordinator for Pantawid Pamilya.

The media also played an instrumen-tal role in advocating the impact of DSWD pro-grams. “It is of high importance that the effect of our programs reach all media platforms to inspire the public and entice convergent efforts from other stakeholders,” Director Wilma D. Naviamos said quoting. Bettering ties, increasing sustainability

The performance of the local govern-ment units across all provinces of MiMaRoPa was lauded by the Department. Naviamos amplified the value of a well-coordinated and unified objective to sustain the positive impact of programs being implemented. Thirty eight child-friendly munici-palities were recognized along with the three Most Supportive LGUs, namely: San Vicente, Palawan, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro and Looc, Rom-blon. The Municipal Action Team of Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro was awarded for being the best in said category.

In her closing remark, Naviamos relived the disaster relief operations during Typhoon Ruby noting the significance of having a “strategic” disas-ter-relief distribution hub in Batangas Port. “Hav-ing a tactical location to serve as a pick-up point for relief goods showed a substantial improvement in delivering service during disaster operations,” said Naviamos. In the interest of strengthening conver-gence, Naviamos added the effect of being unified indicating the steady development in the Yolan-da-hit islands of Coron, Busuanga, Linapacan, Cuyo, Magsaysay and Agutaya, through partner-ship with external stakeholders.

She further commended the coopera-tiveness of the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) and the Philippine Port Authority (PPA) in work-ing with the Department during Typhoon Ruby to address the immediacy of relief distribution.

Preceding the celebration was the inau-guration of the newly built warehouse for food and non-food commodities in the field office.The volunteers were also awarded during the cele-bration and the Loyalty Awardees, who have served the department for over 20 years, were serenaded by the Harmonya: String Ensembles of the Univer-sity of the Philippines, Los Baños. ###

Pantawid Pamilya...

City/Municipal Links kung nais magparehistro o magpalit ng kasalukuyang nakarehistrong anak at para sa karagdagan pang impormasyon. Ang Open Selection ay gagawin kasabay ng Family Develop-ment Sessions (FDS) hanggang Marso ng taong 2015 lamang.

Lubos na hinihikayat ng programa na ang mga mas nakatatandang bata na nasa high school ang mai-rehistro sa programa upang sila ay makatapos ng high-school. ###

COMMITMENT-SETTING. Local Chief Executives across MiMaRoPa signed their commitment to Kala-hi-CIDSS giving their constituents more access to social services, improved local governance, and opportuni-ties to participate in informed decision-making for their communities.

LGUs in MiMaRoPa...

“Ang tunay na kapangyarihan ng mam-amayan ay nararamdaman ko, nalalasahan ko, nalalasap ko at ito ay may kasaysayan, (The real empowerment of the community is felt and is be-coming part of the historical [milestone of the pro-gram])” said Wilma D. Naviamos, Regional Direc-tor of DSWD, Region IV-MiMaRoPa, in her speech as she commended and discussed the intangible results of the Kalahi-CIDSS program especially in the geographically isolated and disadvantaged ar-eas (GIDA) in its 11 years of implementation.

“Yung structures, trophy nila yon, pero yung karanasan nila, nagbago ang pananaw sa sarili at sa kapwa, at may tiwala sa namumuno sa kanila ang nais natin sa programang ito [The struc-tures-community projects- are their trophies but the experience, trust to self and their Local Chief

Executives are the desires of the program], she added. The department also intensifies the im-pacts of its programs through convergence strategy as discussed in the forum. Through partnership with the LGUs, Civil Society Organizations, and other stakeholders in development, the resources are being maximized, duplication of efforts are re-duced at all levels, and processes are being harmo-nized and synchronized. The department envisions equity wherein the poor is not left behind which will be attained through partnership.

Today, 61 municipalities with 411 mem-bers of the Area Coordinating Teams are imple-menting the program in poor communities and disaster response and rehabilitation to the typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) affected areas across MiMaRoPa. ###

DSWD holds first Livelihood CongressMansalay, Oriental Mindoro – More than 700 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries marched in the re-cently conducted graduation rights of SLP Liveli-hood Congress in this municipality, February 26, 2015.

The congress, titled “Sama-samang Linangin Pangkabuhayan Natin” is a week-long DSWD-led capacity building activity in conver-gence with the local government unit of Mansalay, Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Department of Education (DepEd) and Provin-cial Tourism, Investments and Enterprise Develop-ment Office (PTIEDO).

The Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of DSWD identified more than 700 Pantaw-id Pamilya beneficiaries in 17 barangays for skills enhancement on various fields including: Massage and Reflexology, Tour Guiding, Agricultural Prac-tices, Tanglad Oil Extraction, Ube Pastillas making, Buri extraction, Cosmetology, Haircutting and Fish processing.

The congress, a lecture-cum-application

training taught participants of techniques, proce-dures and skills on their chosen field of expertise. “This is the first time that the region had this kind of simultaneous capacity building activities, and we will surely conduct the same for other munic-ipalities,” said Domingo V. Agra, Regional Project Development Officer of DSWD-SLP.

In his speech, Mayor Joel Malinaw said that this event is a milestone for their municipality. “Natutuwa ako dahil malaking buti ang maidudulot nito para sa ating lahat, mas mapauunlad nito ang ating pamumuhay” he added. He also announced that the municipality is working a partnership with various stakeholders to assure that employment happens for the attending beneficiaries. “We have gone through a long process of planning and preparation for this activity, and we are thankful that all concerned stakeholders have been supportive all along,” said Fe Dimaala, Provi-cial Project Development Officer.Over Php1.5M was allocated for the said event to enable provision of starte kits for each participants. ###

EDITORIAL BOARD: D wight M ac abuhay | Jason Eco O liverio | M ar y Anichie I toh | Xel Roxanne AnchetaADVISER: Wilma D. Naviamos